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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] => 4311322 [patent_doc_number] => 06248152 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-19 [patent_title] => 'Method of reducing iron oxide on a movable hearth furnace' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/319002 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-05-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3225 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 141 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/248/06248152.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 319002 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/319002
Method of reducing iron oxide on a movable hearth furnace May 26, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4400836 [patent_doc_number] => 06264721 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-24 [patent_title] => 'Method of operating rotary hearth furnace for reducing oxides' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/308870 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-05-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 3588 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/264/06264721.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 308870 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/308870
Method of operating rotary hearth furnace for reducing oxides May 25, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6887100 [patent_doc_number] => 20010008094 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-19 [patent_title] => 'NICKEL CERMET AND RELATIVE PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION' [patent_app_type] => new-utility [patent_app_number] => 09/317186 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 1725 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 247 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0008/20010008094.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09317186 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/317186
Nickel cermet anodic material for fuel cell anode May 23, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4331463 [patent_doc_number] => 06332910 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-12-25 [patent_title] => 'Process for working up steel slags and iron carriers for obtaining pig iron and environmentally safe slags' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/308139 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-05-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 4860 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 193 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/332/06332910.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 308139 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/308139
Process for working up steel slags and iron carriers for obtaining pig iron and environmentally safe slags May 13, 1999 Issued
09/305782 APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SEPARATING ALUMINIUM FROM A MIXTURE OF ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM DROSS Apr 29, 1999 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4236774 [patent_doc_number] => 06136064 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-10-24 [patent_title] => 'Method for charging a reverbratory furnace with metal chips' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/300568 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-04-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7107 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/136/06136064.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 300568 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/300568
Method for charging a reverbratory furnace with metal chips Apr 26, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4293059 [patent_doc_number] => 06251160 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-06-26 [patent_title] => 'Method of de-chroming and/or depleting the MgO content of steel slag' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/297185 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-04-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 2185 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 90 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/251/06251160.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 297185 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/297185
Method of de-chroming and/or depleting the MgO content of steel slag Apr 22, 1999 Issued
09/147612 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MOLTEN PIG IRON FROM IRON SPONGE AND INSTALLATION FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION Mar 28, 1999 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4344480 [patent_doc_number] => 06217631 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-04-17 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for treating molten aluminum' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/277803 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 7918 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 250 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/217/06217631.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 277803 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/277803
Method and apparatus for treating molten aluminum Mar 26, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4251076 [patent_doc_number] => 06258149 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-07-10 [patent_title] => 'Method of producing reduced iron agglomerates' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/274351 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 7533 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/258/06258149.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 274351 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/274351
Method of producing reduced iron agglomerates Mar 22, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4338888 [patent_doc_number] => 06214087 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-04-10 [patent_title] => 'Treatment of iron oxide agglomerates before introduction into furnace' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/272276 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2054 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 133 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/214/06214087.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 272276 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/272276
Treatment of iron oxide agglomerates before introduction into furnace Mar 18, 1999 Issued
09/272031 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING STEEL HAVING LOW NITROGEN CONTENT Mar 17, 1999 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 4414497 [patent_doc_number] => 06224649 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for reducing iron-oxides-particles having a broad range of sizes' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/270599 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6753 [patent_no_of_claims] => 37 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 206 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/224/06224649.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 270599 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/270599
Method and apparatus for reducing iron-oxides-particles having a broad range of sizes Mar 16, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4285081 [patent_doc_number] => 06197088 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-03-06 [patent_title] => 'Producing liquid iron having a low sulfur content' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/270122 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4015 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 123 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/197/06197088.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 270122 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/270122
Producing liquid iron having a low sulfur content Mar 14, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1519528 [patent_doc_number] => 06413295 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-07-02 [patent_title] => 'Iron production method of operation in a rotary hearth furnace and improved furnace apparatus' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 09/266989 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 3644 [patent_no_of_claims] => 34 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/413/06413295.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09266989 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/266989
Iron production method of operation in a rotary hearth furnace and improved furnace apparatus Mar 11, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7637231 [patent_doc_number] => 06379423 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2002-04-30 [patent_title] => 'Device and method for producing sponge iron' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 09/202263 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4304 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 172 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/379/06379423.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 09202263 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/202263
Device and method for producing sponge iron Mar 11, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4077519 [patent_doc_number] => 06162280 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-12-19 [patent_title] => 'Process for heat treatment of organically contaminated material' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/214781 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-03-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 1566 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 158 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/162/06162280.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 214781 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/214781
Process for heat treatment of organically contaminated material Mar 10, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4086938 [patent_doc_number] => 06096113 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-08-01 [patent_title] => 'Integrated, closed tank biooxidation/heap bioleach/precious metal leach processes for treating refractory sulfide ores' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/255261 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-02-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 7612 [patent_no_of_claims] => 76 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 236 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/096/06096113.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 255261 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/255261
Integrated, closed tank biooxidation/heap bioleach/precious metal leach processes for treating refractory sulfide ores Feb 21, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4414479 [patent_doc_number] => 06224647 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2001-05-01 [patent_title] => 'Process and device for charging a fusion gasifier with gasifying means and spongy iron' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/194473 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-02-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 1 [patent_no_of_words] => 4140 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 229 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/224/06224647.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 194473 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/194473
Process and device for charging a fusion gasifier with gasifying means and spongy iron Feb 18, 1999 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4199857 [patent_doc_number] => 06027545 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => NA [patent_issue_date] => 2000-02-22 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for producing direct reduced iron with improved reducing gas utilization' [patent_app_type] => 1 [patent_app_number] => 9/252875 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 1999-02-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 6266 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 166 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/027/06027545.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 252875 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
09/252875
Method and apparatus for producing direct reduced iron with improved reducing gas utilization Feb 17, 1999 Issued
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