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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141617 | Method and apparatus for sealing an ingot at initial startup A continuous casting furnace for producing metal ingots includes a molten seal which prevents external atmosphere from entering the melting chamber. A startup sealing assembly allows an initial seal to be formed to prevent external atmosphere from entering the melti... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7926548 | Method and apparatus for sealing an ingot at initial startup A continuous casting furnace for producing metal ingots includes a molten seal which prevents external atmosphere from entering the melting chamber. A startup sealing assembly allows an initial seal to be formed to prevent external atmosphere from entering the melti... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7216693 | Strip temperature regulating device in a continuous metal strip casting plant A temperature regulation device for the strip (3) produced in a continuous casting plant with ingot mold (16) comprising a pair of cooled, parallel, counter-rotating rolls (2, 2′), closed by two plates at the axial ends of the rolls, includes ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204295 | Mold with a function ring The invention relates to a hot-top mold for a strand casting apparatus, consisting of a hot-top, which lies on the upper side of a parting agent distributor and presses it with its underside against the surface of a mold, an overhang being formed on the radially inn... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7160398 | Method of making rapidly solidified alloy for magnet A melt of an alloy, represented (Fe1-mTm)100-x-y-zQxRyMz, where T is Co and/or Ni, Q is B and/or C, R is at least one rare-earth element, M is selected from Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ga, Zr, Nb, ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156150 | Two-roll casting device A two-roll casting installation with two casting rolls which rotate in opposite directions about horizontal axes and forming a casting gap for forming and discharging a thin cast metal strip. A sealed housing which has a base and surrounds a conveying path for the m... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121322 | Strip-casting machine for production of a metal strip The invention relates to a strip-casting machine for production of a metal strip, comprising two adjacent case-width casting rollers (22, 24), forming a casting gap (15′), with side seals (25) arranged on the front face thereof. The rotating c... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108047 | Method for operating a strip casting machine and jacket ring for a casting roll used to carry out said method The invention relates to a method for operating a strip casting machine (10), whereby molten metal (18) is poured between two rotatable casting rolls (11, 12). A gaseous film (G) is formed between the respective surfaces (11′, 12′) of... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108043 | Method and device for the weight-controlled filling of ingot molds in non-iron casting machines The invention relates to a method for the weight-accurate filling of ingot molds in a non-iron casting machine, e.g. a copper anode casting machine or a zinc anode casting machine, which is configured in the form of casting wheels that are use for production in a fu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093646 | Dual roll casting machine and method of operating the casting machine A twin roll casting machine that can reduce an amount of inert gas to be fed for prevention of oxidization. The machine includes an enclosure enclosing a strip in a range from chilled rolls to pinch rolls, a first swing wall within the enclosure and having a tip end... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077186 | Horizontal continuous casting of metals A mold for horizontal casting of molten metal comprising a mold body forming an open-ended mold cavity having an inlet end and an outlet end. An annular permeable wall member is mounted in the mold body adjacent the inlet end of the mold cavity with an inner face th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073558 | Production method for porous metal body A process for producing a metal body comprises (1) a step of maintaining under reduced pressure a metal material within a temperature range of room temperature to a temperature lower than a melting point of the metal in a sealed vessel to thereby degas the metal mat... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059384 | Apparatus and method for metal strip casting Disclosed is a method and apparatus for continuously casting a metal strip. A casting pool of molten metal is formed, and a metal strip is solidified onto a casting surface. The temperature of the casting surface is maintained above a predetermined critical value. B... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7000679 | Casting, vertical casting method and vertical casting apparatus A molten steel of a special steel or the like including a high-alloy steel is poured in a mold whose bottom portion is closed with a dummy head of a lift table. As the lift table is vertically moved down at a given casting speed, a casting whose lower end is support... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955703 | Process for the production of elemental material and alloys The present invention relates to a process for the production of an elemental material, comprising the step of reacting a halide of the elemental material with a reducing agent in solid form in a fluidized bed reactor at a reaction temperature which is below the mel... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6944930 | Method for manufacturing low-oxygen copper A method for manufacturing a low-oxygen copper wire is provided, in which a dehydrogenating treatment can be performed without requiring a long moving distance of molten copper, and the generation of holes in solidification is suppressed, whereby high quality low-ox... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942013 | Casting steel strip In twin roll casting of steel strip, molten steel is introduced into the nip between parallel casting rolls to create a casting pool supported on casting surfaces of the rolls and the rolls are rotated to deliver solidified strip downwardly from the nip. Casting sur... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6920912 | Casting steel strip Roll caster (11) produces thin steel strip (12) formed on casting surfaces (22A) of casting roll (22) that passes through first enclosure (37) adjacent casting roll surfaces (22A) and, optionally, thereafter second enclosure... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6907755 | Device for manufacturing glass gobs A device for manufacturing glass gobs includes a membrane body of a porous gas transmitting material. Channels for introducing compressed gas into the membrane body extend through the membrane body material and are spaced at a distance from the gas outlet surface of... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904954 | Magnesium alloy material and method of manufacturing the alloy material In manufacturing a magnesium alloy, continuous casting is performed using a movable mold. A magnesium alloy to be processed by presswork, forging, and the like can be efficiently provided. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6890392 | Nanocomposite magnet and method for producing same A method of making a material alloy for an iron-based rare earth magnet includes the step of forming a melt of an alloy with a composition of (Fe1-mTm)100-x-y-z-n(B1-pCp)xRyTi2M | 05/10/2005 |
