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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061173 | Continuous extrusion apparatus Extrusion mandrel assembly for continuous extrusion apparatus has a lobed, mushroom shaped, dolly formed with a central spacing stem located in the chamber adjacent a pair of discharge ports connecting respective exit apertures into an internal cavity in the chamber... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7980110 | Continuous extrusion apparatus Apparatus for continuous extrusion of an aluminium sheathing free from imperfections or discontinuities onto a core cable, such as an insulated copper cable, includes a rotatable wheel formed with a pair of circumferential grooves arcuate tooling bounding radially o... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7481091 | Material processing system A drive wheel has a generally cylindrical exterior surface with a circumferential groove. A block has a cylindrical working surface in sliding contact with the drive wheel, an operational face with an opening there through. A die is located in the opening and has an... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7293445 | Sheet processing apparatus, method of use, and plastically deformed sheet An apparatus for plastically deforming a work piece. The apparatus comprises at least two cylindrical guide rolls rotatable in a first direction, a bendable strip having a portion of at least one surface in communication with a portion of an outer circumference of e... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7257980 | Method and equipment for performing continuous extrusion The invention relates to a method for performing continuous extrusion of a metallic material, such as copper, so that the material to be extruded (1) is fed in the extrusion member (4) by means of a feed member (3) provided with a groove on its ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7194885 | Continuous extrusion apparatus Continuous extrusion apparatus includes a rotatable wheel, the rotatable wheel including a circumferential groove. Continuous extrusion apparatus includes a shoe including an arcuate tooling bounding a radially outer portion of the groove provided with an exit apert... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178376 | Forging press of the hot-die type and thermal insulation means for the press The invention relates to a forging press of the hot-die type with an operating temperature above a temperature T, comprising two dies between two die support elements, a thermal insulation means being placed between each die and its support element. The press... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152448 | Continuous equal channel angular pressing An apparatus that continuously processes a metal workpiece without substantially altering its cross section includes a wheel member having an endless circumferential groove, and a stationary constraint die that surrounds the wheel member, covers most of the length o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140222 | Apparatus and method for uniform shear deformation A shear deformation apparatus comprises: a die having an inlet and an outlet; and a rotatable device installed at a shear zone for supporting a material introduced into the inlet of the die and thus changing a direction of the material to the outlet of the die, of w... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131308 | Method for making metal cladded metal matrix composite wire A method for forming metal-cladded metal matrix composite wires. The method associates a ductile metal cladding to the exterior surface of a metal matrix composite wire comprising a plurality of continuous, longitudinally positioned fibers in a metal matrix. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127927 | Continuous shear-deformation apparatus for controlling thickness uniformity of a metal sheet A continuous shear deformation apparatus comprises: a roller for pushing a metal sheet to be processed into dies; the dies having an inlet for introducing a metal sheet, a shear deformation zone for shear-deforming the sheet, and an exit; and a control unit for cont... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077755 | Method of preparing ultra-fine grain metallic articles and metallic articles prepared thereby An apparatus and method are provided for angularly extruding a workpiece through a die to form blanks and articles having refined grain structure. The die is also used to form the workpiece to a desired shape, such as a cylinder. The angular extrusion method can be ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6988389 | Continuous extrusion apparatus Die heater body assembly for continuous extrusion apparatus includes a die block of non-magnetic material for the extrusion of copper tube and a bucket portion forming a sliding fit in a die heater body. The die heater body includes a coil of copper tubing in a cera... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6912885 | Method of preparing ultra-fine grain metallic articles and metallic articles prepared thereby An apparatus and method are provided for angularly extruding a workpiece through a die to form blanks and articles having refined grain structure. The die is also used to form the workpiece to a desired shape, such as a cylinder. The angular extrusion method can be ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6895795 | Continuous severe plastic deformation process for metallic materials A method of processing a billet of metallic material in a continuous manner to produce severe plastic deformation. The billet is moved through a series of CSPD dies in one operation to efficiently produce a billet characterized by a controlled grain structure. The l... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6871522 | Continuous extrusion using dynamic shoe positioning A continuous extrusion machine has a chassis (1) supporting a wheel (2) for rotation by a motor. An endless groove (7) extends around the periphery of the wheel (2). A shoe (3) is mounted in the chassis (1) and has an envelo... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6808003 | Coextruded products of aluminum foam and skin material A method of operating a twin wheel conform metal extrusion device or a cladding extrusion device for producing a composite of an extruded metal shell bonded to a metal foam core. A metal feedstock is extruded through an extrusion die defining a cavity housing a holl... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6637249 | Device for manufacturing metal objects This invention relates to a device for producing copper or copper based metal objects in a continuously operated extrusion device, where the material to be extruded is brought to the extrusion member in a groove formed on the circumference of a feed membe... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6634415 | Continuous extrusion using dynamic shoe positioning A continuous extrusion machine has a chassis (1) supporting a wheel (2) for rotation by a motor. An endless groove (7) extends around the periphery of the wheel (2). A shoe (3) is mounted in the chassis (1) and has an enveloping surface shaped to closely ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6619093 | Continuous extrusion apparatus Continuous extrusion apparatus for the production of copper tubing having a rotatable wheel formed with a plurality of circumferential grooves registering with (as shown in FIG. 1) abutments 4 formed on a die top 2. Respective exit apertures 6 each have a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6571593 | Continuous shear deformation device The present invention relates to a continuous shear deformation device, in particular, which is capable of mass-producing shear deformed materials by continuously supplying a sharply bent channel type mold with materials, particularly, which have a variet... