Patents by Inventor Michael Stiftinger

Michael Stiftinger 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).

  • Process for continuously casting metal and continuous casting apparatus used thereof
    Patent number: 6155332
    Abstract: In a process for continuously casting a metal strand by casting metal into a straight, vertically oriented mold and subsequently drawing off the strand formed in the mold, the straight strand at first is bent into a circular arc shape in a bending zone along a transition curve, is guided along a circular arc guide and finally is straightened in a final straightening zone along a transition curve and, after this, is extracted via an approximately horizontal straight guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignees: Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH, Sollac-Fos
    Inventors: Heinz Hodl, Michael Stiftinger, Andreas Eichinger, Kurt Engel, Jean-Francois Marioton, Gerard Zurita, Vincent Guyot, Catherine Lopes