| Top Inventors for class "Metal founding" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
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| 1 | Steven J. Bullied | US | Pomfret Center, CT | May 09, 2013 / 20130115476 - METAL CASTING APPARATUS, CAST WORK PIECE AND METHOD THEREFOR | 14 |
| 2 | Carl R. Verner | US | Windsor, CT | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130081775 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIE CASTING A HYBRID COMPONENT | 13 |
| 3 | Walter N. Blejde | US | Brownsburg, IN | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110303386 - LOW SURFACE ROUGHNESS CAST STRIP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME | 11 |
| 4 | Axel Weyer | DE | Wuppertal | Sep 15, 2011 / 20110220315 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AT LEAST ONE ROLL SEGMENT OF A STRAND GUIDING UNIT AGAINST A STRAND | 10 |
| 5 | Rama Ballav Mahapatra | AU | Brighton-Le Sands | May 16, 2013 / 20130119094 - CASTING THIN STRIP AND DELIVERY NOZZLE THEREFOR | 10 |
| 6 | John Joseph Marcin | US | Marlborough, CT | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130081775 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIE CASTING A HYBRID COMPONENT | 10 |
| 7 | Mario P. Bochiechio | US | Vernon, CT | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130026338 - RAPID CASTING ARTICLE MANUFACTURING | 10 |
| 8 | Katsumi Nakayama | JP | Tokyo | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120285651 - STRIP CASTING APPARATUS WITH INDEPENDENT DELIVERY NOZZLE AND SIDE DAM ACTUATORS | 10 |
| 9 | Shyh-Chin Huang | US | Latham, NY | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032306 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL CASTING | 9 |
| 10 | Hellfried Eichholz | DE | Ilsede | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120285653 - DEVICE FOR THICKNESS MEASUREMENT AND METHOD THEREFOR | 9 |
| 11 | Jürgen Seidel | DE | Kreuztal | May 12, 2011 / 20110111124 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LUBRICATING ROLLERS AND A ROLLED STRIP OF A ROLLING STAND | 8 |
| 12 | Alfredo Poloni | IT | Fogliano Redipuglia | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130062162 - APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FORMING ROLLED BAR BUNDLES | 8 |
| 13 | Jay Jon Ondrovic | US | Brownsburg, IN | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120285651 - STRIP CASTING APPARATUS WITH INDEPENDENT DELIVERY NOZZLE AND SIDE DAM ACTUATORS | 8 |
| 14 | Peter Sudau | DE | Hilchenbach | May 17, 2012 / 20120118526 - ENERGY RECOVERY IN HOT STRIP MILLS BY CONVERTING THE COOLING HEAT OF THE CONTINUOUS CASTING PLANT AND THE RESIDUAL HEAT OF SLABS AND COILS INTO ELECTRICAL ENERY OR OTHERWISE UTILIZING THE CAPTURED PROCESS HEAT | 7 |
| 15 | Stephen Francis Rutkowski | US | Duanesburg, NY | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120251330 - TURBINE AIRFOIL COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING | 7 |
| 16 | Jürgen Seidel | DE | Kreuztal | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120273019 - METHOD FOR RECLAIMING ENERGY IN SMELTING SYSTEMS AND SMELTING SYSTEM BASED ON THERMOCOUPLES | 7 |
| 17 | Hiroyuki Otsuka | JP | Tokyo | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120273156 - TWIN ROLL CASTER AND METHOD OF CONTROL THEREOF | 7 |
| 18 | Dieter Rosenthal | DE | Niederfischbach | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130042950 - HOT ROLLING MILL AND METHOD FOR HOT ROLLING A METAL STRIP OR SHEET | 6 |
| 19 | Uwe Paul | DE | Ratingen | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120285652 - Liner for a Die Body | 6 |
| 20 | Yutaka Hadano | JP | Toyokawa-Shi | May 16, 2013 / 20130118703 - Method for Making Upper and Lower Molds and an Apparatus Therefor | 6 |
| 21 | Vaughn Makary | US | Muskegon, MI | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025815 - DOWN SPRUE CORE FOR USE IN CASTING RAILCAR COUPLER KNUCKLES | 6 |
| 22 | Albrecht Girgensohn | DE | Düsseldorf | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110180231 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLD AND A CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLD PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD | 6 |
