Metacon AG
26Patents
0Active
26Granted
30Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 16, 1975 → Mar 6, 1991
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4042207A | Valve operating means for a molten metal container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US4730660A | Process for casting molten metal into several strands | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US4770230A | Process and apparatus for starting a continuous casting plant | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US4607681A | Process and apparatus for controlling a continuous casting plant | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US4273315A | Slide closure for the tapping channel of a molten metal container | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US4747580A | Pair of refractory plates for swivelling or rotary sliding closure unit and method of operation thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US4269399A | Metallurgical furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US4576317A | Apparatus for preventing air from contacting molten metal during discharge through a sliding closure unit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4037762A | Protective nozzle for the outlet of a casting ladle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4708193A | Process for removing deposits from the flow channel of a tundish during continuous casting | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4091971A | Molten metal nozzle having capillary gas feed | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4759479A | Apparatus and method for oscillating slide closure of casting vessel to prevent solidification of molten metal in closed outlet | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4076153A | Plate structure for a liquid metal container closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4618126A | Swivelling sliding closure unit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4890665A | Process for maintaining open a throttled discharge passage of a sliding closure unit during continuous casting | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US4763881A | Arrangement for mounting a refractory plate in a frame | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US4966315A | Refractory plate assembly for a three-plate sliding closure unit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5048594A | Process for controlling change of throttling position in a sliding closure unit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US4602768A | Apparatus for determining the presence of a metallic melt in a passage channel of a metallurgical furnace or of a casting ladle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US4076154A | Sealing means for the joint of a casting ladle closure | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US4051589A | Process and apparatus for the assembly of sliding gate valve units for casting ladles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US4092771A | Process and apparatus for renewing sliding gate valve units for casting ladles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US3997090A | Device and method for forming a mortar joint packing between a vessel outlet and a removable closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US4718580A | Structure for forming a refractory joint of predetermined thickness between a refractory nozzle and a refractory plate | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US4372537A | Method and apparatus for the replacement of bottom closures of track-mounted transfer ladles | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.