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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7156148 | Manufacturing method for continuously cast product of steel A manufacturing method for a continuously cast product of steel includes the steps of detecting a position of a crater end of the product by a method for measuring a solidification state of the continuously cast product using a sensor arranged so as to be in non-con... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7040379 | Method and apparatus for the regulation of strip temperature in a continuous metallic strip casting plant A method, and the related implementation device, for the regulation of strip temperature in a continuous metallic strip casting plant, wherein such temperature regulation begins on the strip whilst under the casting equipment and at a certain distance from it, and t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6896035 | Manufacturing method for continuously cast product of steel A manufacturing method for a continuously cast product of steel includes the steps of detecting a position of crater end of product by a method for measuring a solidification state of continuously cast product using a sensor arranged so as to be in non-contact with ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892794 | Method and device for continuous casting and subsequent forming of a steel billet, especially a billet in the form of an ingot or a preliminary section The secondary cooling and the strand support are matched to the cooling state of a continuously cast strand cross section. The secondary cooling and support are reduced in dependence upon the solidification profile of the cast strand along the distance traveled.... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6854507 | Method and system for operating a high-speed continuous casting plant A system provided in a high-speed continuous casting plant for casting a metallic strand for automatically operating the high-speed continuous casting plant. In the system, the stopping or slide movement, the modification of the steel level, the heat currents throug... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6568459 | Process and apparatus for casting a continuous metal strand An apparatus and process for casting a continuous metal strand, in particular steel, in a continuous casting apparatus having strand parts disposed opposite one another and being fitted with bearings in which guide rollers are mounted, and having actuator... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6546995 | Casting of molten metal in an open ended mold cavity When a body of startup material has been interposed in the cavity between the starter block and a first cross sectional plane of the cavity transverse the axis thereof, the starter block has commenced reciprocating along the axis, and the body of startup ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6484396 | Method for manufacturing a camshaft having added wear resistance of the lobe A method of manufacturing a camshaft used in an internal combustion engine. The method of manufacturing the camshaft produces a camshaft which has reduced weight and added wear resistance at a lobe of the camshaft. The camshaft is manufactured to provide ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6374903 | System and process for optimizing cooling in continuous casting mold An improved process of operating a continuous casting mold of the type that includes at least one mold surface and at least one coolant passage that is in thermal communication with the mold surface includes determining based on at least one factor whethe... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374901 | Differential quench method and apparatus Surface defects in rolled steel are remedied by quenching a surface layer of the strand immediately downstream of the caster by transversely differential quenching to match the transverse temperature profile of the strand. The flow rate of the quench spra... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6354364 | Apparatus for cooling and coating a mold in a continuous caster An apparatus and method for cooling and coating a mold in a continuous caster. The cooling of the mold is controlled in at least one of the x- or y-directions. The coating of the mold is accomplished subsequent to the cooling.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6338380 | Multiport mold cooling apparatus for continuous casting A multiport mold cooling apparatus for eliminating or reducing rhomboid errors and materials cracking defects during the production process. The multiport mold cooling apparatus includes a support base assembly including a housing having side walls, an op... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6273178 | Twin roll continuous casting installation The invention addresses the problem of edge bulging and breakout of as cast strip due to a decrease of perfect solid phase shell thickness of the strip caused by heat recuperation of the unsolidified portion of the strip, by providing a chamber 19 which e... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6152209 | Method and device for measuring and regulating the temperature and quantity of cooling water for water-coolable walls of a continuous casting mold A method and a device for measuring and regulating the temperature and quantity of cooling water of a continuous casting mold which flows per unit of time through mold walls composed of copper plates which can be cooled by water, particularly independentl... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6089308 | Method and apparatus for improving the quality of continuously cast metal The apparatus includes a chilling block and temperature measuring devices disposed in different positions. The output from the temperature measuring devices can be employed to provide ongoing control of cooling of the chilling block in x-, y- and/or z-dir... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6079479 | Twin roll continuous casting installation The invention addresses the problem of edge bulging and breakout of as cast strip due to a decrease of perfect solid phase shell thickness of the strip caused by heat recuperation of the unsolidified portion of the strip, by providing a chamber 19 which e... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6044895 | Continuous casting and rolling system including control system A continuous casting and rolling system for steel strips includes a vertically working two-roll casting device, a first device for adding molten steel to the casting device, a second device for guiding a cast strip produced by the casting device into a ho... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5988259 | Method and apparatus for controlling the cooling of a strand in a continuous casting installation Method and apparatus for controlling the cooling of a strand in a continuous casting installation, in which the cooling or, respectively, the solidification behavior of the strand ensures by means of the quantity of cooling agent used for cooling the stra... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5871040 | Process for continuously casting thin slabs In producing thin slabs by continuous casting, a method is developed in which internal defects are reduced to improve a production yield. Narrow sides of cast slabs are cooled in a controlled manner to produce cast slabs having a projection in a center of... