An improved smelting process for the production of iron

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004206035 (hide)

Owner Ausmelt Limited

Inventors Matusewicz, Robert Walter; Baldock, Brian Ross; Sherrington, David Matthew; Hughes, Stephen Peter; McClelland, Ross Alexander; NG, Colette, Maria; Sofra, Giuseppe

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2004206035

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/065641

Priority 2003900357 24.01.03 AU

Filing date 20 January 2004

Wipo publication date 5 August 2004

Acceptance publication date 30 July 2009

International Classifications

C21B 3/06 (2006.01) General features in the manufacture of pig-iron

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

C21C 5/56 (2006.01) Manufacture of carbon steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel, or cast-steel

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

C22B 7/04 (2006.01) Working-up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals or compounds thereof - Working-up slag

Event Publications

11 August 2005 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2004/065641 Priority application(s): WO2004/065641

30 July 2009 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2004206035

26 November 2009 Standard Patent Sealed

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