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Melvyn J. Andrews

Examiner (ID: 16168)

Most Active Art Unit
1101
Art Unit(s)
1742, 1304, 1311, 1103, 1101, 1754, 2899
Total Applications
2496
Issued Applications
2155
Pending Applications
103
Abandoned Applications
237

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 1172002 [patent_doc_number] => 06746512 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-06-08 [patent_title] => 'Hydrometallurgical extraction of copper and other valuable metals' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/763817 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5339 [patent_no_of_claims] => 77 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 167 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/746/06746512.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09763817 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/763817
Hydrometallurgical extraction of copper and other valuable metals Jul 26, 2001 Issued
09/916864 PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FOR USE IN PRODUCING DIRECT REDUCED IRON Jul 26, 2001 Abandoned
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09/912498
Method of producing reduced iron and production facilities therefor Jul 25, 2001 Abandoned
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09/912533
Process for injection of a gas with the aid of a nozzle Jul 25, 2001 Issued
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09/910176
Method and apparatus for producing steel Jul 18, 2001 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6452390 [patent_doc_number] => 20020020252 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-02-21 [patent_title] => 'Interfacial crud removal system for solvent extraction' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/908200 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 2216 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 38 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0020/20020020252.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09908200 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/908200
Interfacial crud removal system for solvent extraction and method for solvent extraction Jul 17, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1303247 [patent_doc_number] => 06616730 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-09-09 [patent_title] => 'Method and device for activating a physical and/or a chemical reaction in a fluid medium' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/889150 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4191 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 284 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/616/06616730.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09889150 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/889150
Method and device for activating a physical and/or a chemical reaction in a fluid medium Jul 11, 2001 Issued
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09/899354
Dust control Jul 4, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1468390 [patent_doc_number] => 06406515 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-06-18 [patent_title] => 'Process and device for purification of aluminum by segregation' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/897963 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 10966 [patent_no_of_claims] => 37 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 151 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/406/06406515.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09897963 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/897963
Process and device for purification of aluminum by segregation Jul 4, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1591573 [patent_doc_number] => 06383254 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-05-07 [patent_title] => 'Treatment solution and treatment method for reducing copper oxides' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/895321 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5499 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 65 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/383/06383254.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09895321 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/895321
Treatment solution and treatment method for reducing copper oxides Jul 1, 2001 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6756825 [patent_doc_number] => 20030004602 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-01-02 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for metal pouring' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 09/897208 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2001-07-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 9527 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 47 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0004/20030004602.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09897208 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/897208
Method and apparatus for metal pouring Jul 1, 2001 Issued
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09/892546
Method of producing iron nuggets Jun 27, 2001 Issued
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09/892654
Equipment for distribution and feeding of charge and fuel in shaft furnaces of rectangular cross section Jun 27, 2001 Issued
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10/312811
Method and installation for the indirect reduction of particulate oxide-containing ores Jun 26, 2001 Issued
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09/891653
Method and apparatus for making metallic iron Jun 25, 2001 Issued
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09/888962
Method for producing molten iron in duplex furnaces Jun 24, 2001 Issued
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09/887752
Method for densifying aluminum and iron briquettes and adding to steel Jun 21, 2001 Issued
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09/886279
Metal refining method using differing refining oxygen sequence Jun 21, 2001 Issued
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09/883255
Method of eliminating phosphorus and/or antimony from molten aluminum Jun 18, 2001 Issued
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09/883176
Plant for charging metal carriers to melt-down gasifying zone Jun 18, 2001 Issued
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