| 23 | Robin M. Forbes Jones | US | Charlotte, NC | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130040067 - PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING PRODUCTS FROM ATOMIZED METALS AND ALLOYS | 6 |
| 24 | Nick Salamasick | US | Nunica, MI | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025815 - DOWN SPRUE CORE FOR USE IN CASTING RAILCAR COUPLER KNUCKLES | 6 |
| 25 | Markus Reifferscheid | DE | Korschenbroich | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120175076 - APPARATUS FOR MAKING THIN HOT STRIP | 6 |
| 26 | Jochen Wans | DE | Meerbusch | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120325425 - METHOD FOR STRIP CASTING STEEL AND SYSTEM FOR STRIP CASTING | 6 |
| 27 | Joerg Bausch | DE | Duesseldorf | May 09, 2013 / 20130112364 - CASTING SYSTEM WITH A DEVICE FOR APPLYING FLUID ON A CAST STRIP | 6 |
| 28 | Mark Schlichting | US | Crawfordsville, IN | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120305211 - CASTING DELIVERY NOZZLE | 6 |
| 29 | Minoru Hirata | JP | Toyokawa-Shi | May 16, 2013 / 20130118703 - Method for Making Upper and Lower Molds and an Apparatus Therefor | 6 |
| 30 | Lawrence D. Graham | US | Chagrin Falls, OH | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120291983 - METHOD OF FORMING A CAST METAL ARTICLE | 6 |
| 31 | Nuredin Kapaj | IT | Udine | Dec 02, 2010 / 20100300586 - PROCESS OF THERMAL TREATMENT OF RAILS AND DEVICE THEREOF | 5 |
| 32 | Jan-Erik Eriksson | SE | Vasteras | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199308 - STIRRER | 5 |
| 33 | Shuji Takasu | JP | Toyokawa-Shi | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120328727 - MOLDING MACHINE | 5 |
| 34 | Mohan Sundar | US | Troy, MI | May 09, 2013 / 20130112514 - LIGHT-WEIGHT AND SOUND-DAMPED BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 5 |
| 35 | Hans Streubel | DE | Erkrath | Jan 06, 2011 / 20110000636 - DEVICE FOR CASTING STRANDS OF METAL | 5 |
| 36 | Kuang-O Yu | US | Highland Heights, OH | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199307 - CONTINUOUS CASTING SEALING METHOD | 5 |
| 37 | Karl-Heinz Spitzer | DE | Clausthal-Zellerfeld | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120285653 - DEVICE FOR THICKNESS MEASUREMENT AND METHOD THEREFOR | 5 |
| 38 | Jianguo Li | CN | Guangdong | May 17, 2012 / 20120118525 - METHOD FOR CONTINUIOUS AND EFFICIENT CASTING ROLL OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY PLATE | 5 |
| 39 | Fathi Ahmad | DE | Kaarst | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120321825 - Method for assessing the coolant consumption within actively cooled components | 5 |
| 40 | Mike Schueren | US | Crawfordsville, IN | May 12, 2011 / 20110108228 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VARIABLE SHELL THICKNESS IN CAST STRIP | 5 |
| 41 | Peter A. Gruber | US | Mohegan Lake, NY | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120273155 - SPHERICAL SOLDER REFLOW METHOD | 5 |
| 42 | Anil K. Sachdev | US | Rochester Hills, MI | May 16, 2013 / 20130122374 - LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ELECTRODES WITH SHAPE-MEMORY-ALLOY CURRENT COLLECTING SUBSTRATES | 5 |
| 43 | Adegboyega Masud Makinde | US | Niskayuna, NY | Dec 29, 2011 / 20110315338 - SHELL MOLDS AND PROCESSES FOR FORMING SHELL MOLDS | 5 |
| 44 | Hisahiko Fukase | JP | Tokyo | May 16, 2013 / 20130119094 - CASTING THIN STRIP AND DELIVERY NOZZLE THEREFOR | 5 |
| 45 | Xuemin Chen | CN | Guangdong | May 17, 2012 / 20120118525 - METHOD FOR CONTINUIOUS AND EFFICIENT CASTING ROLL OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY PLATE | 5 |
| 46 | Michael P. Jacques | US | Canton, OH | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199307 - CONTINUOUS CASTING SEALING METHOD | 5 |
| 47 | Qingdong Ye | CN | Guangdong | May 17, 2012 / 20120118525 - METHOD FOR CONTINUIOUS AND EFFICIENT CASTING ROLL OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY PLATE | 5 |
| 48 | Manfred Renkel | DE | Bad Staffelstein | Aug 25, 2011 / 20110203761 - METHOD FOR MAKING A MOLD FOR CASTING METALLIC MELTS | 5 |
