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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841380 | Producing method for magnesium alloy material A magnesium alloy material such as a magnesium alloy cast material or a magnesium alloy rolled material, excellent in mechanical characteristics and surface precision, a producing method capable of stably producing such material, a magnesium alloy formed article uti... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351054 | Cooling injection mold The present invention provides an apparatus for molding a material such as plastic. The apparatus includes a mold body, a first plurality of ribs, and a second plurality of ribs. The mold body includes a molding skin of substantially uniform thickness having a first... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299856 | Casting steel strip with low surface roughness and low porosity A thin steel strip with low surface roughness and low porosity produced by casting with molten steel having a total oxygen content of at least about 100 ppm and a temperature that allows a majority of any oxide inclusions to be in a liquidus state. The steel strip p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267158 | Control of oxide growth on molten aluminum during casting using a high moisture atmosphere A method of producing aluminum castings which includes the steps of casting a molten alloy, contacting the surface of the molten alloy with a humidified atmosphere and solidifying the alloy. The method is particularly suited for aluminum-magnesium alloys such as AA ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222658 | Die cavity of a casting die for continuously casting billets and blooms A die cavity of a casting die, such as for continuously casting billets, blooms and blanks. The die cavity has a cross-section with a partially curved peripheral line, whereby, with the cavity walls cooled, provides improved heat exchange between a forming strand sh... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210518 | Horizontal casting process for metal alloys A novel process for the continuous casting of lead-free bronze alloys. By careful control of such factors as the melt temperature, order of addition of alloy components, cooling temperature and withdrawal rates, continuous casting of high quality lead-free bronze al... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198092 | Chill tube A chill tube (1) having a double T-shaped inner and outer cross section in beam blank format is encased in a water-guiding jacket (12) adapted to its outer contour while forming a water gap (14). The wall thickness (D) of chill tube (1) i... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7163047 | Pinch roll apparatus and method for operating the same Pinch roll apparatus has a pair of pinch rolls each having a diameter between 300–1500 millimeters positioned to form a nip through which metal strip can be continuously fed. The pinch rolls are positioned one above the other with the axes of the pinch rolls offse... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156151 | Casting steel strip A method of casting steel strip by introducing molten plain carbon steel on casting surfaces at least one casting roll with the molten steel having a free nitrogen content below 120 ppm and a free hydrogen content below about 6.5 ppm measured at atmospheric pressure... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143810 | Equipment for continuous horizontal casting of metal Equipment for continuous, horizontal casting of metal, in particular aluminum. The equipment includes an insulated reservoir or pool (2), which is designed to contain liquid metal, and a mold (3), which can be removed from the pool (2). An insul... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143809 | Equipment for continuous casting of metal, in particular aluminum Equipment for continuous, horizontal casting of metal, in particular aluminum. The horizontal casting equipment includes an insulated reservoir or pool (2), which is designed to contain liquid metal, and a releasably attached mold (3) that can be remov... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137261 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7104074 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073563 | Machine for vertical casting of metal A machine for vertical casting of metal, including a frame on which casting molds can be mounted and through which cooling water can be supplied during casting. The frame includes a horizontal cantilever arm protruding from a support and being journalled in the supp... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070735 | Aluminum alloy material for forging and continuous casting process therefor An aluminum alloy material for forging obtained by a continuous casting process, the alloy comprising: a surface of which roughness is not more than Ra 35, and a segregation layer having 0.1 to 2 mm thickness and generated in the surface. The cast surface after cont... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7032645 | Pinch roll apparatus and method for operating the same Pinch roll apparatus has a pair of pinch rolls each having a diameter between 300–1500 millimeters positioned to form a nip through which metal strip can be continuously fed. The pinch rolls are positioned one above the other with the axes of the pinch rolls offse... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021363 | Mold wall, especially a broad side wall of a continuous casting mold for steel The invention relates to a mold wall for plate molds, tubular molds or similar, especially a broadside wall of a continuous casting mold for steel. The inventive plates consisting of copper or a copper alloy, which are either provided with coolant channels or are in... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007739 | Direct chilled metal casting system A molten metal mold casting system with a cooling system which maintains an approximately equal coolant flow rate while altering flow characteristic of the coolant flow discharged toward the castpart to alter the cooling affects on the emerging castpart. The heat tr... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004226 | Apparatus for continuous casting of metal strips Apparatus for continuous vertical casting of metal strips, comprising: a mould (10) having top and bottom ends an open-ended mould cavity (C), a tundish (11) having a discharge opening (11A) in direct communication with the mould cavity (C) to f... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000676 | Controlled fluid flow mold and molten metal casting method for improved surface A DC casting mold for casting molten metal alloy comprising a cooled tubular body that has a thermally insulated insert attached to its top surface. The thermally insulated insert has a bottom portion with a beveled sidewall, which forms an angle with the horizontal... