ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,265, issued on March 11, was assigned to DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.P.A. (Buttrio, Italy).

"Solid agglomerated product based on iron oxides and corresponding production method" was invented by Selena Tiburzio (Cervignano del Friuli, Italy), Liliana Florina Arsene (Buttrio, Italy), Luca Tommasi (Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy) and Alessandra Primavera (Faedis, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Solid agglomerated product, usable as a charge material for an electric arc furnace, comprises at least one fraction of by-product deriving from a steel plant and which comprises a first part containing ferrous oxide FeO and a second pa...