Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures inventions 05/07

20070119275 - Method for tapping a steel making furnace: A method for tapping of steel from a steelmaking furnace to a receiving vessel comprising the steps of providing a steelmaking furnace comprising a tapping hole, and means for angular positioning of the furnace to vary the depth of molten steel and slag contained in the furnace above the tapping... Agent: John M. Hammond Patent Innovations LLC

20070119276 - High-performance friction stir welding tools: Friction stir welding tools made of a hardmetal including hard particles having a first material and a binder matrix having a second, different material.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070119277 - Methods for processing crushed solids with a liquid within a vessel: A method is provided in which solids, such as run-of-mine ore, are crushed and reacted with a liquid within a mass flow reactor as a substantially continuous process. The reaction can include dissolving at least one material out of the crushed solids and into solution with the liquid. Solid and... Agent: John S. Reid Reidlaw LLC

20070113704 - Platinum particles with varying morphology: Nanometer to micrometer sized particles containing platinum and having selected morphologies are prepared by a sonochemical process. A compound of platinum is dissolved, suspended, or diluted in a suitable liquid medium at a predetermined concentration and the liquid is maintained at a predetermined temperature from sub-ambient temperatures to above ambient... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070113705 - Process and apparatus for use in recycling composite materials: A process for recycling composite materials includes the steps of feeding a quantity of composite material composed of at least one polymer and aluminum into at least one first reactor; heating the composite material in a non-oxidizing environment at a temperature sufficient to volatilize the at least one polymer and... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070113706 - Method of handling liquid non-ferrous metals with refractory material: A method of handling liquid non-ferrous metals after smelting. The liquid metal is in contact with a solid refractory material, and in the absence of electrical currents passing through the liquid-metal-contacting surfaces. The solid material is Ti3SiC2. The liquid non-ferrous material can be aluminum or an aluminum alloy, magnesium or... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20070113707 - Dental prosthesis method and alloys: Dental prostheses are fabricated as a metallic alloy body by a technique that produces scrap alloy. Suitable gold base alloys have only base metal alloying additions which are more readily oxidized than gold and when combined with the gold can be age hardened. Exemplary metals include titanium, zirconium, yttrium and... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070113708 - Ferronickel and process for producing raw material for ferronickel smelting: The present invention provides a process that is useful in producing ferronickel having a high Ni content at low cost with high efficiency and reproducibility even if a low-grade feedstock containing nickel oxide is used. In particular, a feedstock containing nickel oxide and iron oxide is mixed with a carbonaceous... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070107548 - Erosion-corrosion resistant nitride cermets: The invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Mn, Fe, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and mixtures thereof, Q is nitride,... Agent: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company

20070107549 - Metalothermic reduction of refractory metal oxides: High purity refractory metals, valve metals, refractory metal oxides, valve metal oxides, or alloys thereof suitable for a variety of electrical, optical and mill product/fabricated parts usages are produced from their respective oxides by metalothermic reduction of a solid or liquid form of such oxide using a reducing agent that... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20070107550 - Method for recovering metal values from concentrates of sulfide minerals: A method of recovering precious metal values from refractory sulfide ores is provided. The method includes the steps of separating clays and fines from a crushed refractory sulfide ore, forming a heap from the refractory sulfide ore, producing a concentrate of refractory sulfide minerals from the separated fines and adding... Agent: Jones Day

20070107551 - Kish-derived graphitic heat spreaders and foils: A method of producing low cost high thermal conductivity graphitic foils includes the steps of providing a plurality of partially purified waste flakes formed during iron smelting, and compacting the plurality of waste flakes into a flexible foil material. A thermally conductive foil includes a plurality of partially purified pressed... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070101821 - Method for pre-heating, transforming and melting a metal charge and relative plant: Method and plant for pre-heating, transforming and melting a metal charge comprising metal scrap, in an electric arc furnace associated with a tunnel to transport, pre-heat and discharge the scrap. The furnace comprises a hearth and a roof through which the electrodes pass. The method provides that the furnace is... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070101822 - Fine nickel powder and process for producing the same: An efficient process for producing fine nickel powder, capable of metallizing the powder at low temperature to prevent its sintering, and fine nickel powder produced by the process, composed of particles having a flat shape, diameter of limited variations and uniform thickness, and suitable for internal electrodes for laminate ceramic... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070101824 - Method for producing compositions of nanoparticles on solid surfaces: A method for producing nanoparticles on a substrate using a metal precursor in an ionic liquid and microwave heating is described. The composite compositions are useful as catalysts for chemical reactions, fuel cell, supercapacitor and battery components, and the like.... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Mcleod & Moyne, P.C.

20070101823 - Process and apparatus for producing metal nanoparticles: A novel process and apparatus for producing metal nanoparticles by electro-explosion of wires is disclosed. The invention comprises placing a wire and a plate of the same material as two electrodes in a dense medium, preferably water, in such a manner so as to guide the wire in a straight... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070101825 - Metal nanoparticle with support, continuous metal nanoparticle body, and methods for producing these: There is disclosed a method for producing a supported metal nanoparticle, which has the steps of adsorbing a metal ion-containing compound to a support of an organic material and reducing the adsorbed metal ion to form a metal nanoparticle on the support. In the producing method, by using a various... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070095168 - Method and apparatus for determining particle parameter and processor performance in a coal and mineral processing system: An image (100) of particulate material, such as an X-ray image of coal, is captured and processed to determine a parameter of the material, such as particle density or particle size distribution. The performance or efficiency of a processing system, such as a dense medium separator, can be evaluated by... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070095169 - Process and apparatus for recovery of non-ferrous metals from zinc residues:

20070095170 - Method of manufacturing germanium-containing solution from yellow soil: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing germanium-containing solution from yellow soil distributed on the earth's surface, with high efficiency and in environmental-friendly and economical manners. The method comprises forming clods by clumping the yellow soil including the earth from a fireplace; drying the clods of the soil... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West