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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153051 | Method and apparatus for heating steel components in a continuous furnace The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for heating steel components in a continuous furnace, wherein a first transport device having an external drive receives the components in a precise position and transports them through the furnace in order to heat ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8124006 | Ladle for molten metal delivery The molten metal-transferring ladle including a ladle body having a storage space for melted metal, and an opening on the top; a large lid having an inlet in the middle, and covering an upper opening of the ladle body; an openable small lid covering the inlet; a tap... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7919041 | Hearth roll apparatus for annealing furnace A hearth roll apparatus for feeding a strip sheet in an annealing furnace is disclosed. The hearth roll apparatus includes a ceramic tube which is provided inside the annealing furnace to contactingly feed a strip sheet, a roll shaft which is coupled to a first end ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7790100 | Annealing rack Disclosed is an annealing frame, especially for conveying molded aluminum parts during a heat treatment process. The invention is characterized in that said annealing frame comprises at least one annealing frame element (1) that is provided with at least one ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7481967 | Molten metal transporting container The present invention provides a molten metal transporting container having a long-reach-pouring spout connected to a pouring outlet of a pouring spout, and projects toward the outside of the container body, the molten metal transporting container further having a s... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7476358 | Method and apparatus for boltless heat treatment of thin flanges A fixture for preventing distortion in a flange of a part during heat treatment. The fixture includes a first support for engaging a bottom surface of the flange, and a second support for engaging a top surface of the flange. A boltless locking ring locks the first ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7413702 | Advanced sintering process and tools for use in metal injection molding of large parts Tools and methods are provided for use in a process for sintering a metal injection molded body where the body comprises a material and having a first end, a second end, and a flowpath extending therebetween, the flowpath having a diameter. The tool assembly compris... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7361015 | Clamp device and clamp method for heat-treated article A heat treatment operation can be executed, suppressing a wave-shaped deformation at a non heat-treatment region of an article to be heat treated. To an elongated-shaped article to be heat treated to which a raised portion extending in the longitudinal direct... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7250133 | Device for use when hardening A device for use when hardening includes fixture parts (1, 4, 6) between which a workpiece is fixed during hardening. The device's fixture parts (1, 4, 6) are three or more so that two or more workpieces are fixed simultaneously in the device. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7182909 | Forging quench Apparatus and methods are provided for cooling workpieces. A cooling gas is directed toward a surface of a workpiece. The cooling gas includes at least a first component that is gaseous at a reference ambient condition and a second component that is a liquid at the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7065692 | IC with external register present lead connected to instruction register An integrated circuit carries an intellectual property core. The intellectual property core includes a test access port 39 with test data input leads 15, test data output leads 13, control leads 17 and an external register present, ERP le... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060221 | Hardening fixture Hardening fixture for simultaneous hardening of a multitude of sawblades, comprising a bottom plate against which the lower ends of the sawblades are supported, vertical pillars and side plates with lateral openings, where guiding strips and distance elements keep t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6945776 | Method and a skid member for reducing temperature difference in a heating subject and a skid apparatus using them An improved method and a skid member for minimizing the temperature difference between a skid-contacting region and other regions in a hot material to be heated such as a slab or billet within a reheating furnace and a skid apparatus using the same. The skid member ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6824736 | Pusher furnace rails with plate-shaped sliding supports and sliding shoes The invention relates to a pusher furnace (1) for the annealing treatment of aluminum bars for instance. Rails (7) with plate-shaped sliding supports (8) are provided. Said supports cover the entire width of the rails (7) and are produced... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6770241 | Crucible handling device The invention is a device that is used to securely hold a crucible for lifting by a lifting device. It has a circular frame with a top bracing leg that ensures straight vertical lifting and proper alignment of the rigging. The frame diameter is slightly larger than ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6743394 | Case for use in sintering process to produce rare-earth magnet, and method for producing rare-earth magnet A case according to the present invention is used in a sintering process to produce a rare-earth magnet. The case includes: a body with an opening; a door for opening or closing the opening of the body; and supporting rods for horizontally sliding a sintering plate,... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6682692 | Apparatus for supporting material to be treated in continuously operated thermal treatment furnaces The invention relates to an apparatus for supporting material to be treated in continuously operated thermal treatment furnaces, wherein the support of the material is carried out by means of support elements external to the furnace, and where the materia... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6669897 | Treatment of ingots or spacer blocks in stacked aluminum ingots A method of treating a surface of a stacked aluminum alloy ingot during a heating process. Spacer blocks are positioned adjacent aluminum alloy ingots to form a stack, wherein the spacer block has a support surface contacting a contact surface of the alum... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6569379 | Ceramic core spacer blocks for high temperature preheat cycles A spacer member in a furnace including an aluminum tube containing a ceramic material. The ceramic material provides high compressive strength and the composite product resists high temperature creep.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6558615 | Annealing basket for degreasing and softening aluminum parts An annealing basket made of steel, receiving mass-produced aluminium parts (20) for the degreasing and softening thereof, comprising a bottom and side by a frame. At least one side wall (16) is joined to the walls that protrude from said bottom and are de... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6505483 | Glass transportation system A pressure pad array is used to float glass sheets from a glass heating furnace to a ring mold in a press bending station. The pressure pads have transversely spaced, longitudinally-extending slotted nozzles angled towards one another to provide a static ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6495094 | Apparatus and method for suppressing growth of oxide film on coil An apparatus and a method for suppressing growth of an oxide film on a coil which is a spirally wound, rolled strip are disclosed. A rolled strip subjected to rolling by hot rolling equipment is wound spirally by a down-coiler to make a coil. Covers are d... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491865 | Heat treat fixture apparatus and method of heat treat hardening thin metal work pieces A heat treat fixture is provided for supporting thin sheet-like work pieces, such as metal gasket layers, during heat treatment to achieve uniform hardness and properties of the work piece while preventing warpage. The fixture has porous, planar support w... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6464927 | Method and apparatus for in-line heat treatment of hot rolled stock Apparatus for the rolling and heat treatment of elongated metal product of relatively small cross section, such as rods and bars, is described in which the elements required for the conduct of a variety of heat treatments are arranged in in-line dispositi... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6464931 | Case for use in sintering process to produce rare-earth magnet, and method for producing rare-earth magnet A case according to the present invention is used in a sintering process to produce a rare-earth magnet. The case includes: a body with an opening; a door for opening or closing the opening of the body; and supporting rods for horizontally sliding a sinte... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6454990 | Mechanism for supporting a workpiece during a heat treatment process A mechanism for supporting an elongated hollow workpiece during a heat treatment process in which the workpiece is rapidly heated and cooled, such as by a induction coil and a quenching ring through which the workpiece is moved. The support mechanism incl... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6413470 | Device for guiding bands in a suspended manner The invention relates to a device for guiding bands in a suspended manner and for stabilizing bands, preferably wide metal bands, for the purpose of heat treating the same. In the device, the band is blown on both sides with the aid of suspended nozzle se... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6200397 | Method and apparatus for strip anode wrapping for cathodic protection of tubular members A novel method and apparatus to apply a corrosion protection in the form of a zinc (or other sacrificial anodic material) tape to a tubular member such as pipe or coiled tubing to used as an underground or underwater pipeline or flow line is disclosed. Th... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6177203 | Simultaneous diffusion bonding of an array of like parts Diffusion bonding techniques are extended to the simultaneous bonding of an array of multilevel piece parts. The problems of uneven expansion and contraction of different levels of different piece parts in the array are obviated by positioning each level ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6132533 | Method for making arcuate coil springs, resulting springs and devices for carrying out the method The invention relates to a method for making arcuate coil springs from straight coil springs and particularly includes a phase of bending the straight springs during a heat treatment, which method provides exceptional results in that for the bending, a la... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6126890 | In-line material handling system with pallet baskets An in-line material handling system wherein workpieces (P) are transported through the system in pallet baskets (10). The handling system includes a loading station (55, 208) a processing station (84, 210) for treating the workpieces (P) and a discharge s... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6093367 | Automatic plant for thermal treatment of metals, in particular steel An automatic plant for thermal treatments of metal materials, in particular steel materials, is provided which comprises work stations (3, 4, 5, 6) having chambers (4a, 5a, 6a) with a well-shaped conformation, a flat bearing structure (7) in superposed re... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6074601 | Quench hardening jig for a cylindrical work piece A quench hardening jig for a cylindrical work piece comprises a flat shaped base member(1), a plurality of taper plates(2) and an inversely tapered block(4), the plurality of the taper plates being disposed radiantly on the base member retractably relativ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5900208 | High-temperature flowable sintering bath and method of using same An apparatus and method for high-temperature precision sintering applications are disclosed wherein a flowable bed of a refractory particulate material is used to support an article during sintering to minimize distortions caused by shrinkage.... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5871689 | Device for holding billets Holding device for inductive heating of billets of metal alloys having thixotropic properties, and for holding and transporting the billets until casting. The holding device is a dish and the dish exhibits a body in the shape of a tub and a wall at each e... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5673591 | Electric cylinder An electric cylinder to reduce shock and damage to itself and a body to be transferred. The electric cylinder includes a rod head having a flange mounted on the distal end of a hollow piston rod, a circular polyurethane rubber plate mounted on a circular ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5607144 | Furnace for reheating, holding and storing of metallurgical products Furnace for storing, reheating and holding ferrometallurgical products, in which the products travel along a displacement path on members placed so as to connect, in the tranverse direction, a charging zone and a discharging zone, the reheating and holdin... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5472179 | Insert for cooling bed plate transfer grid An insert for use with a cooling bed plate transfer grid including a plurality of longitudinal side grid members and a plurality of transverse cross grid members extending between the side grid members and coacting therewith to define a plurality of grid ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5431375 | Cooled cylinders for handling steel products Cooled rollers for handling and conveying metallurgical and ferro-metallurgical products, moving inside a furnace, each of these rollers being formed by a water-cooled central shaft on which discs are mounted perpendicularly to the said central shaft in o... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5405464 | Riders for the processing of steel and method for using Method and apparatus for supporting a steel slab and protecting the bottom surface of the slab as the slab is advanced over a skid bar system through a slab heating furnace and which includes at least a first member for supporting the weight of the steel ... | 04/11/1995 |
