Patents by Inventor Rodolfo D. Morales

Rodolfo D. Morales 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).

  • Impact pad for a tundish
    Publication number: 20040070123
    Abstract: A tundish impact pad formed from refractory material, the impact pad (1) comprising a base (3) having an impact surface (5) which in use faces upwardly to receive molten metal poured onto the impact pad, and a wall (7) extending upwardly from the base around at least part of the periphery of the impact surface, the wall including an overhang (9) projecting over a peripheral region (11) of the impact surface (5), the overhang (9) including a plurality of protrusions (13) which project further over the impact surface (5) than the remainder of the overhang (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Foseco International Limited
    Inventors: Rodolfo D. Morales, Jorge Palafox-Ramos, Simon Lopez-Ramirez