Patents by Inventor Éric Hébert

Éric Hébert 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: 9592551
    Abstract: A trough for cooling and delivering molten metal to a casting station. The trough comprises a refractory portion for holding the molten metal and heat transfer means associated to external walls of the refractory portion for extracting heat from the molten metal. The heat transfer means may comprise a fluidized bed compartment for holding and fluidizing a fluidization material. Also, the heat transfer means may comprise a cooling jacket, an inner wall of the cooling jacket and the external walls of the refractory portion defining the fluidized bed compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
    Inventors: André Larouche, Éric Hébert, Danny Jean, Joseph Langlais, Serge Lavoie
  • Publication number: 20150158084
    Abstract: A trough for cooling and delivering molten metal to a casting station. The trough comprises a refractory portion for holding the molten metal and heat transfer means associated to external walls of the refractory portion for extracting heat from the molten metal. The heat transfer means may comprise a fluidized bed compartment for holding and fluidizing a fluidization material. Also, the heat transfer means may comprise a cooling jacket, an inner wall of the cooling jacket and the external walls of the refractory portion defining the fluidized bed compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: RIO TINTO ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Éric Hébert, Danny Jean, Joseph Langlais, André Larouche, Serge Lavoie