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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141618 | Strip casting method for controlling edge quality and apparatus therefor A method of continuously casting metal strip may include assembling a pair of casting rolls having casting surfaces laterally positioned to form a nip therebetween through which thin cast strip may be cast, a metal supply system capable of delivering molten steel ab... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8056612 | Delivery device and method for using the same A discharge device discharges liquid steel into a roller crystallizer for the continuous casting of thin strip. The discharge device reduces turbulence at the meniscus to a minimum so as to eliminate the relative defects on the cast strip by passing the steel betwee... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051895 | Operating method for twin-roll casting machine, and side weir supporting device An operation to acquire a strip with less thickness even if arcuate worn steps are formed on side weirs is disclosed. During an operation of a twin-roll casting machine with arcuate worn steps developing on side weirs due to rotational sliding contact of chilled rol... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047264 | Casting delivery nozzle A metal strip casting apparatus and method of casting continuous metal strip include assembling a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls having casting surfaces positioned laterally forming a nip between for casting, and delivering molten metal through a delivery n... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042603 | Method of manufacturing aluminum alloy plate for lithographic printing plate, aluminum alloy plate for lithographic printing plate obtained thereby and lithographic printing plate support In a method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy plate for a lithographic printing plate by continuous casting which includes feeding an aluminum alloy melt through a melt feed nozzle between a pair of cooling rollers and rolling the aluminum alloy melt while solidify... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8028741 | Strip casting apparatus with improved side dam force control Apparatus for continuously casting metal strip includes a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls laterally positioned to form a nip therebetween through which thin strip can be cast, a pair of confining side dams adjacent the ends of the casting rolls capable of co... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025093 | Process for manufacturing cast aluminum alloy plate A twin-roll continuous casting method that controls occurrence of casting defects in a center part of plate thickness, for Al—Mg series aluminum alloy, a material featuring a wide temperature range for solid and liquid phases coexistence. In the method of manufact... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016021 | Casting steel strip with low surface roughness and low porosity A method of producing cast steel strip having low surface roughness and low porosity by casting with molten steel having a total oxygen content of at least about 70 ppm and a free oxygen content between 20 and 60 ppm, and a temperature that allows a majority of any ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002016 | Strip casting apparatus with casting roll positioning An apparatus and method for continuously casting thin steel strip includes a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls laterally positioned to form a nip there between through which thin cast strip can be cast, an actuator capable of moving each casting roll independe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7975755 | Method and apparatus for continuously casting thin strip A method of producing thin cast strip by continuous casting having a two-piece side dam assembly. The side dam assembly includes a side dam having an upper portion positioned adjacent to a lower portion. The upper and lower side dam portions each have opposite outer... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975756 | Long wear side dams The method of producing thin cast strip by continuous casting having a side dam assembly. The side dam assembly includes a side dam having opposite outer surfaces, one surface contacting molten metal and the opposite outer surface having fastening portions capable o... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975754 | Thin cast steel strip with reduced microcracking A thin cast steel strip and method of making thereof with improved resistance to microcracking, where the steel strip is produced by continuous casting and contains a carbon content between about 0.010% and about 0.065% by weight, less than 5.0% by weight chromium, ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7926549 | Delivery nozzle with more uniform flow and method of continuous casting by use thereof A method of and apparatus for casting metal strip involving assembling a pair of casting rolls laterally disposed to form a nip between them, assembling an elongated metal delivery nozzle extending along and above the nip between the casting rolls, with at least one... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926550 | Casting delivery nozzle with insert A metal strip casting apparatus and a method of casting continuous metal strip includes assembling a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls having casting surfaces positioned laterally forming a nip between for casting, and delivering molten metal through a deliver... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7814961 | Casting nozzle A casting nozzle for supplying a molten alloy liquid of aluminum alloy or magnesium alloy to a movable mold for continuous casting from a tundish, in which the molten alloy liquid is stored. The casting nozzle is fixed to the tundish. The casting nozzle tip arranged... | 10/19/2010 |
| RE41553 | Strip casting apparatus Twin roll strip caster comprising parallel casting rolls one of which is mounted on moveable roll supports which allow it to move bodily toward and away from the other roll. A pair of roll biasing units comprising compression act on roll supports to bias the moving ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7740052 | Method for extending the casting cycle for two-roll strip casting, and installation for carrying out said method A method for extending the casting cycle for the two-roll strip casting of a steel strip, with inline rolling thereof, the steel strip being rolled in at least two successive rolling units of a rolling mill having replaceable working rolls. The casting process is ca... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7690417 | Thin cast strip with controlled manganese and low oxygen levels and method for making same A method for making a thin cast strip with reduced meniscus marks includes assembling a pair of casting rolls laterally positioned to form a nip therebetween, preparing molten steel having a carbon content in the range of 0.01 to 0.3% by weight, a manganese content ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7661458 | Method and apparatus for producing thin magnesium based alloy plate A magnesium metal thin plate manufacturing method includes at least a casting process of supplying a molten metal obtained by melting a magnesium metal to a molten metal bath, drawing out the molten metal, supplying the molten metal into the gap between a pair of ca... