Patents by Inventor Manuel D. P. De Meurville

Manuel D. P. De Meurville has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for reducing metal oxide containing ores
    Patent number: 4207093
    Abstract: A method for reducing the metal oxide content of a particulate ore to the metallic state, the ore having a particle size such that at least about 85% thereof will pass through a 200 mesh screen. The particles are entrained within a turbulent stream of reducing gas for the metal oxide for a time and at a temperature sufficient for the reducing gas to react with and reduce the ore to a finely divided metal to at least partially oxidize the reducing gas. The turbulence imparts to the particles sufficient kinetic energy to prevent agglomeration thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1980
    Inventors: Hector F. Pastorino, Manuel D. P. De Meurville