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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7968044 | Sinter processing system An apparatus and method for processing iron sinter is provided. A cooling system is arranged downstream of a furnace for cooling the iron sinter. The cooling system includes a convective cooling system for forcing air into the iron sinter and an evaporative cooling ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7785528 | Guide system for signal lines, device for measuring temperatures and/or concentrations, and use of the system and device A guide system for signal lines includes a guide tube, through which the signal lines are guided, a cooling system which laterally surrounds the guide tube and has at least one coolant chamber and at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the coolant. The coola... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7435929 | Methods for monitoring or controlling the ratio of hydrogen to water vapor in metal heat treating atmospheres Methods for monitoring a heat treating atmosphere supply a preselected gas atmosphere at a preselected temperature to a heat treating furnace. The preselected temperature is not greater than a temperature at which wustite (FeO) forms. The methods sense the preselect... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7354491 | Method and apparatus for universal metallurgical simulation and analysis A method and apparatus (5) for simulating and analyzing industrial thermal processes, including industrial heat-treatment, processes, melting, solidification, quenching and the like, used in the manufacture of metals, alloys and metal matrix composite compone... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338629 | Integrated metal processing facility A system and method for forming and heat treating a metal casting are provided. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331374 | Method and apparatus for assisting removal of sand moldings from castings Disclosed is a method for dislodging a mold from a casting formed within the mold. The mold may be removed from the casting by scoring the mold and applying a force sufficient to cause the mold to fracture and break into pieces. Additionally, the mold may be fractur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7310981 | Method for regulating the temperature of strip metal The invention relates to a method for controlling and regulating the temperature of a metal strip in a finishing train of a hot rolling mill. A target function is formed by comparing a desired temperature gradient with an actual temperature gradient. The target func... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290583 | Methods and apparatus for heat treatment and sand removal for castings A system and method for heat treating castings and removing sand cores therefrom. The castings are initially located in indexed positions with their x, y, and z coordinates known. The castings are passed through a heat treatment station typically having a series of ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275582 | Methods and apparatus for heat treatment and sand removal for castings A system and method for heat treating castings and removing sand cores therefrom. The castings are initially located in indexed positions with their x, y, and z coordinates known. The castings are passed through a heat treatment station typically having a series of ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267793 | Furnace for vacuum carburizing with unsaturated aromatic hydrocarbons Vacuum carburizing of ferrous workpieces is performed at low pressure in a vacuum furnace using an unsaturated aromatic such as benzene as the carburizing medium. The unsaturated aromatic is gas phase hydrogenated into naphthenes, such as cyclohexane, which is meter... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258755 | Integrated metal processing facility An integrated metal processing facility in which molten metal is poured into a series of molds at a pouring station to form metal castings, which are then transferred to a heat treatment line. Prior to introduction of the castings into a heat treatment station of th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255828 | Electromagnetic method and apparatus for treatment of engineering materials, products, and related processes A method and apparatus for performing electromagnetic treatment on engineering materials and products and for improving processing technologies and service characteristics of the materials. The apparatus integrates electromagnetic treatment with a thermal analyzer a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7236255 | Method and instrument for measuring bead cutting shape of electric welded tube To precisely measure bead cutting shapes of electric resistance welded pipes without being affected by difference in luminance level between cut and uncut portions in optical cutting images, an image is obtained by overlaying an optical cutting image with the optica... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234627 | Method of joining coiled sucker rod in the field A method of joining coiled sucker rod in the field. In its most basic form, the method includes a first step of placing abutting ends of sucker rod in face to face relation. A second step involves positioning a gas burner in proximity to the abutting ends of sucker ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7193189 | Systems and methods for monitoring or controlling the ratio of hydrogen to water vapor in heat metal treating atmospheres Systems and methods for monitoring a heat treating atmosphere derive from at least one sensor placed in situ in the atmosphere a process variable, which is indicative of the ratio of gaseous hydrogen H2 (g) to water vapor H2O (g) in the atmosph... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7174746 | Method and apparatus for ceramizing the starting glass of glass-ceramics The invention relates to a method for ceramizing starting glass of glass-ceramics into glass-ceramics, comprising at least the following steps: 1.1 the starting glass is heated from an initial temperature T1 to a tempera... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7076980 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or ta... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067770 | Radiant heating system with a high infrared radiant heating capacity, for treatment chambers A radiant heating arrangement with a high infrared heating capacity for treatment chambers provides a vacuum-compatible radiant heating system with which it is possible to achieve considerable radiation levels reliably. The radiant heating arrangement includes a tub... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7015439 | Method and system for control of on-site induction heating A workpiece heating system having an induction heating power source and a controller. The controller is operable to control the operation of the power source according to programming instructions received from a user. The controller enables a user to establish a seq... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011869 | Multi-stage processes for coating substrates with multi-component composite coating compositions A process for coating a substrate is provided which includes the following steps: (a) applying a waterborne base coat composition to a surface of the substrate; (b) applying infrared radiation at a power density of... