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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul E Queneau, Cornish, NH (US);
Reinhardt Schuhmann, Jr, West LaFayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B / ; C22B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
266171 ; 266176 ; 266221 ; 266261 ; 75 47 ; 75 74 ;
Abstract
A horizontal furnace for converting nonferrous metal sulfide concentrates to a molten matte has a plurality of vertically disposed burners along the longitudinal axis of the furnace roof, the burners spaced from each other, means for introducing oxygen-rich gas to said burners, and means for introducing metal sulfide concentrates and flux into the furnace, with the spaced burners introducing the same into the hot atmosphere of the furnace as a plurality of paraboloidal suspensions whereby substantially uniform heat and mass distribution is effected over a major portion of the horizontal furnace.