Patents by Inventor Carl McKenney

Carl McKenney 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).

  • Active transfer apparatus for hot strip mill coilbox
    Patent number: 8281633
    Abstract: An apparatus for actively transferring a coil of hot metal within a coilbox in hot strip mill. The apparatus is located downstream of the initial coilbox uncoiling station and includes at least one singly pivoting coil cradle. Such a coil cradle has a first support roller with a fixed rotational axis, a swing-frame mounted to pivot about that axis, and a second support roller mounted to the swing-frame, able to pivot about the fixed rotational axis of the first support roller to permit the coil of hot metal to be passed from the coil cradle. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes a plurality of such singly pivoting coil cradles. The apparatus may also include at least one dually pivoting coil cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hatch Ltd.
    Inventors: Carl McKenney, Martin Murray, Maurizio Darini, Dino Rubli
  • ACTIVE TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR HOT STRIP MILL COILBOX
    Publication number: 20090211324
    Abstract: An apparatus for actively transferring a coil of hot metal within a coilbox in hot strip mill. The apparatus is located downstream of the initial coilbox uncoiling station and includes at least one singly pivoting coil cradle. Such a coil cradle has a first support roller with a fixed rotational axis, a swing-frame mounted to pivot about that axis, and a second support roller mounted to the swing-frame, able to pivot about the fixed rotational axis of the first support roller to permit the coil of hot metal to be passed from the coil cradle. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes a plurality of such singly pivoting coil cradles. The apparatus may also include at least one dually pivoting coil cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Carl McKenney, Martin Murray, Maurizio Darini, Dino Rubli