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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074702 | Cooling system for forming mold and method of cooling forming mold In a forming mold equipped with a cooling channel for circulation of a refrigerant composed of a cooling gas and a atomized cooling liquid, any increase of back pressure attributed to evaporation of the refrigerant fed to the cooling channel is inhibited to thereby ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8047262 | Cooling system for low-pressure casting mold A cooling system for a low-pressure casting mold is provided, in which a sprue is located at a side surface of a cylinder head to ensure a sufficient distance between a combustion chamber and the sprue so that a combustion chamber cooling system combined with water ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7406997 | Aluminum ingot casting machine An aluminum ingot casting machine comprising a source of molten metal, a rotatable annular ring, carrying ingot casting moulds and a drive means for indexing the moulds. The machine includes a vacuum demoulder having a vacuum seal arrangement comprising a sealing el... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7377304 | Method of unidirectional solidification of castings and associated apparatus Molten metal is injected uniformly into a horizontal mold from a feed chamber in a horizontal or vertical direction at a controlled rate, directly on top of the metal already within the mold. A cooling medium is applied to the bottom surface of the mold, with the ty... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363958 | Continuous casting mold for liquid metals, especially for liquid steel The invention relates to a continuous casting mould for liquid metals, especially for liquid steel, comprising steel charging plates (2) which are surrounded by water reservoirs (1), cassette-type copper plates (3) arranged against the same, end... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7290587 | Die thermal management through coolant flow control A system and method for thermal management of a die is disclosed wherein cooling of the die is controlled by controlling coolant flow to switch between laminar flow and turbulent flow as desired. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290591 | Cooling mold with gas grooves A cooling mold (262) includes a cooling portion (2632), and defines a channel. The cooling portion has a number of intersecting grooves (2636). The channel communicates with at least one of the grooves. The channel and the grooves are configured... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7143814 | Cooling of molds An arrangement to assist in heat transfer through a mold for applications such as injection molding of plastics material including at least one closed chamber within the mold, the chamber being only partially filled with liquid and a remainder of the chamber being f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140415 | Method and apparatus for direct pour casting A direct pour metal casting process and casting mold having a direct pour passage. The casting mold is filled from a bottom pour ladle that dispenses molten metal into a riser core. The riser core defines an opening that progresses from a circular opening in the top... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100672 | Device for cooling die casting metallic pattern While a die cast product is produced by a die casting method, an overheated portion of a low pressure die casting metallic pattern is effectively cooled by circulating a cool air and/or a coolant. Therefore, a solidification period of a molten metal in a cavity is m... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7044192 | Runner cooling block for die casting systems A runner cooling block for use in a die casting system comprises a spreader block, a spreader, a bushing block, a sprue bushing and a water jacket. The sprue bushing comprises a sprue channel running through an interior of the sprue bushing and a cooling channel run... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7007736 | Die forming method for forming female screw A molten magnesium material is filled into a product section of a die. The molten magnesium material is cooled and solidified in the die, so that a molded product is formed. Subsequently, a thread-shaped pin is rotated, so that a female-thread forming section is dra... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6926067 | Liquid-cooled casting die A liquid-cooled casting die for the continuous casting of thin steel slabs has a molding casting die body made of a material of high heat conductivity, such as copper or a copper alloy. Preferably the casting die body is made, in each case, of two broad-side walls, ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904953 | Cooling arrangement for the rolling stand of a continuous casting system A cooling arrangement for the rolling stand of a continuous casting system for heavy supports is provided with spraying nozzles which can be acted upon by cooling liquid and compressed air through supply pipes laid laterally in a longitudinal direction of the rollin... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6872067 | Mould tempering The invention relates to an injection mould (1) for producing three-dimensional components. The mould has a system (2) for mould tempering having at least one groove (12) which is arbitrarily extended between two points in the available volume o... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6827323 | Mold cooling device A mold cooling device includes an air feeding and discharging circuit 22 which effects the driving by air of a pump section 1 for feeding a cooling liquid to a fluid flaw passageway 65a fanned in a mold 64 and the feeding of air to... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6763879 | Mold temperature control for casting system A mold temperature control system comprises a mold section having a cavity, a fluid circuit to distribute a flow of a conditioning fluid, the fluid circuit being positioned spaced apart from the cavity, a temperature sensor positioned in the mold to generate a signa... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6745821 | Hot sprue system for diecasting A sprue insert-set which substantially eliminates sprue castings and improves melt-flow in high-pressure hot-chamber diecasting. The insert-set consists of (i) a heated sprue body insert for mounting in the fixed dieblock of a die set and (ii) a cooled sprue tip ins... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6725904 | Control of heat flux in continuous metal casters A process of casting a molten metal to form a cast metal strip ingot while controlling heat flux from the cast metal. The process comprises continuously supplying molten metal to a casting cavity formed between a pair of moving continuous casting surfaces that withd... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6698496 | Cooling arrangement for die-casting metal mold A cooling arrangement for uniformly cooling an entirety of a die-casting metal mold is provided. Cooling oil is supplied from temperature controllers (9, 10) by pumps to respective coolant passages (A,B,C,D,E,F,G) through coolant supply circuits (5,6) and... