Patents by Inventor Marcel Corteville

Marcel Corteville 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).

  • Fluidized bed for quenching steel wire and process thereof
    Patent number: 5145534
    Abstract: A fluidized bed is disclosed for the continuous quenching of steel wires. The fluidized bed is provided with an air convection cooler with high cooling capacity. The temperature of the fluidized bed is regulated by means of a cooling air flow. Such a bed is applicable in the patenting operation, in which the carrying gas for a fluidized bed is taken from the exhaust gases of the austenitizing furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventors: Jozef Weedaeghe, Marcel Corteville