Patents Assigned to Ishikawajima-Hara Heavy Industries Company Limited
  • Metal strip casting
    Patent number: 5584338
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus of continuously casting metal strip (20) is disclosed. A casting pool (30) of molten metal is formed in contact with a moving casting surface such that metal solidifies from the pool (30) onto the moving casting surface. In addition, sound waves are applied to the casting pool of molten metal to induce relative vibratory movement between the molten metal of the casting pool (30) and the casting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignees: Ishikawajima-Hara Heavy Industries Company Limited, BHP Steel (JLA) Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Freeman, Lazar Strezov, Steve Osborn