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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325787 | Barrier A barrier formed from one or more barrier tapes, which may be barbed. Two lower barrier tapes are supported on the opposed projecting arms of outrigger system installed atop a structure such as a wall, gate or fence. Each extended lower barrier tape is formed from l... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319965 | Method and apparatus to control the operating speed of a manufacturing facility A method and apparatus for controlling the operating speed of a manufacturing facility is disclosed. It includes determining a desired operating speed that is dependent on at least one economic variable. The variables vary with the operating speed. Also, the operati... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7231796 | Structure of roll-forming machine A roll-forming machine formed of a machine base, a plurality of sheet-transfer roll sets, and a plurality of forming roll sets and adapted for the formation of a C-shaped component or a Z-shaped component from a sheet material is disclosed to have an adjustment stru... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204005 | Manufacturing method of endless metal belt and manufacturing apparatus of endless metal belt A manufacturing method of an endless metal belt having metal rings built up and differing in circumference, includes the following steps of: a first circumference correction step of expanding each of the metal rings; and a second circumference correction step of exp... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185519 | Methods and apparatus for monitoring and conditioning strip material Methods and an apparatus for monitoring and conditioning strip material are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus receive encoder signals and sensor data to monitor a condition of a strip material. If an undesired material condition is detected, a material ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181948 | Method of making structural components Elongated structural components having regions of different thicknesses, especially for use in automobile bodies, are produced by flexible rolling metal strip so as to form along a length thereof rolled-strip segments of different wall thickness. The sheet bars are ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7111481 | Methods and apparatus for controlling flare in roll-forming processes Methods and apparatus for controlling flare in roll-forming processes are disclosed. An example method of controlling flare involes moving a material through a roll-forming process and measuring the material to obtain a flare characteristic associated with a zone of... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107807 | Roll forming machine A roll-forming machine includes in line a device (11) for unwinding metal strip (10) from a strip reel (12), a strip cutter (18), and a roll-forming section (30; 90). The roll-forming section includes a row of forming stations that... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7051485 | Ceiling panel system A ceiling panel system is a plurality of ceiling panels. Each ceiling panel has a first interlocking retaining bracket and an oppositely spaced second interlocking retaining bracket. The installation of the ceiling panel system comprises: A starter bracket is... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7013547 | Method and device for the production of curved spring strip sections A method and a device for the production of curved spring strip sections. A spring strip runs through a bending unit formed from three separate support points and a reverse bending unit, arranged in series, and formed from a fourth support point. Bent and reverse-be... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6698266 | System and method for optimizing mill cuts A method for controlling a bar processing mill having an exit and a cooling bed to produce bars of a predetermined cold length. The method includes, for a first bar in a processing order, calculating a long hot cut length based, at least in part upon a pr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6691540 | Method and apparatus for presetting process variables for a rolling train for rolling metal strips Method and apparatus for presetting process variables in at least one actuating element of a rolling train for rolling metal strips, in which guarantee values are predefined. The guarantee values specified, which cover the intended stipulations and the as... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6666061 | Apparatus for deep rolling of recesses and radii of crankshaft journal bearings An apparatus (5) for the deep rolling of recesses (4) and radii of crankshafts (1). The deep rolling is accomplished with the aid of deep-rolling rollers (8) which, during revolution of the crankshaft (1), penetrate into the recesses (4) or radii of the c... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6622540 | Method and apparatus for flexible manufacturing a discrete curved product from feed stock An apparatus for manufacturing a discrete curved product from a feed stock includes a source of heat that is adapted to impose a focused beam of light on at least one surface of a work piece to cause the surface of the work piece to expand and thereby mov... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6615634 | Plate width adjusting apparatus and plate width adjusting method A plate width adjusting apparatus 1 for adjusting a strip 53 for a predetermined plate width, which is installed on a production line for the strip 53, is provided with bridle rolls 2 and 3. The bridle rolls 2 and 3 give tension in the transfer direction ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6463775 | Method and apparatus for detecting chattering in cold rolling mill The present invention relates to a method for detecting chattering of a cold rolling mill rapidly and accurately, which occurs during cold rolling of a steel strips. The occurrence of the chattering is detected by a plurality of acoustic parameters derive... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6266983 | Method and apparatus for detecting flaws in strip, method of manufacturing cold-rolled steel sheet and pickling equipment for hot-rolled steel strip A flaw detecting method and apparatus for continuously testing a strip that is continuously carried through a liquid includes features for reducing air bubble generation in a liquid. The apparatus includes a liquid, carrying rolls for passage of the strip... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6230531 | Rolling data collecting method and system The rolling data collecting system according to this invention collects rolling data of a rolled strip to be serially rolled through a tandem rolling mill, using the first rolling data measuring means installed at each roll stand and the second rolling da... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6216503 | Method for setting operating conditions for continuous hot rolling facilities A continuous hot rolling method includes setting operating conditions (OC) for hot rolling facilities, regarding rolled material for which endless rolling was planned, in which a preceding piece of material and a subsequent piece of material are joined to... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6029485 | Roller levelling machine for levelling a rolled section A roller levelling machine for levelling a rolled section includes a section inlet for introducing the rolled section into the roller levelling machine and a plurality of bending rollers for levelling the rolled section. The roller levelling machine furth... