Patents by Inventor W. Fergus Porter

W. Fergus Porter 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).

  • Steelmaking process
    Patent number: 3960547
    Abstract: Process for producing refined steel including the provision of molten iron, adding molten steel to said molten iron to provide a molten mix, adding iron bearing material in unmolten form to said mix, and refining the mixture by blowing essentially pure oxygen therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1972
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1976
    Assignee: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
    Inventors: James W. Kirkpatrick, W. Fergus Porter, William E. Shepherd