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5850871 | Foot guide and control system for continuous casting machine An improved continuous casting mold and foot guide assembly includes a mold having a casting passage defined therein, a frame member, mounting structure for mounting the frame member to the mold for relative movement toward and away from an axis of the ca... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5839500 | Apparatus for improving the quality of continously cast metal The method enhances the quality of cast metal being cast in a continuous casting process. In particular, the method combines temperature and quality control sensing to achieve closed-loop control of the cooling of molten metal in a continuous caster.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836377 | Process and device for cooling molten steel A process for cooling molten steel, in particular by continuous casting of hoop-steel. At least part of the molten mass that leaves a metallurgical vessel through a metal nozzle solidifies when contacting a cooling surface. A gaseous stream that forms a r... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5697423 | Apparatus for continuously casting A continuous block caster has a temperature sensor in each of the chilling blocks. The sensor monitor and control temperatures of the chilling blocks in the casting direction (the "x-direction") and the direction transverse to the casting direction (the "... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5673746 | Solid/liquid interface detection in casting processes by gamma-ray attenuation A liquid metal/solid metal interface detecting device comprises in general a radiation source for generating gamma radiation, which is directed to pass through a strand extruded from a continuous casting mold. A detector detects the gamma radiation passin... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5634512 | Method and apparatus for casting and thermal surface treatment Method for thermal surface treatment in line in a continuous casting machine associated with furnaces to heat hot-charge blooms, the method being applied to fine-grain structural steels and being suitable to obviate the precipitation of compounds of alumi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5509460 | Solid/liquid interface detection in continuous casting processes by γ - A liquid metal/solid metal interface detecting device comprises in general a radiation source for generating gamma radiation, which is directed to pass through a strand extruded from a continuous casting mold. A detector detects the gamma radiation passin... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5488987 | Method for the controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs leaving a continuous casting plant, and relative device Method for the controlled pre-rolling of thin slabs (20) leaving a continuous casting plant, whereby the pre-rolling is carried out with a plurality of pairs of rolls (14-16) grouped together in one or more pre-rolling assemblies (10), the first of the pr... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5454417 | Method for casting steels in arcuate continuous casting installations The method relates to a method for casting steels on arcuate continuous casting installations, a steel melt being passed through a water-cooled chill mold from which a steel product emerges which has solidified at the surface and is cooled by the action o... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5289867 | Method of and apparatus for cooling with improved control system A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting coolant flow rates in casting machines forming a continuous casting and rolling apparatus is disclosed. The rolling mill embodiment is directed to control of soluble oil flow rates to control physical pro... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5247988 | Apparatus and method for continuously casting steel slabs In a continuous casting mold for casting slabs of metal, the mold is cooled by sprays of coolant directed against the outside of the mold. The mold (11) is divided into four zones (zones 1, 2, 3 and 4) and the rates of heat extraction in the different zon... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5148853 | Method and apparatus for controlling the heat transfer of liquid coolant in continuous casting A method and apparatus for continuously monitoring the cooling capacity of a liquid coolant containing gas bubbles. The apparatus includes a measuring means for measuring the number density of the bubbles to infer the heat transfer characteristics of the ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5050063 | Method for controlling the characteristics of an aqueous solution A method of controlling the characteristics of an aqueous solution for treating the surfaces of a web moving continuously in a lengthwise direction, consists of changing certain characteristics, such as the specific gravity, of the aqueous solution at a f... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4987950 | Method and apparatus for controlling the heat transfer of liquid coolant in continuous casting A method for continuously monitoring and/or controlling the cooling capacity of a liquid coolant containing gas bubbles. The method comprising the steps of: (a) measuring the size and number density of the gas bubbles it he liquid coolant by use of a sens... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4756357 | Process and device for controlling the rate of cooling a continuously cast ingot A process for controlling the rate of cooling an ingot emerging from a continuous casting mold, said ingot being cooled by application of a fluid coolant directly onto the ingot surface, comprises continuous measurement of the cooling capacity and influen... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4721154 | Method of, and apparatus for, the continuous casting of rapidly solidifying material During the melt spinning process for producing metal foils having an amorphous structure, molten metal is cast through a slot-like nozzle onto a surface or wall which is rapidly moved past the nozzle. A particularly rapid quenching and cooling rate of the... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4699202 | System and method for controlling secondary spray cooling in continuous casting A system and method is provided for cooling a continuous casting, which includes determining, for each element of steel, the steel residence time in each cooling spray zone of the secondary cooling and determining residence time flow rates as a function o... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4674556 | Method and device for controlling thin metallic strip continuous casting apparatus An apparatus for continuously casting a thin metallic strip comprising a melt receiver 3 for receiving molten metal, a pair of rolls 4 rotatably arranged under the melt receiver 3 and opposed to each other with a predetermined clearance, rotary drive devi... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4658882 | Machine for direct rolling of steel casting and producing steel product therefrom Machine for direct rolling of a steel casting from the continuous casting process and producing a steel product therefrom characterized in that the continuous casting machine is provided with an air-water mist cooling means having a selective cooling func... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4651804 | Casting light metals A method of and an apparatus for vertical, semi-continuous direct chill casting of light metal fabricating ingots of particularly, though not exclusively, lithium containing aluminium and magnesium alloys, through an open mould into a pit, comprising comm... | 03/24/1987 |