| 6860317 | Method and apparatus for producing uranium foil and uranium foil produced thereby Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for producing a uranium foil with fine crystalline granules by forming the foil by the gravitational dropping of molten uranium or uranium alloy and rapidly cooling the foil by the contact with cooling rolls, and a foil produc... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6776218 | Casting steel strip A twin roll caster (11) produces thin steel strip (12) which passes through a first enclosure (37) to a pinch roll stand (14) including pinch rolls (50) through which the strip passes into a second enclosure (61). The strip ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6695929 | Method of making material alloy for iron-based rare earth magnet A melt of an iron-based rare earth material alloy, represented by (Fe1-m Tm)100-x-y-z Qx Ry Mz, is prepared, wherein T is Co and/or Ni; Q is B and/or C; R is selected from Y (yttrium) and t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6622778 | Method for the direct production of scale-free thin metal strip A method for the direct production, from molten metal, of scale-free thin metal strip. Hot thin metal strip exiting a continuous caster system is directed to a reducing chamber wherein a reducing gas reduces strip surface oxides while the cast metal strip... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6581674 | Method and device for homogenizing a molten metal film Disclosed is a method and apparatus for making a molten film of metal, steel, in particular a steel film, more uniform, by strip casting, in which the molten material which is applied to a revolving belt is to have a thickness and properties which are as ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575225 | Method for the continuous casting of a thin strip and device for carrying out said method A process for continuously casting a thin metal strip controls has jets directed at casting rollers using sensor feedback. Sensor feedback can be taken directly from the rollers, or can be determined indirectly by sensing a condition of the thin metal str... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6524408 | Method for producing load-optimized steel strips To produce sheet steel components optimised for loading, a steel strip is cast between two cooled rolls with a variable nip and the thickness of the steel strip is changed by changing the time of contact between the strand shells and the rolls or by chang... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6500230 | Method for protecting a non-ferrous liquid metal from oxidation The invention relates to a process for protecting a non-ferrous liquid metal from oxidation and from firing in a machine processing this metal or its alloys, consisting of disposing a gaseous mixture containing carbon dioxide at the surface of the non-fer... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6491089 | Process for manufacturing carbon-steel strip by twin-roll continuous casting, product produced and apparatus A process for manufacturing carbon-steel strip having a thickness of less than or equal to 10 mm directly from liquid steel, by casting said liquid steel between the lateral surfaces, made of copper or copper alloy, of two internally cooled rotating horiz... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6453984 | Apparatus and method for casting amorphous metal alloys in an adjustable low density atmosphere An apparatus and method for casting metal strip includes a moving chill body that has a quench surface. A nozzle mechanism deposits a stream of molten metal on a quenching region of the quench surface to form the strip. The nozzle mechanism has an exit po... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443220 | Method of preventing contact of oxygen with a metal melt In a method of preventing contact of oxygen with a metal melt, metal melt flows into a casting chamber bounded by walls (1, 2, 13) and leaves this chamber as a stream. In order to completely prevent contact of oxygen with a metal melt and thus reoxidation... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6427752 | Casting systems and methods with auxiliary cooling onto a liquidus portion of a casting A casting system with auxiliary cooling onto a liquidus portion of the casting can produce a metal casting that comprises a fine-grain, homogeneous microstructure. The microstructure is essentially oxide- and sulfide-free, segregation defect free, and ess... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6386269 | Method of manufacturing thin plate magnet having microcrystalline structure The present invention is presented with the object of providing a manufacturing method for thin-plate magnets that, as cast, exhibit an intrinsic coercive force iHc of 2.5 kOe or greater and a residual magnetic flux density Br of 9 kG or greater, exhibit ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6287391 | Method of producing laminated permanent magnet A method for manufacturing a permanent magnet by fabricating rapidly cooled alloy thin strip of amorphous composition which has good tenacity, simple working properties and an average thickness of 10 μm~200 μm, from a molten alloy of a specific composit... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6269862 | Mould lubricant A method for preparing a mould lubricant for use in direct chill casting of reactive metals, including magnesium, magnesium alloys, aluminum, and aluminum alloys, proceeds through combining a casting lubricant and a gaseous oxidation-inhibiting agent in a... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6263953 | Method and installation for producing "light steel" by continuous casting with gas inclusion The problem with continuous casting methods is the production in a single cast of structured material shapes presenting hollow cavities. To this end the invention provides for a continuous casting method comprising the following steps: a) the material is ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260605 | Facility and method for the continuous casting of metals The continuous casting installation includes an ingot mould the walls (1) of which are formed by cooled metal walls (2) surmounted by a hot-top element (3) made of a heat insulating material. Holes for injecting a gas under pressure, such as a slot (10), ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6213193 | Caster including a gas delivery means to resist backflowing and freezing of molten metal to the tip of a nozzle and an associated method A caster including a device for delivering a gas into a space created by the apparatus that define the mold of the caster and the nozzle of the caster. Introducing a gas into the space resists backflowing and freezing of the molten metal to the nozzle. An... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209620 | Method and apparatus for producing coated hot-rolled and cold-rolled strip A method for producing coated hot-rolled or cold-rolled products, particularly steel strip, and an apparatus for carrying out the method, wherein thin strip is cast especially by a travelling mold and the cast strip is guided on-line as a master strip int... | 04/03/2001 |
