Patents by Inventor John M. Sebald

John M. Sebald has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of reducing defects caused by conductor roll surface anomalies using high volume bottom sprays
    Patent number: 6096183
    Abstract: Defects in metal strips in a continuous electroplating process caused by surface anomalies in the conductor roll are reduced and/or eliminated by spraying a large volume water on the electroplated surface before it contacts the conductor roll. The water must be sprayed in a volume of at least 0.01 gallon per inch of strip width per minute per conductor roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: AK Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel C. Nix, John P. Sennet, Franklin H. Guzzetta, Benny R. Caudill, John M. Sebald