Patents by Inventor Steven F. Muscarella

Steven F. Muscarella 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).

  • Heat exchanger for heating hydrochloric acid pickling solution, a system and method for pickling, and a method of manufacturing steel products
    Patent number: 9470462
    Abstract: A component for a steel pickling apparatus is formed from an alloy that predominately comprises niobium and tantalum. The component may be a heat exchanger component, such as a tube or tubesheet liner, formed from the alloy that predominately comprises niobium and tantalum. Also, disclosed is a heat exchanger including the component, a system and method for pickling using the heat exchanger, and a method of manufacturing a steel product including the method of pickling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Titan Metal Fabricators
    Inventors: Thomas F. Ukolowicz, Steven F. Muscarella
  • Component for a Steel Pickling Apparatus, a Heat Exchanger for Heating Hydrochloric Acid Pickling Solution, a System and Method for Pickling, and a Method of Manufacturing Steel Products
    Publication number: 20140165686
    Abstract: A component for a steel pickling apparatus is formed from an alloy that predominately comprises niobium and tantalum. The component may be a heat exchanger component, such as a tube or tubesheet liner, formed from the alloy that predominately comprises niobium and tantalum. Also, disclosed is a heat exchanger including the component, a system and method for pickling using the heat exchanger, and a method of manufacturing a steel product including the method of pickling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: TITAN Metal Fabricators
    Inventors: Thomas F. Ukolowicz, Steven F. Muscarella