| 49 | Peter Jonen | DE | Duisburg | May 10, 2012 / 20120111527 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING | 5 |
| 50 | Eric Fulbright | US | Paragould, AR | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120285651 - STRIP CASTING APPARATUS WITH INDEPENDENT DELIVERY NOZZLE AND SIDE DAM ACTUATORS | 5 |
| 51 | Yueming Yu | CN | Guangdong | May 17, 2012 / 20120118525 - METHOD FOR CONTINUIOUS AND EFFICIENT CASTING ROLL OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY PLATE | 5 |
| 52 | Gianpietro Benedetti | IT | Tricesimo (ud) | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120018930 - TEMPERATURE MAINTENANCE AND/OR POSSIBLE HEATING APPARATUS FOR LONG METAL PRODUCTS AND RELATIVE METHOD | 5 |
| 53 | Mark F. Bartholomew | US | Enfield, CT | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120211193 - DIE CASTING SYSTEM AND CELL | 5 |
| 54 | Michael D. Hanna | US | West Bloomfield, MI | May 09, 2013 / 20130112514 - LIGHT-WEIGHT AND SOUND-DAMPED BRAKE ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 5 |
| 55 | Takayuki Komiyama | JP | Toyokawa-Shi | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120328727 - MOLDING MACHINE | 5 |
| 56 | Robert M. Garlock | US | Chardon, OH | May 12, 2011 / 20110108230 - METHOD OF CASTING METAL ARTICLES | 5 |
| 57 | Gary B. Merrill | US | Orlando, FL | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130052415 - METHOD OF FORMING A THERMAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEM WITH ENGINEERED SURFACE ROUGHNESS | 4 |
| 58 | Jerry R. Smerecky | US | Roselle, IL | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130082021 - CASTING PROCESS FOR RAILCAR COUPLER THROWERS | 4 |
| 59 | Andrew John Elliott | US | Greer, SC | Dec 24, 2009 / 20090314390 - Alloy Castings Having Protective Layers and Methods of Making the Same | 4 |
| 60 | Todd F. Bischoff | US | Spokane Valley, WA | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120160442 - Elimination of Shrinkage Cavity in Cast Ingots | 4 |
| 61 | Andre D'Hone | DE | Krefeld | Mar 03, 2011 / 20110048668 - Method and Twin Roll Caster for the Production of Strip Cast from a Molten Metal | 4 |
| 62 | Minoru Hirata | JP | Aichi | Nov 18, 2010 / 20100287759 - APPARATUS FOR SETTING A CORE IN A MOLDING MACHINE, A MOLDING MACHINE, AND A METHOD FOR SETTING A CORE | 4 |
| 63 | Uwe Plociennik | DE | Ratingen | May 10, 2012 / 20120111527 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING | 4 |
| 64 | Diether Koch | DE | Mettmann | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110073269 - CATALYSTS COMPRISING METHANE SULFONIC ACID FOR THE ACID HARDENING METHOD | 4 |
| 65 | Jörg Bausch | DE | Dusseldorf | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120325425 - METHOD FOR STRIP CASTING STEEL AND SYSTEM FOR STRIP CASTING | 4 |
| 66 | Norbert Vogl | DE | Ratingen | May 09, 2013 / 20130112364 - CASTING SYSTEM WITH A DEVICE FOR APPLYING FLUID ON A CAST STRIP | 4 |
| 67 | Michael J. Walker | CA | Windsor | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130101780 - METHOD OF FORMING A COMPONENT HAVING AN INSERT | 4 |
| 68 | Masayuki Kawamoto | JP | Kashima-Shi | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255700 - CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLD AND CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD OF ROUD BILLET | 4 |
| 69 | Gerald Hohenbichler | AT | Kronstorf | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120305212 - PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HOT-ROLLED STRIP FROM SILICON STEEL | 4 |
| 70 | Juergen Seidel | DE | Kreuztal | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120175076 - APPARATUS FOR MAKING THIN HOT STRIP | 4 |
| 71 | Bernard Patrick Bewlay | US | Niskayuna, NY | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130084190 - TITANIUM ALUMINIDE ARTICLES WITH IMPROVED SURFACE FINISH AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE | 4 |
| 72 | Kelly Day | US | Sparta, MI | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025815 - DOWN SPRUE CORE FOR USE IN CASTING RAILCAR COUPLER KNUCKLES | 4 |
