Owner Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho

Inventors Ito, Shuzo; Tsuge, Osamu

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2002311197

PCT Number PCT/JP02/05872

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/103064

Priority 2001-183932 18.06.01 JP; 2002-7854 16.01.02 JP

Filing date 13 June 2002

Wipo publication date 2 January 2003

Acceptance publication date 28 August 2008

C22B 1/16 (2006.01) Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap - Sintering

C21B 13/00 (2006.01) Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes

C21B 13/10 (2006.01) Making spongy iron or liquid steel, by direct processes

C22B 1/245 (2006.01) Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap

C22B 5/10 (2006.01) General processes of reducing to metals

C22B 7/02 (2006.01) Working-up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals or compounds thereof - Working-up flue dust

C22C 33/04 (2006.01) Ferrous alloys, i.e. alloys based on iron

H01H 9/16 (2006.01) Details of switching devices, not covered by groups - Indicators for switching condition, e.g. "on" or "off"

C22B 23/00 (2006.01) Obtaining nickel or cobalt

C22B 34/32 (2006.01) Obtaining refractory metals