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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Swiss Aluminium Ltd., Chippis, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D / ; C22D / ; C22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
266 50 ; 148155 ; 266114 ; 266127 ;
Abstract
A process and installation for carrying out the process are disclosed wherein aluminium or magnesium alloys are continuously cast as extrusion billets with a high degree of automation. The billets are continuously cast, cut into lengths while warm and subjected to continuous or semi-continuous treatment. The installation allows for considerable savings in handling between stages, requires less space than conventional installations and allows for high consistency in product quality.