Metal founding – Process – With measuring – testing – inspecting – or condition determination
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-26
2011-07-26
Ward, Jessica L (Department: 1735)
Metal founding
Process
With measuring, testing, inspecting, or condition determination
C164S451000, C164S452000, C164S479000, C164S480000, C164S413000, C164S428000, C164S429000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07984748
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for continuously casting thin strip includes a caster having a pair of casting rolls having a nip there between capable of delivering cast strip downwardly from the nip and an first enclosure capable of forming a protective atmosphere into which the strip can be formed in loop to extend over a plurality of rollers into pinch rolls with the strip having a strain of less than 0.4%, which may be provided by a plurality of rollers at entry of the strip into the pinch rolls to carry the strip into the pinch rolls, with at least a first entry roller having a diameter between 200 and 650 millimeters and being below a majority of other rollers.
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Dixon Andrew Edward
Mahapatra Rama Ballav
McQuillis Gary
Wolley Leigh
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Nucor Corporation
Ward Jessica L
Yoon Kevin E
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