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SMS DEMAG LLC

246Patents
17Active
246Granted
41Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 23, 1999 → Nov 20, 2013 · 16 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7159433B2 Method and device for cooling and lubricating rollers on a rolling stand Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6604398B1 Working method and installation for the flexible and economical pickling and cold-rolling of metal strips Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US6666094B1 Method and device for contactless online measuring of the wall thickness of hot-rolled pipes Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6568056B2 Hot continuous-rolling system with vertical-roll stand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7266984B2 Method and nozzle arrangement for a variable-width lubrication of the rolling-nip of a rolling stand Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6382107B1 Rail-mounted transporting device for ultra-heavy loads Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US6389054B1 Scrap charger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7143499B2 Method and installation for producing metal strips and sheets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7082800B1 Device for raising and withdrawing a back-up roll bearing unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7434435B2 Method and device for applying an adjustable tensile-stress distribution, in particular in the edge regions of cold-rolled metal strips Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6421366B1 Method and device for supplying an electric arc melting furnace with current Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7059161B2 Thin-strip coiler comprising a flatness measuring roll Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6647604B2 Continuous casting and rolling of multiple rods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6519994B1 Rolling stand with crossing back-up and/or working rolls Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6527882B1 Method and installation for the continuous production of hot-rolled, thin flat products Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7059163B2 Roll stand comprising a crown-variable-control (CVC) roll pair Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6436205B1 Method for surface processing of a continuously cast steel product and device therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7063242B2 Refractory pouring spout and channel unit for the arrangement on an outlet of a vessel containing molten metal, especially the tundish of a strip casting installation Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7165432B2 Method and device for changing pairs of working rolls and/or pairs of back-up rolls on roll stands Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6471911B1 Method and device for sealing a tap hole in metallurgical containers Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6763561B2 Continuous casting and hot rolling apparatus for parallel production of multiple metal shapes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6266989A Method and machine for straightening sections Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7181943B2 Descaling method for strip-rolling mill Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7174758B2 Device for measuring the roll gap between the working rollers of a cold or warm rolling stand Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6523385B2 Process for preparing the end of a pipe for drawing over a mandrel Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.