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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5823245 | Strand casting process A process for strand casting of steel in a cooled casting mold made to oscillate over a distance h at a frequency f, for manufacturing a product withdrawn from the mold at a casting speed VC, the metal being surmounted by alubrication product f... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5695150 | Strip coiler Coiler for winding a strip product, comprising a supporting frame (1) supported, on at least one side, by a hollow tubular shaft (2) rotating in at least one fixed bearing (21) centered about an axis (x'x) of rotation of the frame, at least two winding ma... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5680785 | Metal strip planishing installation Installation for planishing a metal strip moving in a longitudinal feed direction, comprising a fixed supporting stand having two vertical members, lower and upper resistant bearing beams and lower and upper planishing roll systems each comprising a row o... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5618224 | Roll cleaning device A device for cleaning or polishing a roll (4), mounted for rotation about an axis and comprising a cleaning roller (41) mounted for rotation on a support device comprising two parallel arms (15, 16) extending, respectively, between an inner end (15a, 16a)... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5598884 | Device for guiding a cast bar from the output of a casting wheel to the input of a rolling mill The device comprises an element for progressively taking charge of the strand, having at least one movable jaw which can move between a first, open position for introducing the tip of the strand and a second, closed position for centering the strand.... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5590151 | Process for melting scrap iron in an electric furnace and installation for implementing the process A direct current electric furnace for melting ferrous raw material, such a scrap iron, comprising a vessel (1) closed by a detachable cover (13), at least one consumable electrode (5) which passes through at least one opening (16) in the cover (13), at le... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5454388 | Strip product processing installation The object of the invention is a processing installation, particularly a metal strip pickling installation, comprising a series of vats (2) filled with a pickling liquid (20), each vat (2) being separated from adjacent vats by two bulkheads. The upper por... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5390212 | Installation for producing molten metal in an electric furnace Installation for producing steel by melting scrap comprising an electric furnace (2') supplied with individual batches of scrap sequentially charged into the furnace after preheating in a preheating chamber (4) forming a batch container open at both ends ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5383306 | Cleaning apparatus for a cylindrical roll, and in particular a mill roll Cleaning apparatus for a roll placed in contact with a metal strap moving longitudinally in an installation comprising a set of rotary-mounted superposed rolls between two stands of a fixed supporting cage and comprising at least one wiping tool (4) paral... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5360182 | Expandable cylindrical chuck for coiler or uncoiler An expandable cylindrical chuck for a coiler, with at least one restricted position and one expanded position. The chuck has a longitudinal axis (1) and comprises a chuck body (3) with a nose (5) and a rear section (7) a tubular sheath (9), segments (11) ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5332437 | Air knife device for regulating a metal deposit A device for regulating the thickness of a metal deposit formed on a strip emerging from a galvanization bath, comprising at least one nozzle for blowing air provided between the opposite, narrowly spaced ends of two jars. The air knife forming slot is de... | 07/26/1994 |
| 4883114 | Oscillation method and apparatus for a continuous casting mold Steel is teemed into one end of a continuous casting mold to form a continuously cast strand which is withdrawn through the other end of the mold. The mold is oscillated and the strand is accelerated through a first range of speeds less than 1.2 meter per... | 11/28/1989 |
