Patents by Inventor Tuomas Herlevi

Tuomas Herlevi 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).

  • METHOD FOR STARTING A SINTERING FURNACE, AND SINTERING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20130130185
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and equipment for starting up a strand sintering furnace (1). During start-up, the sintering furnace is heated in order to create suitable production temperatures in the different process zones (I-VII) having different temperatures, said zones including a drying zone (I), a heating zone (II), a sintering zone (III), an equalizing zone (IV), a first cooling zone (V), a second cooling zone (VI) and a third cooling zone (VII). During start-up, the cooling gas to be conducted to the second cooling zone (VI) is heated by means of a heating device (3) up to a temperature that is higher than the ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJ
    Inventor: Tuomas Herlevi