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US2804385A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of refining phosphorus containing pig iron

Assignee: Huettenwerk Oberhausen AG
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Filing: 1954-11-03
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Granted: 1957-08-27
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Expires: 1974-11-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rudolf F Graef

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 02:15
CPC Classifications
C; C21; C21C; C21C5/00; C21C5/28; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S75/00; Y10S75/958

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A METHOD OF REFINING PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING PIG IRON BY THE BASIC BESSEMER PROCESS IN A REACTION CHAMBER WHICH IS ROTABLE ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, WHICH INCLUDES THE STEPS OF: PLACING THE MELT TO BE REFINED AND COMPOSED OF A PIG IRON METAL BATH AND A SLAG OBTAINED AS SECOND SLAG FROM A PRECEDING REFINING PROCESS INTO SAID REACTION CHAMBER, INTRODUCING A BLAST INTO SAID METAL BATH BELOW THE SLAG THEREON WHILE ROTATING SAID REACTION CHAMBER, DRAWING OFF SAID SLAG WHEN THE CITRICACID SOLUBILITY OF THE PHOSPHORIC ACID IN SAID SLAG HAS SUBSTANTIALLY REACHED ITS MAXIMIUM VALUE, FORMING A SECOND SLAG BY ADDING TO SAID BATH IN SAID CHAMBER LIME IN A QUANTITY APPROXIMATELY EQUALING FOUR TIMES THE WEIGHT OF THE PHOSPHORUS CONTAINED IN THE NEXT BATCH OF PIG IRON TO BE REFINED FOR USE AS FIRST SLAG WITH SAID NEXT BATCH, AND THEN FINISHING THE REFINING PROCESS IN SAID REACTION CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 152 words
A METHOD OF REFINING PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING PIG IRON BY THE BASIC BESSEMER PROCESS IN A REACTION CHAMBER WHICH IS ROTABLE ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, WHICH INCLUDES THE STEPS OF: PLACING THE MELT TO BE REFINED AND COMPOSED OF A PIG IRON METAL BATH AND A SLAG OBTAINED AS SECOND SLAG FROM A PRECEDING REFINING PROCESS INTO SAID REACTION CHAMBER, INTRODUCING A BLAST INTO SAID METAL BATH BELOW THE SLAG THEREON WHILE ROTATING SAID REACTION CHAMBER, DRAWING OFF SAID SLAG WHEN THE CITRICACID SOLUBILITY OF THE PHOSPHORIC ACID IN SAID SLAG HAS SUBSTANTIALLY REACHED ITS MAXIMIUM VALUE, FORMING A SECOND SLAG BY ADDING TO SAID BATH IN SAID CHAMBER LIME IN A QUANTITY APPROXIMATELY EQUALING FOUR TIMES THE WEIGHT OF THE PHOSPHORUS CONTAINED IN THE NEXT BATCH OF PIG IRON TO BE REFINED FOR USE AS FIRST SLAG WITH SAID NEXT BATCH, AND THEN FINISHING THE REFINING PROCESS IN SAID REACTION CHAMBER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1960-08-26 1961-02-25 1961-08-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1964-08-26 1965-02-25 1965-08-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1968-08-26 1969-02-25 1969-08-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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