ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,004, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC (Lisle, Ill.).
"Foundry coke products, and associated systems and methods" was invented by John Francis Quanci (Haddonfield, N.J.) and Jonathan Perkins (Lisle, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coke products configured to be combusted in a cupola furnace are disclosed herein. The coke products can include foundry coke products having a hydraulic diameter of at least 3.5", egg coke products having a hydraulic diameter of 1.5-3.5", and breeze coke products having a hydraulic diameter of 0.5-1.5". Individual foundry coke products can comprise an oblong shap...