Patents by Inventor Takenori Kudou

Takenori Kudou 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).

  • Lance supporting apparatus
    Patent number: 4695042
    Abstract: A lance supporting device has a lance turntable rotatable within a plane and carrying a plurality of lance operation units each supporting a lance for inserting a gas and/or a powdered treating agent into a molten metal. Each lance operation unit has means for lifting/lowering, rotating and tilting the lance. The lance turntable carrying the plurality of lance operation units is disposed in the central hollow or cavity of a doughnut-shaped turntable which carries a plurality of vacuum degassing vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventor: Takenori Kudou