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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7637132 | Work roll scraper for roller levelers A self-retaining scraping device for continuously cleaning work rolls of a roller leveler assembly has a first wall having two angled or curved portions and a straight portion extending between the angled portions; and a second wall having two angled or curved porti... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7367868 | Centerless grinder A centerless grinder for grinding an elongated workpiece includes a grinding wheel having a working surface with a plurality of raised areas extending circumferentially around at least a portion of the working surface. A platform is provided having an elongated top ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357011 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing metal strips The invention concerns a method for producing metal strip (1) in an installation (2), in which a metal strand, especially a thin slab, is brought to a desired temperature and/or is maintained at a desired temperature in a furnace (3, 3a, ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7272966 | Multiple level entry guide for a roll forming machine An entry guide for a roll forming machine having fixed stop members for the different widths of sheet metal material which can be accommodated by the roll forming machine. The fixed stop members are offset in the vertical direction. Accordingly, when the roll formin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254974 | System and method for bending strip material to create cutting dies The present invention is a bending machine for bending material such as steel to form cutting dies for products such as cloth, leather or the like. Coiled material is fed through a material washer, straightener and printer by a material feeder to a bending head. If ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244089 | Device for removing metallic objects from a railway bed A machine which travels on railroad rails includes a conveyor belt which transports metallic objects from a railway bed into a hopper. The conveyor belt revolves around a pair of rollers mounted on the framework of a conveyor belt assembly. One roller magnetically p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204110 | Hot die cleaning system for quick plastic forming cell A cleaning apparatus for removing metallic buildup from forming surfaces of metal forming dies while the dies are in a press and operating at elevated temperatures. The cleaning apparatus includes a programmable positioner having a robotic arm with an end effector c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191571 | Modular construction blocks, building structures, kits, and methods for forming building structures The modular construction blocks include a preform having a plurality of passageways therethrough. The preforms may by formed from a plastic material and filled with concrete and steel reinforcing bars to form footings, foundations, girders, walls, and roofs. The mod... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181943 | Descaling method for strip-rolling mill Strip is descaled in a rolling line having a scale scrubber and a finishing line downstream of the scale scrubber. The strip is sprayed with water on its upper and under sides at a descaling pressure in the scale scrubber. In the scrubber the strip is treated with w... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156926 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation in processed sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale from processed sheet metal comprises the steps of: providing a surface conditioning apparatus; and conditioning a surface of the processed sheet metal with the surface conditioning apparatus. In general, the iron oxide scale gen... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121130 | Method and installation for hot-rolling strips using a Steckel rolling frame The invention relates to a method and an installation for hot-rolling strips using a reversible Steckel rolling frame (8), each side of which is equipped with a respective furnace coiler (9, 10) and a driving mechanism (17,18), provided between ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7081167 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation and galvanizing sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale from sheet metal and galvanizing the sheet metal includes bonding galvanizing zinc to a wustite layer of the sheet metal. The iron oxide scale on the sheet metal generally comprises three layers prior to surface conditioning: a ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081168 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation and pre-painting sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale and coating sheet metal bonds a pre-paint to a wustite layer of the sheet metal. The iron oxide scale on the sheet metal generally comprises three layers prior to surface conditioning: a wustite layer, a magnetite layer, and a h... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081169 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation and cold rolling sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale and cold reducing sheet metal leaves a wustite layer on the sheet metal. The iron oxide scale on the sheet metal generally comprises three layers prior to surface conditioning: a wustite layer, a magnetite layer, and a hematite ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073363 | Method for processing drawn material and drawn material production installation In order to increase safety with regard to methods for processing drawn materials, the invention proposes a method for processing drawn materials, especially rod- and tube-shaped metal drawn materials in which the drawn material is drawn through drawing dies using a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6925845 | Method and device for tension leveling a cold-rolled strip and regulating the degree of leveling The invention relates to a method for tension levelling a cold-rolled strip, whereby the strip passes through a series of break rolls and a series of traction rolls and in the course of its extension is subjected to traction between the two series of rolls. The stri... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6832387 | Systems, methods, and software for using markers on channel signals to operate electronic program guides and recording devices Convergence systems, or PC-TV systems, provide the combined benefits of a computer system and a television. These systems typically include audio/video recorders, such as VCRs, for recording programs, as well as an electronic program guide (EPG) for presenting progr... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6814815 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation in processed sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale from processed sheet metal, the method includes the steps of: providing a surface conditioning apparatus; and conditioning a surface of the processed sheet metal with the surface conditioning apparatus. In general, the iron oxid... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6732561 | Method and apparatus for leveling and conditioning sheet metal A method of processing sheet metal comprises the steps of: providing a tension-leveling apparatus; providing a surface conditioning apparatus; leveling a portion of the sheet metal with the tension-leveling apparatus; and conditioning a surface of the portion of the... