Inventor
DRY RODNEY JAMES
AU39 patents
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TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD
20 patentsUS6379424B1Apr 30, 2002
Direct smelting apparatus and process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD65 citations96
US6602321B2Aug 5, 2003
Direct smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD33 citations92
US6475264B1Nov 5, 2002
Direct smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD31 citations92
US6440195B1Aug 27, 2002
Process and an apparatus for producing metals and metal alloys
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD43 citations92
US6402808B1Jun 11, 2002
Direct smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD45 citations92
US6379422B1Apr 30, 2002
Direct smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD43 citations92
US6143054ANov 7, 2000
Process of producing molten metals
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD46 citations92
US6585929B1Jul 1, 2003
Direct smelting vessel
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD39 citations91
US6423115B1Jul 23, 2002
Direct smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD40 citations90
US7914601B2Mar 29, 2011
Cold start-up method for a direct smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD34 citations87
US6478848B1Nov 12, 2002
Direct smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD37 citations85
US7201868B2Apr 10, 2007
Direct smelting plant
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD9 citations71
US7935172B2May 3, 2011
Ironmaking and steelmaking
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD2 citations62
US7504065B2Mar 17, 2009
Direct smelting plant and process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD2 citations61
US9599399B2Mar 21, 2017
Material supply apparatus and process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD0 citations52
US9458518B2Oct 4, 2016
Starting a smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD0 citations50
US9309579B2Apr 12, 2016
Starting a smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD0 citations50
US9551044B2Jan 24, 2017
Starting a smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD0 citations40
US7704446B2Apr 27, 2010
Inducing swirl in a gas flow
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD0 citations38
US9771626B2Sep 26, 2017
Starting a smelting process
TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD0 citations37
TATA STEEL LTD
9 patentsUS10280489B2May 7, 2019
Direct smelting process
TATA STEEL LTD5 citations83
US11162733B2Nov 2, 2021
Lance unblocking method and apparatus
TATA STEEL LTD3 citations71
US10584393B2Mar 10, 2020
Smelting process and apparatus
TATA STEEL LTD3 citations71
US10619927B2Apr 14, 2020
Solids injection lance
TATA STEEL LTD2 citations70
US11835296B2Dec 5, 2023
Lance unblocking method and apparatus
TATA STEEL LTD0 citations61
US11371105B2Jun 28, 2022
Smelting process and apparatus
TATA STEEL LTD0 citations51
US10151014B2Dec 11, 2018
Direct smelting process and apparatus
TATA STEEL LTD1 citations51
US10018419B2Jul 10, 2018
Solids injection lance
TATA STEEL LTD0 citations45
US10781497B2Sep 22, 2020
Method of sealing and repairing a refractory tap hole
TATA STEEL LTD0 citations40
DRY RODNEY JAMES
6 patentsUS9359656B2Jun 7, 2016
Direct smelting process
DRY RODNEY JAMES2 citations62
US8741027B2Jun 3, 2014
Material supply apparatus and process
DRY RODNEY JAMES2 citations62
US8298317B2Oct 30, 2012
Ironmaking and steelmaking
DRY RODNEY JAMES2 citations61
US10023945B2Jul 17, 2018
Direct smelting process
DRY RODNEY JAMES0 citations50
US8318081B2Nov 27, 2012
Direct smelting plant
DRY RODNEY JAMES0 citations47
US10000821B2Jun 19, 2018
Direct smelting process
DRY RODNEY JAMES0 citations39