Patents by Inventor JAMES ALAN IMTHURN

JAMES ALAN IMTHURN 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
  • 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