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Rodney James Dry
Also filed as: DRY RODNEY J · DRY RODNEY JAMES
45 granted patents·11 pending applications·567 citations·filing 1989–2024
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56 records- 0197US6379424B1Direct smelting apparatus and processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·65 cites·8 claims
- 0293US10280489B2Direct smelting processTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2019·5 cites·12 claims
- 0393US6602321B2Direct smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 5, 2003·33 cites·12 claims
- 0493US6440195B1Process and an apparatus for producing metals and metal alloysTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 27, 2002·43 cites·5 claims
- 0593US6379422B1Direct smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·43 cites·8 claims
- 0690US11162733B2Lance unblocking method and apparatusTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 2, 2021·3 cites·11 claims
- 0790US7914601B2Cold start-up method for a direct smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 29, 2011·34 cites·42 claims
- 0890US6423115B1Direct smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·40 cites·30 claims
- 0987US10584393B2Smelting process and apparatusTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 10, 2020·3 cites·6 claims
- 1087US6939391B2Direct smelting process and apparatusTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 6, 2005·25 cites·17 claims
- 1187US6585929B1Direct smelting vesselTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·39 cites·17 claims
- 1284US6402808B1Direct smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 11, 2002·45 cites·6 claims
- 1384US6143054AProcess of producing molten metalsTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·46 cites·8 claims
- 1482US10619927B2Solids injection lanceTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 14, 2020·2 cites·15 claims
- 1579US10151014B2Direct smelting process and apparatusTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 11, 2018·1 cites·11 claims
- 1678US9359656B2Direct smelting processDRY RODNEY JAMES·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 7, 2016·2 cites·22 claims
- 1778US8741027B2Material supply apparatus and processDRY RODNEY JAMES·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 3, 2014·2 cites·7 claims
- 1877US6475264B1Direct smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·31 cites·20 claims
- 1975US11835296B2Lance unblocking method and apparatusTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 2075US6989042B2Direct smelting process and apparatusTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 24, 2006·9 cites·17 claims
- 2174US7504065B2Direct smelting plant and processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 17, 2009·2 cites·27 claims
- 2273US9175907B2Direct smelting process and apparatusPILOTE JACQUES·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 3, 2015·2 cites·15 claims
- 2372US7935172B2Ironmaking and steelmakingTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2005·Granted May 3, 2011·2 cites·29 claims
- 2472US7201868B2Direct smelting plantTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 10, 2007·9 cites·37 claims
- 2572US6478848B1Direct smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 12, 2002·37 cites·13 claims
- 2671US8298317B2Ironmaking and steelmakingDRY RODNEY JAMES·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 30, 2012·2 cites·38 claims
- 2770US9599399B2Material supply apparatus and processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·0 cites·9 claims
- 2870US2017254591A1Material supply apparatus and processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2968US2024279757A1Direct bath smelting process with fast quench of molten material in hot offgasNUCOR CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3068US2023407422A1Direct bath smelting process with management of peripheral cold zones at the metal-slag interfaceNUCOR CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3165US2015038317A1Direct Smelting ProcessTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3264US6245285B1Top injection lanceTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 12, 2001·21 cites·10 claims
- 3359US8318081B2Direct smelting plantDRY RODNEY JAMES·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 27, 2012·0 cites·11 claims
- 3459US2023203606A1Biomass Direct Reduced IronTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3558US10023945B2Direct smelting processDRY RODNEY JAMES·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 17, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
- 3657US10018419B2Solids injection lanceTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 10, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3757US2023366051A1Biomass Direct Reduced IronTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3856US12421612B2Electrolysis of carbon dioxide to solid carbon using a liquid metal cathodeCarbelec Pty Ltd·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3956US2023131754A1Biomass Direct Reduced IronTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4054US2023332258A1Biomass direct reduced ironTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4154US2025179596A1Biomass direct reduced ironTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4252US10781497B2Method of sealing and repairing a refractory tap holeTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 22, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 4352US5198019AManufacture of iron and steel in a duplex smelter and solid state oxide suspension prereducerCRA SERVICES·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 30, 1993·9 cites·12 claims
- 4450US9551044B2Starting a smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 24, 2017·0 cites·14 claims
- 4550US9458518B2Starting a smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 4, 2016·0 cites·21 claims
- 4650US9309579B2Starting a smelting processTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·0 cites·9 claims
- 4750US2009308205A1Direct smelting plant with waste heat recovery unitDRY RODNEY JAMES·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4850US2004256773A1Direct smelting plant and processFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4949US11371105B2Smelting process and apparatusTATA STEEL LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 28, 2022·0 cites·12 claims
- 5048US7704446B2Inducing swirl in a gas flowTECH RESOURCES PTY LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·0 cites·30 claims
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