METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING METALLIC IRON NUGGETS - Patent 2047000

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EP 2 047 000 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16

(21)	Application number: 07813408.7

(22)	Date of filing: 26.07.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C21B 13/10^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/074471

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/014397 (31.01.2008 Gazette 2008/05)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

26.07.2006 US 820366 P

(71)	Applicant: Nu-Iron Technology, LLC
	Charlotte, NC 28211 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	IWASAKI, Iwao Grand Rapids, MN 55744 (US) LINDGREN, Andrew J. Grand Rapids, MN 55744 (US) KIESEL, Richard F. Hibbing, MN 55746 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kinkeldey, Hermann et al
	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)

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