Patents by Inventor Michael S. Ross

Michael S. Ross 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).

  • Patent number: 8623270
    Abstract: A dual outlet injector is disclosed for use in a dual lance or dual port desulfurization station, whereby reagent from a given injector vessel may be injected into two separate supply pipes respectively corresponding to the dual lances or dual ports. The dual outlet injector enables a desulfurization station to be configured comprising only one supply vessel for powdered magnesium reagent and only one supply vessel for a carrier reagent such as powdered lime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: ESM Group Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Waitlevertch, Larry J. Epps, Michael S. Ross
  • Publication number: 20110167963
    Abstract: A dual outlet injector is disclosed for use in a dual lance or dual port desulfurization station, whereby reagent from a given injector vessel may be injected into two separate supply pipes respectively corresponding to the dual lances or dual ports. The dual outlet injector enables a desulfurization station to be configured comprising only one supply vessel for powdered magnesium reagent and only one supply vessel for a carrier reagent such as powdered lime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: ESM GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Waitlevertch, Larry J. Epps, Michael S. Ross
  • Patent number: 6010658
    Abstract: A desulfurization apparatus which employs first and second separate independently movable spaced apart lances (10, 12), each lance having a single conduit (22) through which the desulfurization materials may flow from feed vessels (40, 42, 44, 46) into the molten iron in a ladle (16). First and second independently operable raising and lowering apparatus (28, 30) are provided, the first raising and lowering apparatus (28) being connected to the first lance (10), and the second raising and lowering apparatus (30) being connected to the second lance. Each of the first and second raising and lowering apparatus (28,30) is capable of moving the associated lance (10, 12) from between a raised position where the lower end of the associated lance is spaced above the surface of the molten iron in the ladle and a lowered position where the lower end of the associated lance is spaced within the ladle at a proper location for desulfurization of the molten iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: ESM III
    Inventors: Michael S. Ross, Ronald L. Downard, Larry J. Epps, Joseph R. Waitlevertch
  • Patent number: 4353452
    Abstract: A detecting magnetic coil is mounted adjacent the authenticity-determining magnetic coil of an electronic slug rejector to distinguish between authentic coins and any copper slugs which might cause the authenticity-determining coil to produce an output which closely simulates the output which that authenticity-determining coil produces in response to authentic coins. The signal from that detecting coil is used to control the accept/reject gate of that electronic slug rejector; and it will effect movement of that gate to "accept" position in the event it detects a non-cupreous object but it will not effect such movement of that gate in the event it detects a copper slug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: U.M.C. Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hasmukh R. Shah, Michael S. Ross