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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034282 | Thermal energy machine with interchangeable components for processing different sized parts A thermal energy machining (“TEM”) machine is designed with interchangeable components for processing different sized parts within a single frame. The frame weldment includes a base, an upper mounting plate and intermediate mounting plates. In one embodiment, a ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7186947 | Process monitor for laser and plasma materials processing of materials A method for monitoring the processing of a workpiece includes directing an incident laser beam onto the workpiece and measuring a signal emitted from the workpiece. At least two signals are generated by a detector based upon the emitted signal. A workpiece processi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7150104 | Tool and method for scribing longitudinal lines on a cylindrical rod A tool for scribing a longitudinal groove on an elongate cylindrical rod suitable for implanting as a prosthetic in a living being supports the rod in a linear groove on a bed of a frame of the tool. A track is mounted on the frame and runs parallel to the groove. A... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7047784 | Hot cut aluminum billet saw A process and apparatus for extruding aluminum into products, wherein aluminum logs are first heated to a predetermined temperature in a furnace, then are cut into billets of predetermined lengths, and then the billets, while still hot, are extruded into predetermin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7007737 | Slab handling apparatus A slab handling apparatus comprising a foundation structure, a plurality of longitudinally spaced buffer members positioned on the foundation structure, and a plurality of longitudinally spaced roller assemblies connected to the respective buffer members with a lost... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6955108 | Sawing device for sheets of wood, plastic or the like A sawing device for sheets of wood and plastic material has a support with at least one transport belt. The transport belt has longitudinal profiled sections arranged in the transport direction of the transport belt. The longitudinal profiled sections are positioned... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6947802 | Centralized control architecture for a laser materials processing system Apparatus, systems, and methods for monitoring the processing of a workpiece that includes directing an incident laser beam onto the workpiece and using an optical detector for measuring a signal emitted from the workpiece as a result of the incident laser beam. The... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6787731 | Method for oxyacetylene-cutting a piece of steel and device for carrying out this method The invention relates to apparatus for oxygen cutting pieces of steel. The cutter and trimmer members (5, 10) are positioned in such a manner that the cutting jet (6) is applied to the top face (1.1) of the piece (1) in a substantially ve... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6534739 | Oxygen cutting of slabs The invention involves a process for the oxygen cutting of slabs--using one or more oxygen cutting torches--and a device for implementing the process. The process includes the steps of hanging the slab (16) using one or more electromagnets (14) separated ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6174491 | Lower pre-heat block for use in metal scarfing apparatus A lower pre-heat block assembly (9) for use with a metal scarfing apparatus (5) is disclosed. The lower pre-heat block assembly has a lower block (38) and an extension (39) engaged upon and in overlying relationship with a front face (46) of the lower blo... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5902544 | Continuous steel casting plant with following cross-cutting and slitting equipment for oxy-torch cutting of hot and cold strands A high pressure oxygen torch system for cutting steel is disclosed. The system includes a high pressure nozzle which operates at oxygen pressures of approximately 20 bar and above. The system also includes a pressure regulating valve and a mass flow contr... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5198178 | Continuous strand casting plant with slab cutting roller table A continuous casting slab cutting apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus permits a slab to be cut from a strand of continuous casting using a synchronized strand cutting machine. A slab roller table having a set of slab rollers is positioned such that as t... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5102473 | Process and device to transversely cut metal workpieces Metal pieces such as blooms, continuously cast billets and cogged ingots, are cut by a deep-frozen, liquid cutting medium, in particular liquid oxygen, exiting from a nozzle at high pressure. The workpiece is moved in the longitudinal direction and the no... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4923527 | Apparatus and method for slag-free cutting of billets and the like A billet cutting apparatus of the type including an oxy-fuel cutting torch includes a slag removal nozzle operative simultaneously with the cutting torch to direct a jet of oxygen along the lower edge of the billet to remove slag beads tending to form the... | 05/08/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4735399 | Method of operating a continuous casting apparatus and a casting flame cutting machine for carrying out the method A continuous casting apparatus providing high precision in the weight of workpieces cut from a continuous casting, includes a track disposed parallel to the casting, and a flame cutting machine movably mounted on the track by a machine carriage and a trav... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4610433 | Torch-cutting machine for thermally cutting elongate members In a torch cutting machine for thermally cutting hot elongate members which are conveyed horizontally at a varying speed or with a varying direction of movement, a torch-carrying carriage is movable parallel to and with the elongate member during the cutt... | 09/09/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4583718 | Nozzle for cutting beard removal A nozzle for the cutting beard removal where by means of additional heat supply the beard is liquified and blown away by the kinetic energy of a gas jet are formed by an upper and a lower nozzle plate with fuel gas discharge openings and an oxygen slot fo... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4527777 | Flame-cutting machine A flame cutting machine for dividing moving bars, particularly hot and cold billets, in continuous casting units during the casting operation. The flame cutting machine generally comprises a double jacket through which a cooling medium flows and through w... | 07/09/1985 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4478393 | Apparatus for thermal longitudinal parting of rectangular metal plate bars, in particular of cut-to-length continuous-casting plate slabs The invention is directed to an apparatus for thermally cutting rectangular metal slabs along a longitudinal axis of the slab. A metal slab is conveyed along a predetermined path of travel while it is being cut by, for example, an oxygen-flame cutting mac... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4475719 | Flame cutting machine A flame cutting machine for cutting a workpiece comprises at least one cutting torch which is movable transversely with respect to the workpiece feed direction and which is adjustable in respect of operating height. Operatively associated with the torch i... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4452432 | Flame cutting rollerbed for use in continuous metallic strand casting mills A flame cutting rollerbed which is specifically intended for use in metal strand casting plants serves to cut metal strands longitudinally and/or transversely. A flame cutting rollerbed of this type comprises uniformly spaced support rollers which are arr... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4450015 | Apparatus and method for providing a smooth edge on sheared metal A method and apparatus for providing a smooth radius on an edge of a sheared metal sheet are disclosed. The apparatus includes a heating element, such as an oxy-acetylene torch, and a supporting frame incorporating means for translating said sheared edge ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4437899 | Metal billet cutting apparatus and method A metal processing system wherein a material removing means such as a shear blade is operative in conjunction with the transverse cutting action of a torch for removing from the cut line produced by the torch residual material resulting from the cutting a... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4405382 | Scarfing burner arrangement During the flame cutting of a workpiece, a slag bead is produced and is removed by a scarfing burner directed only towards the cut surface of the workpiece.... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4398699 | Device for removing fused slags on slabs This invention relates to a device for removing fused slags on slabs wherein | 08/16/1983 |
| 4393296 | Apparatus for the continuous manufacture of metallic anodes from molten metal 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 molding cavity (13) formed by two endless moving belts (14) and (15)... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4390167 | Apparatus for removing torch-cutting slag of slab Apparatus for removing a torch-cutting slag of a slab, wherein a cutting tool mount vertically and rotatably controllable is transversely racked beneath a conveying roller table for conveying the slab fusion-cut to a predetermined length in a direction pe... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4385750 | Thermal cutting machine A thermal cutting machine for laterally cutting a displaceable strand of metal includes a car selectively engageable with the top surface of the strand, the car being adapted to travel on rails aligned with the direction of displacement of the strand. The... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4379002 | Method and equipment for dividing slabs into predetermined widths In the process of conveying a slab from continuous casting or large ingot casting equipment by means of a conveyance table comprising conveyance rollers, the slab is stopped on the table and raised therefrom and, at the raised position, the slab is divide... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4336078 | Process and apparatus for the separation of metallurgical products A process and apparatus for separating metallurgical products such as ingots, slabs or plate-shaped workpieces using a cutting torch disposed on one side of the product which follows a prescribed cutting line and which forms a front cutting edge on the su... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4329187 | Apparatus and method for cutting continuous metal sheet by melting portion thereof and trimming end of cut sheet A trimming apparatus comprises a trimming mechanism including a carriage movable along the path of travel of a sheet segment which has been cut from a continuous metal sheet by melting a localized area thereof, a slag being formed on an end of the sheet s... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4318439 | Hot steel cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus lights the surface of a moving hot steel material with lamps, locates any flaw with a video camera or the like, scarfs the surface of the steel material adjacent the flaw with a scarfing torch, measures the depth of the flaw with an ed... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4303227 | Apparatus for cutting a moving metallic strip into uniform pieces An improved cutting apparatus of the type comprising an endless roller conveyor (4) for carrying a moving strip (1), a carriage (9) located above the strip (1) and adapted to move in the same direction as the strip (1) and in the opposite direction and a ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4297151 | Method for dividing a strand into slabs A method of cutting a cast strand into longitudinal sections is disclosed. The method comprises initially severing said strand transversely to form a slab, transporting said slab to a first longitudinal cutting means where it is longitudinally cut. The st... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4281822 | Device for cutting a work piece manufactured in a continuous casting plant A device for cutting a wide continuously cast work piece includes a longitudinal cutting device located downstream from the casting plant with a traversal cutting device mounted downstream therefrom.... | 08/04/1981 |