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6964751 | Method and device for heat treating substrates Method and device for the heat treatment of substrates, wherein the substrates are positioned in the vicinity of a heated, essentially flat furnace body extending over the surface of the substrate. In order to provide a reproducible treatment when treating a number ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960238 | Method and installation for the indirect reduction of particulate oxide-containing ores In a process for the gas reduction of particulate oxide-containing ores, in particular iron-oxide-containing material, in the fluidized-bed process at a pressure of | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955730 | Method for enhancing the metallurigcal quality of products treated in a furnace The method and apparatus for enhancing the metallurgical quality of products treated in a furnace with several zones, wherein the temperature and the atmospheric conditions can be controlled. The applies to any type of product treated in a furnace, such as billets, ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6915820 | Automotive fluid tubing, especially for fuel and hydraulic fluid An automotive fluid tubing, especially for gasoline, diesel fuel or hydraulic fluid, and composed of metal can be provided with a tube coating of aluminum and then a polyamide 12 layer which is extruded onto the aluminum coating. The polyamide extruded layer greatly... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910522 | Methods and apparatus for heat treatment and sand removal for castings A system and method for heat treating castings and removing sand cores therefrom. The castings are initially located in indexed positions with their x, y, and z coordinates known. The castings are passed through a heat treatment station typically having a series of ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901990 | Method and system for processing castings A method and system of processing castings is provided in which one or more castings are deposited into a mobile furnace and moved from one station to another of a multi-station casting processing system. The interior of the mobile furnace is heated so as to maintai... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866729 | Method for controlling and/or regulating the cooling stretch of a hot strip rolling mill for rolling metal strip, and corresponding device A method and device for the automation of a cooling section in a hot strip rolling mill, wherein an individual course of cooling over time for each strip point of the metal strip is specified and whereby the cooling specifications can be determined from the desired ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6786949 | Method and apparatus for using a pre-jel for producing self-reducing agglomerates Self-reducing agglomerates are provided for use in the production of metal. The agglomerates comprise a mixture of iron oxide containing particles and particles of a reducing agent bonded by use of a pre-gel. The agglomerates are produced by a method and apparatus t... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6744022 | Systems and methods for monitoring or controlling the ratio of hydrogen to water vapor in metal heat treating atmospheres Systems and methods for monitoring a heat treating atmosphere derive from at least one sensor placed in situ in the atmosphere a process variable, which is indicative of the ratio of gaseous hydrogen H2 (g) to water vapor H2O (g) in the atmosph... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6656414 | Device for continuously measuring the temperature in pelletizing furnaces A device for continuously measuring the temperature in pelletizing furnaces basically comprised of a plurality of temperature detectors (1, 2) disposed at fixed sites on the grate car (10) that follow the latter along the furnace and inform continuously a... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6602317 | Method and apparatus for controlling temperature uniformity of the burden in a direct reduction shaft furnace A method and apparatus for increasing hydrocarbons to a direct reduction shaft furnace while controlling the temperature uniformity of the center portion of the iron burden wherein the hydrocarbon gases used in direct reduction may be preheated, which inc... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6599464 | Steelmaking lance with integral temperature probe This invention concerns a blowing lance and a procedure for the metallurgical treatment of molten steel in a converter with oxygen top blown over the molten steel. In order to monitor the treatment process the intention is for a temperature probe (21) to ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6533990 | Apparatus for distilling molten baths In the apparatus for distilling molten baths, substantially comprising a two-part vacuum tank (2), a melting crucible (5) disposed in the bottom housing part (3) of the vacuum tank and surrounded by a heating coil (4), a hat-shaped metal vapor condenser (... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6508976 | Apparatus for generating an artificial atmosphere for the heat treating of materials An apparatus and method for generating artificial atmospheres in a furnace for the heat treating of materials. The furnace includes a substantially isolated chamber having a discharge receiving orifice for accepting a bi-phasic cryogen into a hot/work zon... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6436335 | Method for controlling a carbon baking furnace A method for management of an anode furnace, from which an adjustable volume of flue gas is directed into a flue system, comprises the steps of measuring the actual flue gas temperatures in flues of each section as actual temperatures, taking related set ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432229 | Method and apparatus for monitoring work heating temperature in flame hardening Temperature in the vicinity of a heated point on a work (1) surface on a moving locus of flame poured from a torch (3) is measured, the measured value is inputted into a controlling unit (8). It is converted into a physical quantity which appeals to the p... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6340444 | Heat treatment apparatus A heat treatment apparatus includes rollers that slide and move an image recording sheet on the surface of a heating member while pressing at least a portion of the sheet against the surface of the heating member. The temperature of a dummy unit, provided... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6299348 | Immersion measuring probe for measurement in liquids An immersion measuring probe for measurement in liquids, in particular in molten metals, has a carrier tube, a measuring head mounted on one end of the carrier tube, and measuring elements as well as signal lines for the measuring signals generated by the... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6299824 | Process and arrangement for manufacturing brush-type seals A process and arrangement for manufacturing brush-type seals having inclined bristles provides at least one ring-shaped brush-type seal having radially extending bristles of a length which, by way of the inclining of the bristles with respect to the radii... | 10/09/2001 |
