Patents by Inventor Josef V. Morianz

Josef V. Morianz 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).

  • Device for continuous horizontal casting
    Patent number: 4335779
    Abstract: In a device for the horizontal continuous casting of ingots or billets without pronounced structure there is provided in the wall of the trough an opening which connects up with another opening in the lower part of a disc-shaped nozzle which is used to transfer the molten metal to the mold. For casting rectangular ingots this nozzle opening is in plan view approximately in the form of a dog bone shaped slit, and is provided with a run-out surface inclined in the direction of casting and running into the inner face of the mold. The opening forms a trumpet-shaped taper towards the inside of the trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventor: Josef V. Morianz
  • Device for continuous horizontal casting
    Patent number: 4211275
    Abstract: In a device for the horizontal continuous casting of ingots or billets without pronounced structure there is provided in the wall of the trough an opening which connects up with another opening in the lower part of a disc-shaped nozzle which is used to transfer the molten metal to the mold. For casting round ingots this nozzle opening is in plan view approximately in the form of a banana-shaped slit, and is provided with a run-out surface inclined in the direction of casting and running into the inner face of the mold. The opening forms a trumpet-shaped taper towards the inside of the trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1980
    Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.
    Inventor: Josef V. Morianz