Patents by Inventor Victor P. Ardito

Victor P. Ardito 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).

  • Method and apparatus for sequentially continuous casting different composition grades of steel
    Patent number: 4716954
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for sequentially continuously casting molten steels of different compositional grades is provided using mechanical separators of particular configuration. Such separators or chill units have a geometric shape selected from the group of spheroids, ellipsoids, and polyhedra and can be easily used to shorten the time between pouring the different compositional grades as well as for improving product yield for the cast slab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation
    Inventors: Victor P. Ardito, James R. Riedl
  • Mold protection device for the bottom of ingot molds
    Patent number: 4090551
    Abstract: A ceramic refractory mold protection device for an ingot mold having a flat top surface with a hole therethrough includes a shank portion which fits in the hole an integral head portion which is adapted to rest on the flat top surface and cover the impact area onto which steel is teemed. The head portion extends between 1 and 3 inches from the shank and is between 3/4 and 2 inches high. After the steel is poured and the ingot stripped from the mold, the protective device is removed from the mold and replaced by a new one for the next pour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Assignee: Allegheny Ludlum Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Lee, Leonard P. Ziemkiewicz, Victor P. Ardito, Alex J. Greco