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5996384 | Hot flat rolling mill stand and control method and apparatus therefor The invention relates to a rolling mill stand including an automatic strip steering and control system, comprising at least two rolls arranged alongside each other and permitting strip to pass between them from an entry side to an exit side, and comprisin... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5904058 | Decamberer Camber of a travelling wide strip is provided by a pair of opposed rollers adapted to bear on opposite wide sides of such a strip. Mutually independent means are provided to provide deforming pressure at a selected end of said opposed rollers.... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5794473 | Method of regulating the cross-section of rolling stock A method of regulating the cross-section of rolling stock through a looper for the rolling stock, particularly between roll stands in section rolling mills. In accordance with the method, the horizontal forces in the rolling stock are varied by varying th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5722278 | Roll forming apparatus A roll forming apparatus incorporates tension rolls which feed a material along a longitudinal direction thereof. The tension rolls are arranged at predetermined intervals and are driven. Also, forming rolls which form the fed material are arranged altern... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5689986 | Apparatus and method for prenotching and dimensionally measuring a roll formed part A plurality of successively spaced notches are formed in a side edge of a metal strip by first and second adjustably positionable dies prior to roll forming of the strip to a formed configuration. After roll forming, fingers engage selected edges of the n... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5687595 | Method of and apparatus for correcting curvature of rolled metal strip Downstream of an uncoiler, a stretch-bend leveler is provided in a strip line to correct curvature in the strip plane. One or more rollers of the stretch-bend leveler are swingable about a horizontal or vertical axis at the end of the roller in response t... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5584198 | Apparatus and method for forming metal building panels Apparatus and method for crimping the side walls of a sheet metal building panel independently of a main crimper which crimps the belly of the panel. The depth and the position along the panel of the side crimp is adjusted independently of the main crimpe... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5408855 | Method for continuously measuring mechanical properties of a continuously produced sheet, in particular a sheet of steel The method comprises, at a given point of the production line: producing on the sheet a known localized deformation which is such that at least in a zone of a surface of the sheet the deformation is partially plastic; evaluating in the zone of the plastically ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5375448 | Non-interference control method and device A non-interference control method and device in which an object to be controlled, which is controlled by a plurality of operation quantities and at least one control quantity, is divided into a plurality of partial control systems so that each of the part... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5359871 | Microprocessor controlled apparatus and method for forming metal building panels A microprocessor controlled apparatus and method for processing sheet material into building panels for assembly into buildings. The sheet material is formed into a panel having a flat bottom and sides while the length of the formed panel is monitored to ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5309746 | Automatic tube straightening system A system is provided for assuring the straightness of pipes or tubes produced by a continuous seam-welded process. Following sizing, the newly formed continuous tube passes through a straightening unit and a preliminary alignment checker. The alignment ch... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5249445 | Machine and method for forming arched roof vertical wall self supporting metal buildings A mobile metal building forming machine forms panels of predetermined length from a coil of flat metal and then the formed panels are continuously crimped on their side edges for strength and are selectively curved by crimping the bottom of the panel. The... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5207083 | Method of controlling the length of corrugated fins A center machine for producing corrugated fins for heat exchangers has servomotor driven pullout rolls for stretching a compressed corrugated strip to desired fin density and normally driven in phase with corrugation forming rolls. A cutoff knife severs p... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5101366 | Method for controlling the manufacture of zirconium tubes A method for operating a computer to control the manufacture process of zirconium tubes in a pilger mill operation, the computer including an electronic memory and being coupled to the pilger mill to receive, as input, data related to the operation of the... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4884425 | Roll forming apparatus for forming barbed tape into a coded configuration An apparatus and process is provided for forming a helical barbed tape. The process first involves supplying rolled steel which is passed to an apparatus for blanking barbs and cutting the steel into strips. The strips are mounted on individual cassettes.... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4878368 | Adaptive roll formed system and method A refrigerator cabinet has a front flange, which as a gasket on its door seal thereagainst when the door is closed, formed by a plurality of longitudinally spaced sets of rollers of a roll forming machine so that the front flange is at a specific angular ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4808926 | Eddy current apparatus and method for controlling a rod mill on the basis of faults detected per unit time Method and apparatus for monitoring a rod mill and flexible wire drawn and annealed from a stiff coil of rod in the rod mill are disclosed. The fault signals provided by an eddy-current tester are counted on a per unit time basis in order to permit the de... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4796449 | Automatically controlled machine for rolling metal sheets The machine incorporates at least two central rollers appropriately driven, and adjustable in height in order to disengage a finished object. In combination with the central rollers, side rollers are positioned in space by means of jacks. The positioning ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4794773 | Method of measuring camber A method of measuring camber in a sheet of metallic material comprises the steps of displacing the sheet between fixed guides in a plane perpendicular to the width of the sheet such that a point on a center of the sheet travels a predetermined distance, m... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4589268 | Method of controlling mill pacing According to the present invention, in a method of controlling a mill pacing in a rolling equipment wherein a plurality of serial rolling mills are provided downstream of a heating furnace in which a plurality of materials are rested on a furnace hearth i... | 05/20/1986 |
