Patents Assigned to Acutus Mold, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5363709
    Abstract: A sensor assembly 10 is adapted for use with a typical die 12 and is effective to determine the existence of parallelism and minimum shut height between upper movable die portion 14 and the stationary lower die portion 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Acutus Mold Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ives, Gregory Keating, Kenneth Sorenson
  • Patent number: 5201361
    Abstract: An improved continuous caster mold having adjustable end walls employs heating mechanisms in the portion of each of the narrow end walls above the level of molten metal contained in the mold to heat that portion of each of the end walls to a temperature more closely approximating the temperature of the end walls below the level of molten metal in the mold. The heating mechanisms tend to lower the temperature differential between the portion of the end wall below the level of molten metal and the portion of the end wall above the level of molten metal. By equalizing the temperature differential in the end wall, the thermal expansion of the end wall is made more uniform to prevent the formation of a gap between the end walls and either of the broad side walls. The improvement is also useful for reducing thermal stresses in molds having fixed, stationary end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Acutus Mold, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Grove, Frank J. Kowalczyk