Patents by Inventor Darrell Morales

Darrell 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).

  • Method and system for tracking and positioning continuous cast slabs
    Patent number: 7806164
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking and positioning a continuous cast strand in a casting plant. Lateral positions and, optionally, elevational positions of a cast strand are monitored by sensors as casting proceeds and are fed to a computer-based system as corresponding position information where the information is stored as associated data. The computer-based system processes the associated data and generates corresponding control signals which are used to control at least one correcting device to maintain desired orientation of the cast strand as casting proceeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Nucor Corporation
    Inventors: Darrell Morales, Kevin Evans
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND POSITIONING CONTINUOUS CAST SLABS
    Publication number: 20080264598
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking and positioning a continuous cast strand in a casting plant. Lateral positions and, optionally, elevational positions of a cast strand are monitored by sensors as casting proceeds and are fed to a computer-based system as corresponding position information where the information is stored as associated data. The computer-based system processes the associated data and generates corresponding control signals which are used to control at least one correcting device to maintain desired orientation of the cast strand as casting proceeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: NUCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darrell MORALES, Kevin EVANS