Patents by Inventor Rickard Ardell

Rickard Ardell 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 and equipment to determine disturbance variables when pouring molten metal from a container
    Patent number: 5042700
    Abstract: In a method to determine disturbances when pouring molten metal from a container having an outlet channel, vibrations generated by the molten metal flowing from the container are measured at parts of the outlet and deviations from a desired vibrational characteristic are determined. From these vibrations disturbances such as blockages in the outlet channel, vortexes and, above all, the outflow of slag can be detected. With this method the reliability of the pouring process can be significantly increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Stopinc Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rickard Ardell, Armin Kursfeld