Patents by Inventor Chad Slavens

Chad Slavens 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 continuous casting steel strip
    Patent number: 7308930
    Abstract: A method of continuously casting thin strip where, at the start of a casting campaign, the side dams are pressed against the end surfaces of the casting rolls with a pressure of less than 3.0 kg/cm2 but more than 1.25 kg/cm2 and after the target casting pool height is reached, reducing the pressure exerted by the side dams against the end surfaces of the casting rolls to below 1.25 kg/cm2 to reduce wear of the side dams against the end surfaces of the casting rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Nucor Corporation
    Inventors: John Huffman, Brian Bowman, Jason Gilliland, Chad Slavens
  • Method of continuous casting steel strip
    Publication number: 20070209777
    Abstract: A method of continuously casting thin strip where, at the start of a casting campaign, the side dams are pressed against the end surfaces of the casting rolls with a pressure of less than 3.0 kg/cm2 but more than 1.25 kg/cm2 and after the target casting pool height is reached, reducing the pressure exerted by the side dams against the end surfaces of the casting rolls to below 1.25 kg/cm=hu 2 =l to reduce wear of the side dams against the end surfaces of the casting rolls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: John Huffman, Brian Bowman, Jason Gilliland, Chad Slavens