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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293446 | Coil box, mounted between a roughing rolling train and a finishing rolling train The invention relates to a coil box, which is mounted between a roughing rolling train and a finishing rolling train, for metal pre-strips, in particular steel strips, which are hot wound to form coils and are protected against further cooling in the vicinity of a w... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7093472 | Method of continuously rolling a product exiting from an upstream roll stand at a velocity higher than the take in velocity of a downstream roll stand A method is disclosed for continuously rolling a product exiting from an upstream roll stand at a delivery velocity V1 higher than the take in velocity V3 of a downstream roll stand. The excess product resulting from the velocity differential b... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7021103 | Method and apparatus for decelerating and temporarily accumulating a hot rolled product A method and apparatus is disclosed for decelerating and temporarily accumulating a hot rolled product moving longitudinally along a receiving axis at a first velocity V1. The product is directed through a curved guide having an entry end aligned with the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6908517 | Methods of fabricating metallic materials The invention includes a physical vapor deposition target composed of a face centered cubic unit cell metal or alloy and having a uniform grain size less than 30 microns, preferably less than 1 micron; and a uniform axial or planar texture. Also described is a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6655395 | Method and device for scouring and cleaning rolled steel strip A device for pickling or cleaning rolled steel strip which is moved in the form of loops through several pickling and cleaning containers arranged within a treatment line, wherein at least one strip side is subjected tot he action of a pickling or cleanin... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6327885 | Rolling-mill installation In a rolling-mill installation for the continuous production of fine steel includes a roughing block, a finishing block arranged on the rolling line of and after the roughing block, a water cooling section arranged after the finishing block and on the rol... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6240617 | Large unit weight hot rolling process and rolling apparatus therefor A sheet bar having a thickness of 20 to 50 mm, as continuously cast by a sheet bar caster, is passed as it is through a first sheet bar twister and is then wound in an up-end state into an up-end sheet bar coil. Then, this up-end sheet bar coil is rewound... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6216515 | Roll stand arrangement for a single wire rolling mill train A roll stand arrangement for a single wire rolling mill train, and including arranged along a main pitch line, a multi-stand finishing block, a multi-stand post finishing block located downstream of the finishing block, and a pitch line change-over unit a... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6182789 | Escape device An escape device for escaping from a building or other high area in an emergency comprises a worm gear mechanism driven by an electric motor and operatively coupled to a reel having a length of high tensile line wound around it, arranged within a casing, ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5848543 | Strip mill with movable coiling furnace A strip mill using movable coiling furnaces that are in a first position horizontally aligned with the pass line eliminates the need to deflect the strip into the furnaces. In a second position the movable furnaces are displaced from the pass line to allo... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5826818 | Compact strip processing facility A compact facility for treating flexible strip material, particularly cold rolled metal strip, has a strip entry section, a strip treating section and a strip exit section, in which at least one of the strip entry section and the strip exit section is dis... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5307663 | Multiple outlet finishing mill In a single strand rolling mill wherein a product is rolled in a twist-free manner through a succession of finishing stands before proceeding to a laying head, the finishing stands are grouped into at least first and second blocks arranged respectively al... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5146781 | Treatment of metal slabs A method of treating hot metal slabs (6) aims to reduce the width of the slab (6) produced by a continuous casting process to avoid the need for the prolific number of moulds otherwise required to produce slabs of various widths. In order to achieve this ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4514999 | Heat recuperator for a strip mill An apparatus for receiving the intermediate product of a rolling finishing mill. The apparatus incorporates an oven (40) to receive the intermediate product from the roughing stand (11) of a rolling mill. A first concave surface (16) of a deflector (13) d... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4430874 | Vertical coiler furnace and method of rolling A processing line for rolling metal slabs into strip thicknesses along a substantially horizontal pass line includes the utilization of an intermediate mill formed of an upstream coiler furnace and a pair of coiler furnaces downstream of a reversing mill ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4420960 | Arrangement for hot-rolling of metal workpieces A hot-rolling mill has a rough-rolling section and a finish-rolling section. These sections are transversely offset from one another and the end of the rough-rolling section is connected to the beginning of the finish-rolling section by a heating station.... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4408476 | Rolling lines A rolling line for billets, bars, wire rod or the like, e.g. a roughing line has one or more rolling stands each having three or more driven rolls which are adjustable towards and away from the work material by a worm drive and a screw. The rolls are brou... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4404834 | Rod shaped metal rolling apparatus and method A rod-shaped material is reciprocated along a conveyance line while being supported by a plurality of rollers. The material is allowed to pass through a rolling device disposed in the middle of the conveyance line a number of times for rolling operation d... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4392371 | Method of plate rolling and equipment therefor This invention relates to a method of plate rolling, wherein, in plate rolling, a value corresponding to the difference in width between the center and the end portions of a material to be rolled is estimated and calculated, sizing rolling is carried out ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4384468 | Method and apparatus for coiling strip on a hot mill The hot strip mill includes a pair of coilers immediately downstream of and adjacent the finishing train. The coilers are vertically aligned and on opposite sides of the pass line. The strip coming out of the last finishing stand is immediately coiled in ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4319474 | Rolling method and apparatus Rolling plant for hot rolling metal workpieces comprises a reversing roughing mill, a continuous finishing mill spaced from the roughing mill and an intermediate coiler which can be retracted to an inoperative position clear of the pass-line. In the penul... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4297865 | Metal strip downcoilers There is provided an apparatus and method for selectively coiling a transfer bar or allowing the bar to pass uncoiled through the apparatus. A frame supports a number of rollers which can transfer a bar in one direction, and conventional bend roller means... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4270376 | Twist roller guide device for rolling mill use A twist roller guide having a minimized overall length, including a guide box, a twist guide member having a twisted through hole for giving preliminary twist to the stock passing therethrough, and a roller holder consisting of a hollow cylindrical body p... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4238946 | Method for rolling metal plate A method for rolling metal plate to form a thinner metal plate having a desired thickness including the steps of rolling metal plate at a predetermined board side rolling ratio to form a first metal plate having edge and crop portions, sizing the first me... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4176535 | Apparatus for cropping, dividing and reducing rolled material at high speed A combined apparatus is provided for handling rolled material issuing from a rolling mill finishing line. An arrangement is provided for cropping the head and tail ends of the rolled material running at high speed after it is divided into the desired leng... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4148387 | Switch for wire and refined iron mills The invention relates to a switch for wire mills and refined iron mills for selecting one of two or more continuing tubular guides for rolled material arriving successively in one guide. A guide tube is used which may be oriented at the inlet orifices of ... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4084421 | Apparatus for twisting and guiding stock into roll grooves Apparatus for twisting and guiding metal stock into roll grooves, comprises a guide mounted in front of such a groove. The guide has a through path from which the stock emerges from the guide and passes to the groove, and a feed path disposed to one side ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4083218 | Arrangement for the further treatment of sectional steel An arrangement for the further treatment of sectional steel stock delivered by a rolling mill includes a coiler unit for coiling the stock emerging from the mill, a cooling conveyor for conveying the coils while cooling them, an uncoiling unit, a section ... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4019359 | Method of hot rolling metal strip This invention provides a method and apparatus for use with the rolling of hot metal strip. The first step in the rolling of hot metal strip is to roll a transfer bar of about 1 inch thickness, and this is ordinarily then passed through a series of finish... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4005830 | Mandrelless downcoiler for coil box This invention provides a method and apparatus for use with the rolling of hot metal strip. The first step in the rolling of hot metal strip is to roll a transfer bar of about one inch thickness, and this is ordinarily then passed through a series of fini... | 02/01/1977 |