Patents by Inventor Franz Hoppel

Franz Hoppel 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).

  • Arcuate supporting and guiding construction for continuously cast strands
    Patent number: 4146083
    Abstract: An arcuate supporting and guiding construction for continuously cast strands, in particular slabs, has a framework comprised of at least two framework parts, sets of inner and outer arcuate longitudinal carriers positioned within the framework and accommodating rollers to form roller paths supporting the strand at two opposite sides thereof, and a plurality of spaced drawing anchors arranged at right angles to the roller paths to connect the oppositely arranged framework parts, wherein the drawing anchors can be brought into and out of a connection position and detached and removed from one of the framework parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Vereinigte Osterreichische Eisen- und Stahlwerke-Alpine Montan Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Scheurecker, Franz Hoppel, Alois Scheinecker