Patents by Inventor Erwin Gnass

Erwin Gnass 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).

  • Mold wall, especially a broad side wall of a continuous casting mold for steel
    Patent number: 7021363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mold wall for plate molds, tubular molds or similar, especially a broadside wall of a continuous casting mold for steel. The inventive plates consisting of copper or a copper alloy, which are either provided with coolant channels or are in thermally conductive contact with a water tank. Said plates have a surface which comes into direct contact with the steel melt and a protective layer applied to said surface. The wear resistance and mechanical workability are improved as a result of the protective layer consisting of a galvanically manufactured binary or ternary metal alloy dispersion, e.g. based on nickel with intercalated dispersants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: SMS Demag
    Inventors: Erwin Gnass, Gereon Fehlemann
  • Mold wall, especially a broad side wall of a continuous casting mold for steel
    Publication number: 20030102104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mold wall for plate molds, tubular molds or similar, especially a broadside wall of a continuous casting mold for steel. The inventive plates consisting of copper or a copper alloy, which are either provided with coolant channels or are in thermally conductive contact with a water tank. Said plates have a surface which comes into direct contact with the steel melt and a protective layer applied to said surface. The wear resistance and mechanical workability are improved as a result of the protective layer consisting of a galvanically manufactured binary or ternary metal alloy dispersion, e.g. based on nickel with intercalated dispersants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Erwin Gnass, Gereon Fehlemann