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6631753 | Clean melt nucleated casting systems and methods with cooling of the casting A casting system and method for producing a metal casting is provided. The metal casting can comprise a fine-grain, homogeneous microstructure that is essentially oxide- and sulfide-free, segregation defect free, and essentially free of voids caused by ai... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6622774 | Rapid solidification investment casting An investment casting process utilizes rapid cooling during solidification to achieve a desired final microstructure. A molten high temperature aluminum alloy is poured into a ceramic shell mold. The ceramic shell mold is then lowered into an oil bath hel... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6598657 | Mould support arrangement A mold support (110) is disclosed for supporting a plurality of molds (109) in a casting apparatus having a first zone for introducing molten material into the molds and a second zone in which the material in the molds can cool. The mold support (110) is ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598659 | Temperature control unit for dies or molds, particularly for pressure die-casting or injection-molding aluminum and alloys thereof, plastic materials and the like A temperature control unit for dies and molds, particularly for pressure die-casting or injection-molding of aluminum and alloys thereof, plastic materials and the like, comprising a die or mold cooling circuit through which pressurized water flows. A wat... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6457512 | Bottom pouring fully dense long ingots Fully dense long ingots are produced by the bottom pouring method and apparatus of the present invention. A solidification sequence is achieved which is conducive to eliminating solidification shrinkage and piping. The set-up of the bottom poured ingot mo... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6443216 | Thermal jacket for a vessel An apparatus for and method of controlling the cooling rate of a metallic melt in the production of a semi-solid slurry billet for use in a casting process. The apparatus comprises a thermal jacket including symmetrical halves, with each half having a rou... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6435258 | Method and apparatus for cooling mold A cooling passage is formed to have a helical configuration so that a flow rate of a cooling medium supplied to the cooling passage is controlled to be in an optimum cooling region. Accordingly, the contact surface area and the cooling volume of cooling w... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6422294 | Casting apparatus and casting method of cylinder head To obtain a high-quality cast product of a cylinder head, a proper directivity to the cooling process of the molten metal after a pouring process by utilizing the shape of a cylinder head is discussed. In a process where molten metal is injected to a cast... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6422295 | Method and device for chill molding Method and device for casting cast iron including a metal chill mold (100) having outer walls (206, 208, 210) and inner walls (212, 213, 220). The inner walls are in contact with a mold (300). The device further includes pressurizing means (400) for apply... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6367538 | Mold and mold basket for use in uni-directional solidification process in a liquid metal bath furnace A mold basket, for supporting a mold, for use in a liquid metal bath furnace with an elevator, comprising a flange for suspending the mold basket from the elevator; and a horizontal plate disposed beneath the flange for supporting the mold, wherein the pl... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367539 | Crystalliser for continuous casting Crystalliser for continuous casting of billets and blooms, including a monolithic tubular structure whose transverse section defines the section shape of the cast product, said tubular structure including a wall defined by an outer face and an inner face ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6345801 | Mould for molten magnesium and method of producing magnesium ingots This invention relates to an improved mould for casting a standard Magnesium ingot. The mould is constructed so as to minimize the surface area of the molten Magnesium which is exposed to the surrounding air. This significantly reduces the reliance on cos... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6318448 | Mold wall of a continuous casting mold A mold wall of a continuous casting mold includes an inner mold plate and a water box connected to the inner mold plate through screw connections, wherein the inner mold plate has on its side facing the water box webs with grooves extending between the we... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311760 | Method and apparatus for casting directionally solidified article A method of casting a directionally solidified article such as a component of a gas or steam turbine. The casting is performed in a casting furnace comprising a heating chamber, a liquid cooling bath as a cooling chamber and a shell mold. During casting, ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6276046 | Molding method for bicycle metal frame A molding method for bicycle metal frame, including the steps of: pouring a fixed amount of molten metal into a reservoir with the relatively light oxide membrane floating on the upper surface of the clean and pure molten metal, the male and female molds ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6145804 | Defined fine-membered and point-focal temperable molds and tools The invention concerns thermoregulated molds and tools with a defined, fine-branched and point-focal interior heat-transferring conduit, process for their production, their use and process for the thermoregulation of molds and tools. According to the inve... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6112804 | Tooling made by solid free form fabrication techniques having enhanced thermal properties Processes for providing enhanced thermal properties of tooling, particularly metal and metal/ceramic molds, made by solid free form fabrication techniques, such as the three dimensional printing process, and the tooling made by these processes are disclos... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6085827 | Method for the directed solidification of molten metal and a casting apparatus for the practice thereof A casting apparatus has within a heating chamber (6) and a mold (5) which can be removed from the heating chamber into a molten quenching metal (10) disposed underneath it. As a thermal barrier between the heating chamber (6) and the quenching metal (10),... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6003587 | Casting furnace, a casting method and a turbine blade made thereby A casting furnace for forming a large size turbine blade at a high casting rate using a casting alloy which has a single crystal structure or a columnar crystal structure, includes a main tank 2 in which a mold M is placed. A heater 6 heats the periphery ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5931214 | Mold heating vacuum casting furnace Mold heating vacuum casting furnace system comprising a mold preheating chamber located above and connected to a vacuum casting chamber via an intermediate isolation valve. A mold elevator is provided in the casting chamber and can be moved into the mold ... | 08/03/1999 |
