Patents by Inventor Matti Elias Honkaniemi

Matti Elias Honkaniemi 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).

  • Feed apparatus for batch preparation feed mixture for feeding into smelting furnace
    Patent number: 6099301
    Abstract: Feed apparatus for treating and feeding lumpy or granular material to a smelting furnace, which apparatus contains a plurality of silos or sub-silos in which said material is contacted with a gas. The silo or sub-silo contains a cone-shaped gas distributor located in the middle of the bottom portion of the silo. The gas distribution cone has a number of gas nozzles, preferably between 100 and 500 gas nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Outokumpu Oyj
    Inventors: Matti Elias Honkaniemi, Pekka Juhani Niemela, Risto Markus Heikkila, Martti Johannes Jankkila, Launo Leo Lilja