Patents Assigned to The Mill Steel Co.
  • Apparatus for determining gauge profile for flat rolled material
    Patent number: 10018462
    Abstract: A gauge profile apparatus (100) includes a gauge profile system (104) and a lap count system (106) for determining an average three-dimensional profile over the length of a sheet coil (10). The gauge profile system (104) includes a lap profile measuring device (112) which will make a distance determination between top and bottom surfaces for the sheet coil (10). The lap count system (106) includes a distance sensor (288) and camera (290) for determining the average thickness of the sheet coil (10). A second embodiment of the gauge profile system (400) is also provided, which utilizes a PDA (404), an ultrasonic tester (406) and a string encoder (432).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: The Mill Steel Co.
    Inventors: Jason Miller, Nicholas D Carlevaris-Bianco, Haley Nghiem, Eric Twiest, Amber Woods, Brandon Wright, Cato Clemens, Han Huynh, Steve Michel, Lindsey Brown, Britt Adamczyk
  • Apparatus for determining gauge profile for flat rolled material with laser-based lap counter
    Patent number: 8982337
    Abstract: A gauge profile apparatus (100) includes a gauge profile system (104) and a lap count system (106) for determining an average three-dimensional profile over the length of a sheet coil (10). The gauge profile system (104) includes a lap profile measuring device (112) which will make a distance determination between top and bottom surfaces for the sheet coil (10). A second embodiment of a lap count system (600) is also provided, which utilizes a pair of reflectance lasers and a positioning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Mill Steel Co.
    Inventors: Jason Miller, John Boyle, Leanne Erickson, Shelley Gonder, Joseph Mambourg, Andrew Roersma, Andy Struve