Patents by Inventor Tim STEURER

Tim STEURER 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).

  • Device and method for filling a tap hole of an electric arc furnace with refractory filling material
    Patent number: 12152283
    Abstract: A tap hole filling device for an electric arc furnace (1) includes a pivot arm (30) pivotable between a parking position and an operating position, a pivot arm actuator (40), an actuator link mechanism (50), and a refractory filling material dispenser (60) attached to an end portion (31) of the pivot arm to dispense refractory filling material (S) from a dispensing opening thereof while the pivot arm is in the operating position. The actuator link mechanism includes a connector (51) that is moveable between a connecting position, where the connector connects the pivot arm and the pivot arm actuator such that the pivot arm actuator (40) can pivot the pivot arm between the parking position and the operating position in an automatic operation mode, and a disconnected position, where the connector does not connect the pivot arm and the pivot arm actuator, to enable a manual operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: BADISCHE STAHL-ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Danny Schreiber, Tim Steurer
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING A TAP HOLE OF AN ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE WITH REFRACTORY FILLING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20230265534
    Abstract: A tap hole filling device for an electric arc furnace (1) includes a pivot arm (30) pivotable between a parking position and an operating position, a pivot arm actuator (40), an actuator link mechanism (50), and a refractory filling material dispenser (60) attached to an end portion (31) of the pivot arm to dispense refractory filling material (S) from a dispensing opening thereof while the pivot arm is in the operating position. The actuator link mechanism includes a connector (51) that is moveable between a connecting position, where the connector connects the pivot arm and the pivot arm actuator such that the pivot arm actuator (40) can pivot the pivot arm between the parking position and the operating position in an automatic operation mode, and a disconnected position, where the connector does not connect the pivot arm and the pivot arm actuator, to enable a manual operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Danny SCHREIBER, Tim STEURER