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6516645 | Hot die cleaning for superplastic and quick plastic forming Equipment and methods for the rapid and easy cleaning of metal forming dies while in a press and operating at elevated temperatures. The invention features the physical removal of excess lubricant collecting on the hot surface of the forming dies under op... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6360423 | Stick resistant coating for cookware A method for making a stick resistant cook surface or cooking vessel having the stick resistance in which a hard substrate metal is buffed/polished to a high luster surface finish of less than 20 micro inches and then coated with a layer of zirconium nitr... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6301943 | Method for finishing cold-rolled stainless steel A method for finishing cold-rolled stainless steel is disclosed, wherein the stainless steel is annealed and descaled. After descaling, the cold-rolled stainless steel is temper rolled, buffed and embossed. Line speed as fast as 75 fpm is used to produce ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6216507 | In-line wire drawing continuous treatment process and system A continuous in-drawing line process and system for drawing stainless steel wire is provided wherein wire is (1) brushed in an inlet brush station to remove oxide film from the wire surface; (2) coated with a lubricant carrier coating which is dried then ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6210501 | Heavy-duty cold-rolling for mechanically descaling a hot-rolled steel strip before pickling When a hot-rolled steel strip 1 is rolled at a large rolling reduction by a cold-rolling mill 4, cracking and interlayer peeling occur in those mill-scales which can not keep up with the elongation of base steel so as to weaken the adhesiveness of the mil... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205830 | Method and apparatus for processing sheet metal A sheet metal processing apparatus comprises a stretcher-leveler and a surface conditioner in combination. The stretcher leveler has an input end, an output end, and a stretching mechanism between the input and output ends. The input end of the stretcher-... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6088895 | Method for descaling hot rolled strip This invention relates to a process for producing a cold rolled, recrystallation annealed, stainless steel strip having lustrous surfaces without being hot band annealed and/or pickled prior to cold reduction. The process includes the sequential steps of ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6085804 | Apparatus and method for forming leads and removing tin dust from leads A lead forming apparatus and a method for removing tin dust from the surface of the outer leads of semiconductor package are disclosed. The apparatus, in which a brushing operation removes tin dust from the outer leads, includes a supplier part; a lead fo... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5953944 | In-line wire drawing continuous treatment process A continuous in-drawing line process and system for drawing stainless steel wire is provided wherein wire is (1) brushed in an inlet brush station to remove oxide film from the wire surface; (2) coated with a lubricant carrier coating which is dried then ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5879465 | Method and apparatus for descaling hot rolled stainless steel strip A method and apparatus for removing oxide scale from the surface of hot-rolled stainless steel strip comprises uncoiling the steel strip coil, removing the coil bias and cracking the surface scale in a first scalebreaking apparatus, flattening the strip b... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5839311 | Composition to aid in the forming of metal In one aspect, this invention provides a lubricating and colling composition for the forming of metals comprising a hydrofluoroether. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of forming metals comprising applying to the metal and the wor... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5832765 | Method and an apparatus for manufacturing wire The rolling apparatus 1 comprises a first roller-couple 101a,101b and a second roller-couple 102a,102b which are arranged adjacently in a feeding direction of work material A1 and roll the work material A1 in different directions each other successively. ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5802902 | Production plant for continuously or discontinuously rolling hot strip A production plant for rolling hot strip from slabs produced by continuous casting, wherein a shearing machine is arranged following a continuous casting plant of the casting machine and in front of an equalizing furnace, and an additional shearing machin... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5801129 | Process and device for applying a lubricant carrier layer to a wire material to be formed in a drawing process The invention concerns a method and device for applying a lubricant-carrier layer to the surface of a material which is to be cold-formed, in particular wire material (1) which is subsequently to be cold-drawn, the carrier layer being such that a lubrican... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5758530 | Hot rolling mill A hot rolling line is constructed by a pair or a plurality of pairs of rolling rolls disposed opposingly on an upper side and on a lower side of a workpiece (1) to be rolled that is pinched in between the rollers. A descaling apparatus (5) has jet flow no... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5697241 | Rolling arrangement There is disclosed a rolling arrangement including a rolling stand and a preceding descaling means. In order to obtain a perfect surface quality while maintaining a high energy content of the rolling stock the descaling means is arranged immediately in fr... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5661884 | Offset high-pressure water descaling system The present invention provides a descaling system for hot strip or plate mills. The descaling system includes upper and lower spray headers which are offset from each other along the pass line. Each spray header is adapted to direct a high-pressure water ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5535613 | Device for moving a blowing and spraying assembly for dies of a forging press A device for moving a blowing and spraying assembly for dies used in a forging press freely adjusts the movement of the blowing and spraying assembly. The distance from an intermediate fulcrum P of a driving lever 2 having a certain length L to a pressure... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5502881 | Apparatus for descaling substantially flat surfaces of hot rolled stock Apparatus for removing surface layers from workpieces, especially for descaling hot rolled stock moved with respect to the apparatus, by spraying highly pressurized fluid, especially pressurized water on both sides of the rolled stock from rows of nozzles... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5355570 | Method for the production of bright round steel A method for producing bright steel, particularly bar-shaped bright round steel produced from hot-rolled steel. The method includes rounding the round steel coming from rolling heat in a sizing mill to close tolerances, extensively removing the oxide film... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5255549 | Tension leveler roll cleaning system and method A tension leveler roll cleaning system which is incorporated in a tension leveler of a type having a work roll supported by backup rolls and includes a payout stand, a takeup stand, and a strip of fabric media which is guided about the backup rolls. The p... | 10/26/1993 |