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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025092 | Process and related plant for producing steel strips with solution of continuity A process for the manufacturing of steel strips with solution of continuity is described, comprising a continuous casting step for thin stabs with a high “mass flow”, a shearing step and subsequent heating in furnace, followed by a multiple stand rolling step, w... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7367104 | Method and device for the production of a trimmed metal strip The invention relates to a method for production of a metal strip from a strip (6), cast directly from molten metal (4), whereby a trimming of the strip edges (9, 9′) of the strip (6) is carried out, characterised in that the strip edge... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7318267 | Strip production equipment Arranged are a twin- or single-roll continuous casting machine supplied with molten metal from a tundish arranged above so as to continuously cast a strip with a predetermined width, a trimmer arranged downstream of the continuous casting machine to trim widthwise e... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7093342 | Hot rolling thin strip Thin steel strip is passed through a pinch roll stand comprising pinch rolls to a rolling mill comprising a pair of work rolls and upper and lower backing rolls. Strip passes through the bite between the work rolls and strip squeezing forces are applied between the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7052647 | Method and apparatus for cooling hot rolled steel strip, and method for manufacturing hot rolled steel strip An apparatus for cooling a hot rolled steel strip comprising a transfer means arranged behind a final finishing mill, the transfer means comprising a plurality of transfer rolls for transferring the steel strip; at least one upper surface cooling means arranged at a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028750 | Apparatus and method for horizontal casting and cutting of metal billets The invention relates to an apparatus for continuous casting of metal billets comprising a horizontal casting mold having and inlet end and an outlet end. It includes a feed trough for feeding molten metal to the mold inlet end and a horizontal conveyor for receivin... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6698498 | Casting strip Twin roll caster produces cast steel strip that passes in a transit path through pinch roll stand and optional hot rolling mill and runout table to a coiling station which has a pair of switchable coilers. A strip shear located in advance of the coiling s... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6668908 | Method of torch-cutting steel A method of torch-cutting steel, typically slab steel, produced by continuous casting wherein a cutting torch is fueled with propylene and oxygen and wherein the fuel is mixed and combusted on the surface of the slab thus permitting the cutting of the sla... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6153082 | Copper cathode starting sheets Wrought copper cathode starting sheets for use in the electrolytic production of copper made preferably by a continuous casting and rolling process are provided. Refined copper is melted in a shaft furnace and continuously cast preferably using a twin bel... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5961797 | Copper cathode starting sheets Wrought copper cathode starting sheets for use in the electrolytic production of copper made preferably by a continuous casting and rolling process are provided. Refined copper is melted in a shaft furnace and continuously cast preferably using a twin bel... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5927376 | Method to shear slabs arriving from a continuous casting plant and relative device Method and device to shear slabs arriving from a continuous casting plant, where the slabs (13) leaving the continuous casting plant are sent to be sheared to size so as to obtain sections which are speeded up and sent for rolling, there being included, i... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5829117 | Hot saw cutting type continuous rolling method and apparatus thereof A hot saw cutting type continuous rolling method comprises casting two strand billets continuously; cutting the billets to predetermined length by hot saws; directly feeding billet portions obtained by cutting onto a rolling line via a line connecting dev... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5632325 | Process and apparatus for strand-casting near final size cast formats A process and an apparatus for strand-casting near to final size cast formats from non-ferrous metals for the purpose of further cold working, especially strips, bars or tubes of copper or copper alloys. The process includes continuously casting the melt ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5611128 | Battery grids, method and apparatus A continuous cast positive grid of lead having substantially improved corrosion resistance and decreased growth in a positive plate of a lead-acid battery and a continuous cast negative grid of lead having substantially increased tensile strength for a le... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5597030 | Apparatus for deburring flame cut slabs Apparatus for removing burrs from flame cut steel slabs having a rotating shaft and burr knocking members loosely mounted on the shaft for impact removal of the burrs.... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5464053 | Process for producing rheocast ingots, particularly from which to produce high-mechanical-performance die castings A process for semiliquid casting ingots from which to produce high-mechanical-performance die castings, whereby a metal alloy in the form of pigs and containing ceramic particles is smelted in a smelting furnace, transferred to a ladle, degassed, and fed ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5230382 | Process of producing individual eccentric cams from cast metal A process for producing individual eccentric cams of cast material for assembled camshafts, in which a bar having the cross-section of a cam is produced by continuous casting and where individual cams are separated from the solidified bar.... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5065811 | Apparatus for the manufacture of hot rolled steel strip A manufacturing line for making hot rolled steel strip including a mold for the continuous casting of steel strip, a strip guidance device located downstream from the mold for the diversion of the cast strip into a horizontal plane, a crosscutting device,... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5049335 | Method for making polycrystalline flakes of magnetic materials having strong grain orientation A magnetic material melt is solidified by cooling the material from two opposing surfaces while deforming the material by applying compressive pressure to the two opposing surfaces. Twin roller quenching is a preferred method for producing the flakes. The... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4946575 | Metallic anodes manufactured from molten copper Metallic pieces of predetermined shape, e.g., anodes, are continuously manufactured from molten metal, e.g., impure molten copper, by continuously casting the molten metal in an inclined mold cavity (13) formed by two endless moving belts (14( and (15) an... