Patents by Inventor Norberto Jacomini

Norberto Jacomini 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 smelting or melting ferrous or non-ferrous metal from self-reducing agglomerates or metal
    Patent number: 5149363
    Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing ferrous or non-ferrous metals from a charge formed by self-reducing agglomerates (comprising pulverized ores, carbonaceous material plus a binder) consisting the apparatus of a shaft furnace, comprising a cylindrical or conical shaft (3), having, at the top portion thereof, loading gates or devices (1) and an outlet for gases through a chimney (19) or a chamber leading the same to heat regenerators (9) to pre-heat blown-in air and also having one or more rows of tuyeres (15) for blowing air; and a cylindrical or conical hearth (5) having a diameter greater than that of shaft (3) by an amount sufficient for positioning fuel feeders (4) directly over a fuel bed; and on the lower part, one or more rows of tuyeres (13) distributed so as to blow air oxygen enriched or not and injecting or not liquid gaseous, or pulverized fuels, this same apparatus being capable of melting 100% metallic charges of any metal and alloys or different proportions of metallic forms and self-reducing
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Inventors: Marcos A. Contrucci, Henrique P. Rizzo, Herbert Schwarz, Pedro H. C. Costa, Enrique L. Gonzales, Pedro V. Duran, Norberto Jacomini, Adalberto B. de Souza Santos