Patents by Inventor Ralph Dybiec

Ralph Dybiec 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).

  • Comprehensive fume collection system for production of leaded steel
    Patent number: 6017486
    Abstract: A comprehensive fume collection system, particularly adapted for the collection of lead-containing fumes or gases typically emitted during the manufacture of leaded steel, is disclosed. The preferred fume collection system comprises four sections, each serving a particular portion of the steelmaking process--(i) a casting floor fume collection system, (ii) a ladle slag dumping fume collection system, (iii) a tundish cooling fume collection system, and (iv) a torch cutting fume collection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: USS/Kobe Steel Company
    Inventors: David J. Diederich, John C. Paddock, Ralph Dybiec, Donald E. Kocka, Thomas F. Bearding
  • Fume collecting ladle cover
    Patent number: 5993727
    Abstract: A metallurgical vessel cover having integral fume collection provisions is disclosed. The cover features a plurality of inlet openings defined about the perimeter of the cover that direct fumes or other gases residing around the exterior of the cover, through the interior of the cover, and to a single collection region. There, the fumes or gases are discharged through a shroud, which preferably is connected to an attachable venting duct. The cover also features an internal configuration for reducing heat transfer through the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: USS/KOBE Steel Company
    Inventors: David J. Diederich, John C. Paddock, Kenneth K. Krol, Ralph Dybiec