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Korf Engineering GmbH

31Patents
0Active
31Granted
34Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 4, 1977 → Aug 28, 1989

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4448402A Apparatus for directly making liquid pig-iron from coarse iron ore Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US4861369A Process for gaining electric energy in addition to producing molten pig iron and an arrangement for carrying out the process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4588437A Method for producing molten pig iron or steel pre-products in a melt-down gasifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4605205A Arrangement comprising a gasifier and a direct reduction furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US4725308A Process for producing molten pig iron or steel pre-products Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US4728360A Process for the production of molten pig iron and steel pre-products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4895593A Process of recovering molten pig iron or steel pre-products from lumpy iron-oxide and scrap using a fluidized bed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4699655A Process and a plant for the direct reduction of iron oxide particles in a shaft furnace and for smelting the obtained iron sponge particles in a meltdown gasifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4543123A Process for the direct production of sponge iron particles and liquid crude iron from iron ore in lump form Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4846449A Melting gasifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4806154A Process for the production of pig iron from fine ore using plasma burner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4784689A Process for producing sponge iron particles and molten pig iron Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4673432A Process for the production of pig iron Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4542889A Installation for the direct production of sponge iron particles and liquid crude iron from iron ore in lump form Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4805880A Fluidized bed arrangement for the production of molten pig iron and steel pre-products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4955587A Arrangement for recovering molten pig iron or steel pre-products from lumpy iron-oxide containing charging substances Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4854967A Process for producing carburized sponge iron Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US4755219A Process for producing molten pig iron or steel raw material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4708736A Method of producing molten pig iron or steel pre-products from particulate ferrous material Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US4793857A Process for cooling and cleaning producer gas and top gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4850574A Apparatus for cooling and cleaning producer gas and top gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4857284A Process for removing sulphur from the waste gas of a reduction shaft furnace Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4874037A Apparatus for cooling a hot product gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4851039A Process for the production of pig iron using cyclone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4804319A Process for compacting iron particles and subsequent breaking apart of the compacted iron band Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired

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