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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5992201 | Rolling and shearing process and apparatus background A reversing rolling mill for rolling metal strip includes an entry side coiler and an exit side coiler and at least one mill rolling stand including a central roll, an entry side outer roll and an exit side outer roll having their respective longitudinal ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5970771 | Continuous spiral motion system for rolling mills A system and method for improving properties of a metal strip during rolling between rotating upper and lower work rolls in a mill stand, for reducing work roll edge wear, for improving distribution of thermal expansion of the work roll during rolling, fo... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5956990 | Apparatus and method for producing and handling superlarge coils of metal strip Apparatus and methods for handling a superlarge coil of metal strip formed from an entire heat of metal and having a coil weight up to about 8000 lbs./in. of coil width, by coiling the strip on a coiling mandrel until the weight approaches that which the ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5924319 | Roll crossing, offsetting, bending and shifting system for rolling mills A combined work roll crossing, offsetting, bending and work roll axial shifting system for a rolling mill having a housing member on each side and at each end of each work roll, Mae West blocks mounted on the housing members, roll chocks surrounding the e... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5592823 | Variable soft cooling header A method and means for soft cooling a moving heated metal strip comprises forming a descending waterwall extending across the metal strip in a direction perpendicularly to the line of travel of the strip. Air jets, variable in angle to the vertical direct... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5546779 | Interstand strip gauge and profile conrol Method and means for maintaining uniform thickness and profile of a metal strip during hot rolling in a multi-stand hot rolling mill, comprising a two-position looper located between adjacent mill stands and movable between a strip threading position abov... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5523123 | Oil applicator and method for applying a film of oil to a metal strip An oil applicator for applying a film of oil to a strip of metal has a hollow tubular shaft having a porous, oil absorbent sleeve, with oil sprays spraying oil onto the surface of the sleeve and a vacuum drawn through the hollow of the shaft to draw exces... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5517842 | Roll and strip cooling system for rolling mills An apparatus for cooling an upper work roll of a rolling mill stand and a strip of metal being rolled has a header to supply a coolant fluid to the work roll and a stripper with a wiper blade that contacts the surface of the work roll between the header a... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5499523 | Method for producing metal strips having different thicknesses from a single slab The present invention relates to a method of controlling the productivity of a rolling plant having at least first and second rolling stands by processing a single slab of metal having a thickness, into metal strips having different thicknesses less than ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5477911 | Twin roller caster Method and apparatus for casting metal strip in a twin roll caster wherein each of the rolls is provided with a surface of convex or concave configuratiion in at least a middle portion of the roll surface. Such surface may be formed mechanically on the ro... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5461895 | High capacity hydraulic leveller An improved plate leveller comprising a housing, a rigid top beam and a bottom beam mounted on the housing, a flexible beam disposed between the upper rigid beam and the bottom beam and connected at the ends thereof to secondary bending cylinders mounted ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5460023 | Roll surface restoration system and method Method and apparatus for cleaning oxide scale from rolling mill rolls comprises a cleaning spray system including a fluid header juxtaposed to a mill work roll and an associated backup roll and a plurality of nozzles equidistantly spaced along the length ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5457893 | Width measuring device for slab being discharged from slab casters Apparatus for continuously measuring the width of a continuously cast steel slab moving along a roller table including a pair of measuring rolls slidably mounted to a guide rail, one on each side of the slab, and further including an air cylinder intercon... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5435164 | Apparatus and method for the manufacture of hot rolled metal strip The present invention relates to a compact rolling plant and method for using it to manufacture hot rolled metal strip. The rolling mill and method are capable of rolling both thick and thin slabs with minimum delays between slabs. The complete rolling of... | 07/25/1995 |