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996995 | Systems and methods for freezing and storing biopharmaceutical material The present invention provides a system for freezing, thawing, and storing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a flexible container, a conduit, and a temperature control unit. The flexible container is adapted to receive a biopharmaceutical material therein f... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6986381 | CASTINGS OF METALLIC ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED SURFACE QUALITY, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES FABRICATED IN REFRACTORY METALS AND REFRACTORY METAL CARBIDES COATED GRAPHITE MOLDS UNDER VACUUM Molds are fabricated having a substrate of high density, high strength ultrafine grained isotropic graphite, and having a mold cavity coated with a refractory metal such as W or Re or a refractory metal carbide such as TaC or HfC. The molds may be made by making the... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6978531 | Method of manufacturing hot rolled steel sheet using mini mill process Disclosed is a method for manufacturing hot rolled steel sheets. The method includes the steps of passing molten steel through a continuous caster (11) having a mold after having been passed through a ladle (91) and a tundish (92) to manufacture... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973957 | Continuous casting mold, a shorter side thereof and method of exchanging the shorter side frame A mold shorter side frame of a continuous casting mold is exchanged integrally as it is to enable on-line change of the thickness of the case piece. As the method, a concave portion for engaging a portion of the moving device and an attaching/detaching mechanism hav... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945056 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942012 | Chill tube for the continuous casting of metals A chill tube (1) for the continuous casting of metals has a double T-shaped cross section in beam blank format. Inner contour (3) defining the cross section of the cast billet is cooled by cooling water, which is guided through cooling channels (4 | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6918428 | Chill tube A chill tube made of copper for the continuous casting of metals has a multi-corner inner and outer cross section and a nominal wall thickness which amounts to 8% to 10% of the separation distance of the inner surfaces lying frontally opposite each other at the tube... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6883584 | Method for continuously casting a steel beam blank A method for producing a steel beam blank includes continuously casting a steel beam blank strand and cooling the steel beam blank strand in a secondary cooling zone. The steel beam blank strand is guided in a vertical casting plane along a curved path having its we... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6827127 | Method for the blasting calibration of a chill mold A method for blasting calibrating a chill mold (1) is provided. A calibrating mandrel is inserted into chill mold (1), thereafter an explosive material is placed on the outer surface (4) of chill mold (1) and is ignited. The inner side ( | 12/07/2004 |
| 6810943 | Method and device for producing thin slabs A continuous casting installation for producing thin slabs includes a laterally adjustable mold in which an immersion nozzle protrudes. In the mold there is opposite a larger crowned cross section on the charging side a cross section on the strand outlet side which ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808009 | System for providing consistent flow through multiple permeable perimeter walls in a casting mold Disclosed is a system for providing consistent lubricant and/or gas flow through multiple permeable perimeter walls in a casting mold table. One or more of the properties of the perimeter walls indicative of the lubricant flow or gas flow rates through the perimeter... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6799626 | Castings of metallic alloys with improved surface quality, structural integrity and mechanical properties fabricated in finegrained isotropic graphite molds under vacuum Methods for making various metallic alloys such as nickel, cobalt and/or iron based superalloys, stainless steel alloys, titanium alloys and titanium aluminide alloys into engineering components by melting of the alloys in a vacuum or under a low partial pressure of... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6799627 | Castings of metallic alloys with improved surface quality, structural integrity and mechanical properties fabricated in titanium carbide coated graphite molds under vacuum Molds are fabricated having a substrate of high density, high strength ultrafine grained isotropic graphite, and having a mold cavity coated with titanium carbide. The molds may be made by making the substrate (main body) of high density, high strength ultrafine gra... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6705385 | Castings of metallic alloys with improved surface quality, structural integrity and mechanical properties fabricated in anisotropic pyrolytic graphite molds under vacuum Molds are fabricated having a substrate of high density, high strength ultrafine grained isotropic graphite, and having a mold cavity coated with pyrolytic graphite. The molds may be made by making the substrate (main body) of high density, high strength ultrafine g... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6672368 | Continuous casting of aluminum A method of continuous casting aluminum alloys between a pair of rolls. Molten aluminum alloy is delivered to a roll bite between the rolls and passes into the roll nip in a semi-molten state. A solid strip of cast aluminum alloy exits the nip at speeds o... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6634413 | Centrifugal casting of nickel base superalloys in isotropic graphite molds under vacuum Methods for making various nickel based superalloys into engineering components such as rings, tubes and pipes by melting of the alloys in a vacuum or under a low partial pressure of inert gas and subsequent centrifugal casting of the melt in the graphite... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6627055 | Manufacture of fine-grained electroplating anodes A continuously cast copper ingot is made by a procedure in which turbulence is imparted to the metal/solid interface during the casting operation. The ingot is then hot worked to form a billet having a smaller average grain size and a larger diameter than... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612361 | Ingot mold for continuous casting of molten metal particularly for forming rectangular-or square-section steel billets A substantially rectangular-section casting conduit of an ingot mold, for continuous casting of molten metal, is divided into two portions; a first portion has a variable inner section, by having rounded inner edges with a radius of curvature decreasing g... | 09/02/2003 |
