Patents by Inventor John Carlton ELINBURG

John Carlton ELINBURG 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).

  • Continuous steel slab caster and methods using same
    Patent number: 8020605
    Abstract: A steel slab caster having a mold with movable opposing mold faces, and methods of using the steel slab caster for casting steel slabs. The movable opposing mold faces may be laterally positioned with respect to each other in a predefined configuration. Molten steel may be introduced into the mold of the slab caster. The forces exerted by the molten metal on at least one of the opposing mold faces and/or the lateral positions of the opposing mold faces may be monitored during casting at locations on at least one of the movable mold faces. The position of the monitored mold face may be controlled during casting responsive to the monitored forces and/or monitored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Nucor Corporation
    Inventors: Adam J. Shutts, John Carlton Elinburg, II, Jonathon David Otts, George Gurley, David Walton Parsley
  • CONTINUOUS STEEL SLAB CASTER AND METHODS USING SAME
    Publication number: 20090250188
    Abstract: A steel slab caster having a mold with movable opposing mold faces, and methods of using the steel slab caster for casting steel slabs. The movable opposing mold faces may be laterally positioned with respect to each other in a predefined configuration. Molten steel may be introduced into the mold of the slab caster. The forces exerted by the molten metal on at least one of the opposing mold faces and/or the lateral positions of the opposing mold faces may be monitored during casting at locations on at least one of the movable mold faces. The position of the monitored mold face may be controlled during casting responsive to the monitored forces and/or monitored position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: NUCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam J. SHUTTS, John Carlton ELINBURG, II, Jonathon David OTTS, George GURLEY, David Walton PARSLEY
  • CONTINUOUS STEEL SLAB CASTER AND METHODS USING SAME
    Publication number: 20080179036
    Abstract: A steel slab caster having a mold with movable opposing mold faces, and methods of using the steel slab caster for casting steel slabs. The movable opposing mold faces may be laterally positioned with respect to each other in a predefined configuration. Molten steel may be introduced into the mold of the slab caster. The lateral positions and/or pressures of the opposing mold faces are monitored at two vertically spaced locations on at least one of the movable mold faces of the opposing mold faces as casting proceeds, and data is generated in response to the monitoring. The opposing movable mold faces may be adjusted in response to the generated data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: NUCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Carlton ELINBURG, Jonathon David OTTS, George GURLEY, David Walton PARSLEY