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Patent No.:

US 12403529 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2024

Use of a basic oxygen furnace to produce granulated metallic units, and associated systems, devices, and methods

Applicant:

Suncoke Technology and Development Llc, Lisle, IL (US);

Inventors:

John Francis Quanci, Haddonfield, NJ (US);

John Michael Richardson, Devon, PA (US);

Patrick James Mullarkey, Manhattan, IL (US);

David James Schwake, Aurora, IL (US);

Andrew Michael Butor, Cranberry Township, PA (US);

Jonathan Hale Perkins, Lisle, IL (US);

Chun Wai Choi, Lisle, IL (US);

Assignee:

SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC, Lisle, IL (US);

Attorneys:

Perkins Coie LLP

Vijay S. Kumar

Primary Examiner:

George Wyszomierski

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C 5/46 (2006.01); B22D 41/12 (2006.01); B22F 1/05 (2022.01); B22F 9/04 (2006.01); B22F 9/08 (2006.01); B61D 7/02 (2006.01); B61D 7/32 (2006.01); B61D 17/18 (2006.01); B61K 13/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/52 (2023.01); C21B 5/00 (2006.01); C21B 7/14 (2006.01); C21B 13/00 (2006.01); C21C 5/50 (2006.01); C21C 5/52 (2006.01); C21C 7/00 (2006.01); C21C 7/064 (2006.01); C21C 7/068 (2006.01); C22C 33/00 (2006.01); C22C 33/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/04 (2006.01); G01G 13/00 (2006.01); B22F 9/00 (2006.01); B61D 7/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/20 (2006.01); C02F 103/02 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01); C02F 103/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/05 (2022.01); B22D 41/12 (2013.01); B22F 9/04 (2013.01); B22F 9/08 (2013.01); B61D 7/02 (2013.01); B61D 7/32 (2013.01); B61D 17/18 (2013.01); B61K 13/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/52 (2013.01); C21B 5/008 (2013.01); C21B 7/14 (2013.01); C21B 13/0006 (2013.01); C21C 5/52 (2013.01); C21C 5/527 (2013.01); C21C 7/0006 (2013.01); C21C 7/0075 (2013.01); C21C 7/064 (2013.01); C21C 7/068 (2013.01); C22C 33/006 (2013.01); C22C 33/0257 (2013.01); C22C 33/0264 (2013.01); C22C 33/0271 (2013.01); C22C 38/002 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/04 (2013.01); G01G 13/006 (2013.01); B22F 2009/001 (2013.01); B22F 2009/0808 (2013.01); B22F 2301/35 (2013.01); B22F 2304/15 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); B61D 7/00 (2013.01); C02F 2101/20 (2013.01); C02F 2101/203 (2013.01); C02F 2103/023 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2103/16 (2013.01); C02F 2209/40 (2013.01); C02F 2301/02 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for using a liquid hot metal processing unit to produce granulated metallic units (GMUs) are disclosed herein. In some embodiments of the present technology, a liquid hot metal processing system for producing GMUs comprises a liquid hot metal processing unit including a granulator unit. The granulator unit can include a tilter positioned to receive and tilt a ladle, a controller operably coupled to the tilter to control tilting of the ladle, a tundish positioned to receive the molten metallics from the ladle, and a reactor positioned to receive the molten metallics from the tundish. The reactor can be configured to cool the molten metallics to form granulated metallic units (GMUs).

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