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6419473 | Apparatus for continuous friction-actuated extrusion A continuous, friction-actuated extrusion apparatus, comprised of a cylindrical first member having a circumferential groove formed in its peripheral surface. A stationary second member projects into the groove and defines a passageway between the first m... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6370930 | Continuous shear deformation device The present invention relates to a continuous shear deformation device. In order to occur shear deformation at the position at which a material is inserted into a molding path from a rotary guide apparatus for the purpose of solving the problem that the a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6125679 | Pressure-assisted formation of shaped articles An apparatus and method for the forming of a shaped article includes a means for plasticizing a feed material; a die chamber; a means for delivering a plasticized feed material from the plasticizing means and into the die chamber, the delivery means in fl... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6047586 | Method for manufacturing a metal tube with at least one optical fiber therein A method is proposed for producing a metal tube (1) with one or several optical fibers (2) extending therethrough. Metal (10) applied to the surface of a frictional wheel (11) is conveyed to a retaining space (12) by applying pressure and temperature. The... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6041638 | Method for the continuous extrusion of metals The invention relates to a method for the continuous extrusion of a metallic material, in which extrusion process the feedstock to be extruded is fed into the extrusion apparatus (4) by means of a feed member (2) advantageously provided with a groove on i... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5887473 | Continuous extrusion apparatus Continuous extrusion apparatus having a rotating circumferential groove (72) carrying feedstock to a passageway formed between the groove and arcuate tooling extending into the groove has the groove formed on the central region (72) of a cylinder (2). The... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5836191 | Continuous extrusion apparatus A tooling assembly for a continuous extrusion apparatus includes a die top positioned in a shoe arranged to be urged into contact with a rotating wheel having a circumferential groove. An abutment body is positioned as a sliding fit in a recess provided i... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5813270 | Continuous extrusion apparatus A die top assembly engaging with a rotating wheel (not shown) of a continuous extrusion apparatus includes a die top (22) formed with a part cylindrical face (34) coacting with the wheel cylindrical surface and is positioned in a shoe held in contact with... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5782120 | Continuous extrusion A continuous extrusion machine has a rotatable wheel with a continuous groove in a wall. A fixed shoe structure associated with the wheel provides a passageway and an abutment on the shoe structure closes off one end of the passageway. An extrusion die le... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5740688 | Pressure-assisted formation of shaped articles An apparatus and method for the forming of a shaped article includes a means for plasticizing a feed material; a die chamber; a means for delivering a plasticized feed material from the plasticizing means and into the die chamber, the delivery means in fl... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5598731 | Continuous extrusion of complex articles An apparatus for continuously extruding shaped articles includes a frictional extrusion source for extruding a feed material, a chamber for holding frictionally extruded material received from the extrusion source, a plurality of die chambers, each of the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5595084 | Hollow die and an apparatus for continuous extrusion forming of hollow articles A hollow die (5) for extruding elongate hollow articles has a thick cylindrical body (15), whose cavity (23) extends in the axial direction of the die. This cavity receives and holds a core (7), a female member (21) and other necessary parts in alignment ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5473925 | Apparatus for continuously forcing an elongate and extrusile raw material into an extrusion pressure vessel An apparatus has first propellers (20) and second propellers (21) alternating with the first propellers. Each propeller has one or more helical biting edges (24a) protruding into a guide passage (28) through which a raw material (W) advances. The biting e... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5383347 | Continuous extrusion of complex articles An apparatus for continuously extruding shaped articles includes providing a frictional extrusion source for extruding a feed material, a chamber for holding frictionally extruded material received from the extrusion source, a plurality of die chambers, e... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5359874 | Method and apparatus for production of continuous metal strip Twin metal billets are fed to dual circumferential grooves formed in a rotating wheel. The billets are advanced first to a wedge-shaped gap which deforms the billets and are then advanced to a die. The die has a die opening with a circumferentially discon... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5335527 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite metal wire by using a two wheel type continuous extrusion apparatus A two wheel type continuous extrusion apparatus has two rotary wheels having grooves receiving covering material rods, a fixed shoe block arranged therebetween and an abutement receiving a core metal wire. Covering material inlet apertures are provided fo... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5284428 | Apparatus for conform extrusion of powder feed Apparatus for continuously extruding powdered, comminuted, or particulated feed material which includes a Conform extrusion machine or the like in cooperation with a forming wheel rotatably disposed within a portion of the Conform wheel to compress the fe... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5167138 | Conform extrusion process and apparatus Apparatus for continuously extruding material includes a moving member and a stationary member forming a passageway therebetween for frictional feeding of the material to be extruded under pressure into the passageway. An abutment in the passageway forms ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5157955 | Continuous extrusion apparatus Continuous extrusion apparatus (FIG. 1) including a rotatable, grooved, wheel 2 is provided with a shoe 6 mounted on a pivot 7 to be rotatable between a position engaging the wheel 2 and a dis-engaged position. The shoe 6 carries a tooling cartridge 10 in... | 10/27/1992 |