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7650925 | Identifying and reducing causes of defects in thin cast strip The method of producing thin cast strip by continuous casting is disclosed. At least two sensors are operationally connected to at least one end of at least one of a pair of casting rolls or of a pair of brushes, to continuously measure at least two force-related pa... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7594533 | Casting steel strip A method of casting low carbon steel strip having inclusions is provided. A molten steel having a slag of iron, manganese, silicon and aluminum oxides is formed and passed between a pair of casting rolls to form the steel strip having MnO.SiO2.Al2 | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594535 | Twin roll caster, and equipment and method for operating the same A twin roll caster with the casting roll having longitudinal cooling channels extending from one shoulder portion, adjacent a side dam, to the other shoulder portion, adjacent the opposite side dam. The molten metal pool is confined by side dams that may engage the ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594534 | Method for operating a strip casting machine for producing a metal strip and device for carrying out said method The invention relates to a method for operating a strip casting machine for producing a metal strip during which molten metal is continuously poured between two casting rolls (3, 4) that form a casting gap. Sealing plates (2b) are provided for l... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591300 | Process for producing a cast metal strip, and two-roll casting device used for this process The invention relates to a method for producing a cast metal strip using a twin roll casting installation comprising two casting rolls and two lateral plates that together define a molten metal chamber and a casting gap. Molten metal is introduced in to the molten m... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7584779 | Twin roll casting machine A twin roll casting machine and method of continuously casting thin strip that enables the manufacture of thin strip by applying a thrust force through casting roll support structures on each casting roll to bias the casting rolls together, such that a majority port... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7503378 | Casting of non-ferrous metals A method of continuous casting non-ferrous alloys which includes delivering molten non-ferrous alloy to a casting apparatus. The casting apparatus rapidly cools at least a portion of the non-ferrous alloy at a rate of at least about 100° C. thereby solidifying an o... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7484550 | Casting steel strip A molten steel having a slag of iron, manganese, silicon and aluminum oxides is formed and passed between a pair of casting rolls to form the steel strip having MnO.SiO2.Al2O3 inclusions, the inclusions having a desired ratio of MnO/... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484551 | Casting steel strip A method of controlling heat flux between the casting pool and the surfaces of the casting roll in a strip steel casting process includes controlling the concentration of nitrogen in the steel melt. The concentration of nitrogen may be controlled to achieve an opera... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7464746 | Method of casting thin cast strip Twin roll casters for casting thin steel strip comprise cooled casting rolls mounted on carriers. One roll is fixed and the other is moveable laterally and biased toward the other roll by carrier drive units acting on the moveable roll carriers. A casting pool of mo... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7404431 | Production of thin steel strip A method of controlling in a twin roll strip caster the thickness of as-cast strip by determining and operating at a target depth of the casting pool and a target speed of the casting rolls. The as-cast strip may be cast to a customer-specified thickness or may be s... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398817 | Apparatus for confining the impurities of a molten metal contained into a continuous casting mould A twin roll caster for an apparatus for confining the impurities in a molten metal fed by means of a discharger and contained into an area of a strip continuous casting mold delimited by the side surfaces of two casting rolls with counter-rotating horizontal axis an... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367378 | Casting steel strip with low surface roughness and low porosity A method of producing cast steel strip having low surface roughness and low porosity 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 ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7337827 | Method for operating a strip casting machine for producing a metal strip The invention relates to a method of operating a strip casting machine for producing a metal strip, during which molten metal is continuously poured between two casting rolls (1, 2) that form a casting gap. Lateral seals (10) having sealing plates (... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328737 | Installation for continuously producing a thin steel strip A process for the continuous production of a thin steel strip, in which a steel melt from a melt reservoir is introduced onto one or more, in particular two, cooled shaping wall surfaces which move synchronously with a casting strip, in particular rotate in the form... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7308930 | Method of continuous casting steel strip A method of continuously casting thin strip where, at the start of a casting campaign, the side dams are pressed against the end surfaces of the casting rolls with a pressure of less than 3.0 kg/cm2 but more than 1.25 kg/cm2 and after the targe... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299857 | Method and apparatus for localized control of heat flux in thin cast strip A method of and apparatus for localized control of heat flux in continuous casting of thin cast strip comprising removing oxides from the casting surface of each casting roll by contacting the casting surface of each casting roll with the rotating brush in advance o... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7296614 | Method and apparatus for controlling the formation of crocodile skin surface roughness on thin cast strip A method of controlling the formation of crocodile skin surface roughness on thin cast strip of plain carbon steel forming a casting pool of molten metal of plain carbon steel of less than 0.065% carbon supported on a casting surfaces above a nip, assembling a rotat... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7281569 | Casting steel strip with low surface roughness and low porosity A method of producing cast steel strip having low surface roughness and low porosity by casting with molten steel having a total oxygen content of at least about 70 ppm and a free oxygen content between 20 and 60 ppm, and a temperature that allows a majority of any ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7260972 | Method for production of stamped sheet metal panels Sheet metal parts having significantly strained portions, such as aluminum alloy body panels, can be formed by a sequence of steps comprising preform shape stamping, preform annealing and final shape stamping. The shape of the desired part is analyzed to identify po... | 08/28/2007 |
