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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rudolf Roder, Thun, CH;
Marcel Witschi, Thun, CH;
Assignee:
Nichols Aluminum, Davenport, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D / ; B22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
164455 ; 164414 ; 164430 ; 164443 ; 164479 ; 164480 ; 164481 ; 164485 ;
Abstract
The apparatus includes a chilling block and temperature measuring devices disposed in different positions. The output from the temperature measuring devices can be employed to provide ongoing control of cooling of the chilling block in x-, y- and/or z-directions.