Steel Equipment Specialists, LLC

Suncoke Technology and Development Corp.

Uss/kobe Steel Company

Donald M Watkins

Mark Anthony Ball

Michael P Barkdoll

John C Paddock

David J Diederich

Richard Westbrook

Richard C Retort

Jerome A Karnowski

Thomas F Bernarding

Judson F Martt

Tryon V Huggett

Daniel J Korrect

Rickard W Westbrook

A method and apparatus for quenching metallurgical coke made in a coking oven. The method includes pushing a unitary slab of hot coke onto a substantially planar receiving surface of a hot car. The hot car containing the coke is then transported to a quench car station. The unitary slab of hot coke is pushed onto a substantially planar receiving surface of a quench car at the quench car station. Quenching of the slab of hot coke is conducted in the quench car with a predetermine amount of water. After quenching, the quenched coke is dumped onto a receiving pad for collection thereof.

Method and apparatus for producing coke

A scissor lift mechanism for use on a coil car or the like, the lift having scissor legs connected to each other by a shaft. The lift is raised and lowered by a means for providing a generally vertical force to the shaft. The means may be provided by a hydraulic cylinder and a bell crank mechanism. The bell crank mechanism redirects the force from a hydraulic cylinder to a generally vertical force on a hinge connecting the scissor legs of the lift. The bell crank mechanism allows the strength of the lift to be maximized while retaining a low profile design.

Scissor lift mechanism

An improved dumping bay particularly adapted for preventing the escape of hazardous fumes into other areas of a facility is disclosed. The dumping bay is fully enclosed and utilizes a unique air flow routing technique for collecting fumes, such as from a ladle during a slag dumping operation.

Dumping bay with fume collecting provisions

An improved ladle transfer car for transporting ladles and providing accurate and consistent weight measurements for the ladle and its contents. In a preferred embodiment the ladle transfer car comprises a car body supported upon multiple truck assemblies. Connecting each of the truck assemblies to the car body is a shear beam load cell pin. Associated with each of the truck assemblies is a stabilizer assembly. The stabilizer assemblies permit the vertical movement of the car body relative to the truck assemblies and they help to prevent the horizontal movement of the car body relative to the truck assemblies. Each of the stabilizer assemblies includes a pivot arm which extends substantially perpendicular to the major axis of the truck assemblies. The pivot arm is pivotally connected at one end of the car body and pivotally connected at the other end to a respective truck assembly. Mounted in the immediate proximity of each of the shear beam load cell pins is a keeper assembly. The keeper assemblies comprise a keeper plate having a pair of threaded openings therein. Jacking bolts are threaded through the openings until the ends of the bolts contact and securely engage the outer diameter of the shear beam load cell pin. The keeper assemblies prevent the rotation of the shear beam load cell pins thereby helping to ensure the proper alignment of the pins relative to the load.

Ladle transfer car with weighing system

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Beloit, OH, United States of America

Donald M Watkins