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4915161 | Fin removing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for notching and removing the fin from a continuously cast metal bar, whereby the fin is broken into small pieces for easy handling by using a driven, blade carrying guide assembly.... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4908070 | Process and device for the longitudinal cutting of continuous castings In longitudinal cutting of continuous castings with high pressure, liquid stream cutting tips, a preheating torch conducted to the liquid stream cutting tip is used for heating up to the ignition temperature.... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4898228 | Method and means for sectioning continuously cast billet having a molten core Continuously cast steel billet is sectioned to length while the core of the casting is molten by being pinched-off to seal the ends of the casting sections and contain molten core metal, effecting thereby energy conservation and economic savings in the pr... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4863509 | Method and apparatus for producing and further processing metallic substances Liquid metal undergoes rapid rotational motion in an induction field and utilizes the resultant centrifugal forces to extend the metal in the form of a rotating film, the film becoming progressively thinner, along a baffle surface located in the induction... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4830087 | Continuous casting of thin slab ingots A method of continuous casting of ingots having a cross section with a high width to height or thickness ratio includes the steps of using a mold with a corresponding cross section and a casting pipe with bottom or near-bottom outlets and having laterally... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4800949 | Method and installation for the continuous manufacture of pipes from spheroidal graphite cast-iron having a controlled structure The invention concerns a method and apparatus for thermally treating cast-iron pipes formed in a continuous casting die. The pipe or tube undergoes tempering by passing through a vat which is located downstream from the continuous casting die. The vat con... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4775000 | Continuous casting of tubular shapes by incremental centrifugal material deposition An apparatus and process for the continuous casting of tubular shapes wherein molten metal from which the tubular shape is formed is centrifugally deposited adjacent to the outlet of a fluid-cooled mold by a nozzle assembly, with the metal being cooled an... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4766947 | Method and apparatus for producing rapidly solidified microcrystalline metallic tapes A method and apparatus for producing a rapidly solidified microcrystalline metallic tape. The method provides for molten metal to be continuously poured through a nozzle onto surfaces of cooling members to form a rapidly solidified metallic tape and then ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4765846 | Process for autogenic flame cutting with oxygen A process for autogenic flame cutting with oxygen includes bringing the oxygen while in the liquid state to a high pressure and feeding the oxygen to the cutting location via a liquid jet cutting nozzle.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4724895 | Fume control in strand casting of free machining steel Lead or bismuth fumes emitted from steel during a strand casting operation are confined, collected and removed.... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4633933 | Continuous casting plant A continuous casting plant comprising at least one casting line presenting a curved guide path for bending the casting leaving the casting mold from a substantially vertical direction to a rectilinear, substantially horizontal direction through a straight... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4598761 | Vertical type continuous casting apparatus having a torch cutter A gas cutting machine for cutting a cast strand includes a torch and is movable downward together with a cut portion of the cast strand. In the neighborhood of the torch is located a movable hood which is movable in synchronism with vertical lifting opera... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4589469 | Electrolytic refining of metal In a method of continuously casting unrefined electrodes in quantity for use in the electrolytic refining of metal in which a metal e.g. copper, strip is continuously cast and cut at spaced positions along its length to form electrodes, a substantial savi... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4573523 | Method of and apparatus for continuous centrifugal casting A continuous centrifugal casting machine employs a rotating water cooled mould in which a tubular mould cavity is formed by a number of pallet conveyors, each having an upper run defining a part cylinder. The conveyors are driven so that the tubular mould... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4540037 | Method and apparatus for bidirectional horizontal continuous casing A molten metal stream is fed downwardly, especially essentially vertically, into a double-ended, chilled horizontal mold where the molten metal is formed into two strands which are cooled and simultaneously bidirectionally withdrawn from opposed ends of t... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4537242 | Method and apparatus for forming a thixoforged copper base alloy cartridge casing A process and apparatus for forming a thin-walled, elongated member having superior strength properties from an age hardenable copper base alloy is described herein. A slug or billet of a slurry cast, age hardenable copper base alloy is formed into a semi... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4518028 | Process and apparatus for obtaining stackable auto-clamping blocks A method and apparatus is described for forming non-ferrous, constant section, stackable auto-clamping blocks. The method advantageously utilizes a movable carriage having in addition to cutter means, a pair of jaws which are each generally shaped like a ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4501624 | Flame-cutter employing a discontinuous oxygen supply for billets produced in a continuous caster A flame-cutter for separating a moving billet produced by a continuous caster wherein the billet is supported by at least one billet supporting roller. The flame-cutter includes a burner having a nozzle supported for synchronous movement with the billet, ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4498522 | Electrolytic refining of metal In a method of continuously casting unrefined electrodes in quantity for use in the electrolytic refining of metal in which a metal e.g. copper, strip is continuously cast and cut at spaced positions along its length to form electrodes, a substantial savi... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4495000 | Device for cutting a strip cast in a continuous casting machine A device for cutting a continuously cast strip conveyed on a roller bed includes a cutting machine having at least one flame cutting unit. A control unit controls the transverse movement of the flame cutting units in such a way that the flame cutting unit... | 01/22/1985 |
