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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7794648 | Tundish carriage with a lifting device for a tundish A tundish carriage with a lifting device (1) for a tundish (2) for liquid steel materials, in particular in a multi-strand caster, wherein the tundish (2) is supported, with a possibility to be lifted or lowered, by controlled electromechanical ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7662337 | Hoisting mechanism for steel processing ladles in RH degassers A hoisting mechanism for raising a ladle filled with liquid steel from a transfer vehicle to immersion pipes of a vacuum treatment tank of an RH degasser. Two lifting arms are provided, one end of which can be brought into engagement with a support device formed on ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7264769 | Apparatus for the delivery of molten metal An apparatus for the delivery of molten metal includes a container that is pivotably supported by a transportable support structure. An actuator mounted upon the support structure and connected to the container is operable to pivot the container relative to the supp... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7132077 | Method and apparatus for containing and ejecting a thixotropic metal slurry A container system including a vessel for holding a thixotropic semi-solid aluminum alloy slurry during its processing as a billet and an ejection system for cleanly discharging the processed thixotropic semi-solid aluminum billet. The crucible is preferably formed ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6855290 | Device and respective equipment for receiving and discharging bars, used particularly for handling and/or wrapping purposes downstream of rolling-mills, and its respective rolling-mill Device for receiving and discharging bars fed forward in a longitudinal direction, preferably from a rolling mill and after being cut to length, of the type with two pair of adjacent, counter-rotating rollers/drums, characterized by the fact that the said bars are s... | 02/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6506337 | Molten metal ladle transport arrangement An arrangement of operating stations and equipment for the rapid preparation and transport of molten metal ladles and pouring tanks with covers to a pouring station of a pressure-pouring operation, and a method of providing the moving, placement and trans... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6409963 | Metallurgic container A metallurgic vessel, in particular a ladle for the transport of molten metals, with an upwardly open container which has a bottom receiving a refractory lining and a metal casing and is provided with a carrying framework which consists of carrying claws ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5996677 | Method and apparatus for supplying molten metal A method and apparatus for supplying molten metal to a die-casting machine. Metal is received from a smelter in a road-going vessel. A burner is lowered into an opening in the road-going vessel to direct heat into the road-going vessel to maintain the mol... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5980818 | Melt tank assembly A melt tank is disclosed having a plurality of cartridges wherein each cartridge is adapted to hold at least one molded part. An annular tank is provided having an open top while a substantially circular plate is coaxially rotatably mounted to the top of ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5526375 | Method and apparatus for the semi-continuous melting and discharging of ceramic material in an induction melting furnace with sintering crust crucible A method is disclosed for the semi-continuous melting of ceramic material by means of inductive melting in high-frequency and medium-frequency induction melting furnaces whose melting coil surrounds a sintering crust crucible and contains a run-out channe... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5478056 | Support for foundry ladels for a continuous casting A support device (1) for foundry ladles (13, 14) for a continuous casting plant has a stationary fixed base and a rotary base (4) mounted rotatably with respect to the fixed base and rotatable by means of a rotary drive, on which rotary base at least one ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5456567 | Floor-running stacker crane and method for carrying hot metal A floor-running stacker crane comprising a non-linear floor rail, a non-linear overhead rail, a base supported for movement along the floor rail, a turntable, a rotate bearing supporting the turntable on the base for rotation of the turntable relative to ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5429341 | Apparatus and capsule for carrying out processes of directed crystallization, especially in cosmic space conditions The present invention refers to an apparatus and a capsule for carrying out processes of directed crystallization, especially in cosmic space conditions. The apparatus comprises a first compartment forming a multizone furnace having an inner surface divid... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5430757 | Method and apparatus for the semi-continuous melting and discharging of ceramic material in an induction melting furnace with sintering crust crucible A method is disclosed for the semi-continuous melting of ceramic material by means of inductive melting in high-frequency and medium-frequency induction melting furnaces whose melting coil surrounds a sintering crust crucible and contains a run-out channe... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5340092 | Transfer station for foundry ladles A transfer station for transferring foundry ladles from a delivery station situated on the shop floor level to a higher pouting position of a curved continuous-casting installation, and includes a revolving turret with a foundation and supporting arms for... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5329989 | Induction melting and casting apparatus The apparatus includes casting stations disposed around a melt chamber of a furnace. Each casting station has a tundish for selectively transporting melt to the desired casting station. The apparatus is provided with apertures in the walls of the melting ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5314168 | Apparatus and method for controlling operation of quenching car/bucket for coke oven An apparatus for controlling drive or operation of a quenching car and/or a bucket car for a coke oven and a method therefor, capable of effectively accomplishing the automatic control of the operation of the quenching car/bucket car. A quenching car/buck... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5315091 | Resistively heated sample preparation apparatus An electrical resistance heated oven is used to heat a crucible to melt a sample and to simultaneously heat a casting dish into which the molten sample can be poured. The oven is cooled with the crucible and casting dish within the oven in order to prepar... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5305515 | Method and arrangement for rolling hot wide strips from continuously cast thin slabs A method and an arrangement for rolling hot wide strips from continuously cast thin slabs in successive steps of operation of a rolling line which includes a continuous finishing train. One or more casting lines and individual thin slabs are severed from ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5268925 | Method and apparatus for the semi-continuous melting and discharging of ceramic material in an induction melting furnace with singering crust crucible A method is disclosed for the semi-continuous melting of ceramic material by means of inductive melting in high-frequency and medium-frequency induction melting furnaces whose melting coil surrounds a sintering crust crucible and contains a run-out channe... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5228498 | Continuous casting equipment and continuous casting method A continuous casting equipment which can be applied to a wide variation of casting capacity for continuous casting and by which a continuous casting operation can be performed with safety. The continuous casting equipment comprises a tundish for receiving... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5196157 | Tundish exchange apparatus for a continuous casting equipment Two tundish cars, each detachably carrying a tundish, are supported on continuous circular rails for movement between a pouring position and a standby position spaced along the rails from a pouring position and provided with guide rails mounted above the ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5180538 | Device and method for feeding molten metal for the pressure casting of metal products Device and method for feeding molten metal for the pressure casting of metal products. The device for feeding molten metal to a mould 1 of a continuous pressure-casting installation comprises a vessel 2 equipped with a cover 7 carrying a spout 3, the said... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5152953 | Installation for the flame metalization of small pieces of steel or cast iron Installation for the hot-metallizing of small items of steel or cast iron, comprising a continuous annealing furnace (1) with a furnace chamber (2) having regulatable temperature zones, a feeding device (3) for conveyor boxes (4) to accommodate the metal ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5094431 | Car bottom furnace system and method of operation thereof A movable car bottom furnace in which premature failure of the metallic components of the movable car bottom are avoided by moving a hinged lower portion of the side wall into engagement with the refractory portion of the car bottom whereby only a refract... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4989842 | Device for charging and discharging a tilting smelting furnace with a removable crucible A device for charging and discharging a tilting melting furnace with a reable crucible, of a type including, in particular, a shovel in the form of a gutter with a circular section in the shape of a segment of a circle designed to introduce a crucible an... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4978105 | Steel mill system which includes a metallurgical furnace and a further processing system A steel mill system includes a metallurgical furnace and a further processing system such as a continuous casting system and/or one or more stations for treatment of the steel melt. At least one steel ladle is loaded with steel melt below the metallurgica... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4966349 | Supporting arrangement for casting ladles provided in a continuous casting plant A supporting arrangement for casting ladles includes a stationarily mounted permanent base and a rotary base rotatably mounted relative to the permanent base. To each rotary base, a supporting bracket system is hinged via a linkage parallelogram system in... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4946142 | Pivoting device for ladles The pivoting device for ladles used in continuous casting comprises at least one arm extended overhanging from a rotary barrel and comprised of a parallelogram-shaped deformable and articulated assembly comprising two supporting uprights connected to the ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4817919 | Device for casting, particularly converter for casting and/or post-treating molten metal A casting device in particular a converter for pouring and/or treating of molten metal is provided with a tilting mechanism. A tilting arm with two turn- or tilting axles at least is provided for. A guiding segment allied to the tilting arm show--accordin... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4751956 | Device to handle ladles Device to handle ladles in cooperation with the casting zone (45) in continuous casting, casting into ingot moulds or forms or mixed casting, such device providing independent, coaxial arms able to rotate by a continuous 360° rotation and to support the ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4742994 | Powered vehicle for operation of ladles, in particular for tapping aluminium A powered vehicle for operating ladles and the like, in particular ladles utilized for tapping molten aluminium, which vehicle comprises an arcuate load-bearing structure substantially of the rigid bridge girder type resting securely on two opposedly loca... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4678167 | Tundish car in a continuous casting assembly A tundish car in a continuous casting assembly which includes wheel supporting frames for supporting a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels, and lift mechanisms respectively mounted above the wheel supporting frames, two pairs of the wheel suppo... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4603841 | Ladle support machine A support machine is provided for a ladle in a continuous casting. A rotatable column is positioned on a bearing on a foundation base. A ladle support arm is pivoted around a horizontal axis, includes a yoke surrounding the rotatable column and has a U-sh... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4586897 | Installation including a heating furnace for continuous castings, which are cut to length, from a continuous casting installation In an installation including a heating furnace in the rolling mill and a continuous casting apparatus, there is provided a transportable temperature holding chamber for the castings which are cut to length, in which chamber the castings are transported in... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4540058 | Apparatus for weighing heavy loads An apparatus is presented for weighing heavy loads, particularly those loads having to be laterally supported during the weighing operation. The weighing apparatus comprises a vertical column supported on its base by pressure cells and provided on its top... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4488711 | Treating ladle for ductile iron treatment A treating ladle for use in a foundry in the production of ductile iron is disclosed wherein the treating ladle has a removable bottom portion and a detachably connected ladle carrier. The ladle carrier includes a bail carrier adapted for connection to a ... | 12/18/1984 |
