Patents by Inventor Heinz Werner Becker

Heinz Werner Becker 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).

  • SHORT BELT SIDE DAM FOR TWIN BELT CASTER
    Publication number: 20220055100
    Abstract: A side dam for a continuous metal casting apparatus includes an insulator and a belt system having an endless belt. The endless belt includes a belt surface, and the endless belt is movable relative to the insulator such that a portion of the belt surface is configured to face a casting cavity of the continuous metal casting apparatus as the endless belt is moved. In some examples, the endless belt is movable in a plane of motion that is perpendicular to the belt surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: NOVELIS INC.
    Inventors: James Alan Imthurn, Heinz Werner Becker
  • Short belt side dam for twin belt caster
    Patent number: 11192175
    Abstract: A side dam for a continuous metal casting apparatus includes an insulator and a belt system having an endless belt. The endless belt includes a belt surface, and the endless belt is movable relative to the insulator such that a portion of the belt surface is configured to face a casting cavity of the continuous metal casting apparatus as the endless belt is moved. In some examples, the endless belt is movable in a plane of motion that is perpendicular to the belt surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NOVELIS INC.
    Inventors: James Alan Imthurn, Heinz Werner Becker
  • Systems and methods for removing viscous materials in metal article processing
    Patent number: 11007557
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for removing a viscous material from a material article. In particular, a viscous material removal system can include a seal and a biasing mechanism. The viscous material removal system can also serve as a viscous material containment system. The systems can provide viscous material removal from planar and non-planar articles, as well as articles having surface irregularities or a topography including ridges and valleys. A method for removing viscous materials can include contacting the seal to the material article, maintaining contact of the seal across a width of the material article via the biasing mechanism, and passing the material article over the seal, thus removing the viscous material from the material article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Novelis Inc.
    Inventors: Heinz Werner Becker, Rejean Lemay, Andrew James Hobbis, David Anthony Gaensbauer
  • SHORT BELT SIDE DAM FOR TWIN BELT CASTER
    Publication number: 20200238371
    Abstract: A side dam for a continuous metal casting apparatus includes an insulator and a belt system having an endless belt. The endless belt includes a belt surface, and the endless belt is movable relative to the insulator such that a portion of the belt surface is configured to face a casting cavity of the continuous metal casting apparatus as the endless belt is moved. In some examples, the endless belt is movable in a plane of motion that is perpendicular to the belt surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: NOVELIS INC.
    Inventors: JAMES ALAN IMTHURN, HEINZ WERNER BECKER
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING VISCOUS MATERIALS IN METAL ARTICLE PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20190381551
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for removing a viscous material from a material article. In particular, a viscous material removal system can include a seal and a biasing mechanism. The viscous material removal system can also serve as a viscous material containment system. The systems can provide viscous material removal from planar and non-planar articles, as well as articles having surface irregularities or a topography including ridges and valleys. A method for removing viscous materials can include contacting the seal to the material article, maintaining contact of the seal across a width of the material article via the biasing mechanism, and passing the material article over the seal, thus removing the viscous material from the material article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Novelis Inc.
    Inventors: Heinz Werner Becker, Rejean Lemay, Andrew James Hobbis, David Anthony Gaensbauer