JOHN C GROVE
Vehicle Board in Franklin, PA

5901773, May 11, 1999

Mar 28, 1997

8/828925

John A. Grove - Franklin PA

AG Industries, Inc. - Coraopolis PA

B22D2/00;11/16;11/00

1641501

A mold clamping system for clamping a first mold component to a second mold component in a continuous casting machine includes a tensioning rod that is connected to the first mold component, a support frame that is connected to the second mold component and a load cell member that has an inner portion, an outer portion and a force measuring mechanism for measuring the amount of axial force that is transmitted between the inner and outer portions. The inner portion is secured to the tensioning rod, and the outer portion is acted upon by a compression spring that is interposed between the support frame and the outer portion of the load cell member. In order to permit adjustment of the clamping force, the system also includes anti-biasing structure that is positioned to apply force to the outer portion of the load cell member for countervailing the biasing of the compression spring. This system permits an accurate measurement of the tensioning force that is applied to the mold part through the tensioning rod regardless of the amount of anti-biasing force that is being used.

5467810, Nov 21, 1995

Apr 1, 1994

8/221954

John A. Grove - Franklin PA

Acutus Industries - Waterford MI

B22D 1104

164418

An improved continuous metal casting mold incorporating a removable cassette insert member that has a uniform thickness copper facing plate and a steel backing plate fastened together in such a way as to allow three dimensional expansion of the copper plate in relation to the steel plate to minimize the thermal stresses exerted on the copper plate and the temperature differential along the surface of the copper plate.

2003001, Jan 16, 2003

May 2, 2001

10/042689

John Grove - Franklin PA, US
James Sears - Cranberry TWP. PA, US

B22D011/055

164/485000, 164/443000

An improved mold assembly for a continuous casting machine includes a mold liner assembly having an inner surface defining a casting space in which molten metal is shaped and cooled, an immersion nozzle, terminating within the casting space, for introducing molten metal into the casting space, and selective cooling structure for selectively cooling the mold liner assembly in such a manner that cooling is directed in varying intensities to different portions of the inner surface of the mold liner assembly according to predetermined circulation patterns in the molten metal, whereby heat transfer inequality as a result of convection is accommodated over the entire inner surface of the mold liner assembly.

5927378, Jul 27, 1999

Mar 19, 1997

8/822559

John A. Grove - Franklin PA
James B. Sears - Cranberry Township PA

AG Industries, Inc. - Coraopolis PA

B22D 11124

164485

An improved mold assembly for a continuous casting machine includes a mold liner assembly having an inner surface defining a casting space in which molten metal is shaped and cooled, an immersion nozzle, terminating within the casting space, for introducing molten metal into the casting space, and selective cooling structure for selectively cooling the mold liner assembly in such a manner that cooling is directed in varying intensities to different portions of the inner surface of the mold liner assembly according to predetermined circulation patterns in the molten metal, whereby heat transfer inequality as a result of convection is accommodated over the entire inner surface of the mold liner assembly.