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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:
Mar. 01, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn E Hoffman, Pineville, NC (US);
Bradford G True, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Midrex International, B.V. Rotterdam, Zurich Branch, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
75 / ; 75-3 ; 75256 ; 420117 ;
Abstract
A briquet consists essentially of metallized iron fines, formed by direct reduction of iron oxide, granulated or fine silica, a carbon source such as coke breeze, and less than 3.5 percent of other components, or impurities. The briquet product has a density of from 2.0 to 6.0 g/cc, and is particularly well suited for steelmaking operations. The method for making the briquet is also disclosed.