| 73 | Sterry A. Shaffer | US | Charlotte, NC | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120168110 - Casting Apparatus and Method | 4 |
| 74 | F. Andrew Nibouar | US | Chicago, IL | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130082021 - CASTING PROCESS FOR RAILCAR COUPLER THROWERS | 4 |
| 75 | Wayne J. Fenton | US | Spokane Valley, WA | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120160442 - Elimination of Shrinkage Cavity in Cast Ingots | 4 |
| 76 | Karl-Heinz Spitzer | DE | Clausthal | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120279677 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOT-ROLLED STRIP BY MEANS OF STRIP CASTING, WHEREIN THE MATERIAL PROPERTIES CAN BE ADJUSTED OVER THE STRIP CROSS-SECTION | 4 |
| 77 | Robert Bruce Wagstaff | US | Greenacres, WA | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120241118 - REDUCTION OF BUTT CURL BY PULSED WATER FLOW IN DC CASTING | 4 |
| 78 | Max Eric Schlienger | US | Napa, CA | Oct 06, 2011 / 20110240245 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING MOLTEN METAL | 4 |
| 79 | Giovanni Arvedi | IT | Cremona | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110308289 - PROCESS AND RELATED PLANT FOR PRODUCING STEEL STRIPS WITH SOLUTION OF CONTINUITY | 4 |
| 80 | Minoru Hirata | JP | Aichi-Ken | Jun 24, 2010 / 20100155009 - METHOD FOR MAKING UPPER AND LOWER MOLDS AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR | 4 |
| 81 | Ivo Herzog | DE | Gerlingen | Nov 04, 2010 / 20100276106 - Casting tool and casting machine comprising a casting tool | 4 |
| 82 | Daniel Godin | CA | Trois Rivieres | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100326618 - Method of and apparatus for measuring separation of casting surfaces | 4 |
| 83 | Jens Müller | DE | Haan | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100326620 - MOULD MATERIAL MIXTURE HAVING IMPROVED FLOWABILITY | 4 |
| 84 | Takayuki Komiyama | JP | Aichi | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110308756 - FLASKLESS MOLDING MACHINE | 4 |
| 85 | Franz Kawa | CH | Adliswil | Nov 04, 2010 / 20100276111 - Process for Producing Steel Long Products by Continuous Casting and Rolling | 4 |
| 86 | Brian E. Bowman | US | Waveland, IN | Sep 16, 2010 / 20100230070 - CASTING DELIVERY NOZZLE | 4 |
| 87 | Gary Mcquillis | US | Blytheville, AR | Sep 06, 2012 / 20120222831 - METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY CASTING THIN STRIP | 4 |
| 88 | Hiroki Yoshizawa | JP | Tokyo | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130037524 - ELECTRODE APPLIED TO DISCHARGE SURFACE TREATMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF | 4 |
| 89 | Hiroaki Hirao | JP | Ome-Shi | Jun 02, 2011 / 20110128683 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 4 |
| 90 | Masahito Hanao | JP | Kashima-Shi | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255700 - CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLD AND CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD OF ROUD BILLET | 4 |
| 91 | Jörn Hoffmeister | DE | Moers | Jul 07, 2011 / 20110162817 - ELECTROMAGNETIC BRAKING DEVICE ON CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLDS | 3 |
| 92 | Winfried Esser | DE | Bochum | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120273153 - Casting mold having a stabilized inner casting core, casting method and casting part | 3 |
| 93 | Antoni Gieniec | DE | Hilden | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110073269 - CATALYSTS COMPRISING METHANE SULFONIC ACID FOR THE ACID HARDENING METHOD | 3 |
| 94 | Andrea De Luca | IT | Remanzacco | Apr 11, 2013 / 20130086963 - HIGH-SPEED WIRE ROD ROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD | 3 |
| 95 | Yan Zhu | US | Fayetteville, AR | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120193060 - DIE CASTING PROCESS INCORPORATING COMPUTERIZED PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES | 3 |
| 96 | Takuya Nitta | JP | Toyokawa-Shi | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120328727 - MOLDING MACHINE | 3 |
| 97 | Hans Esau Klassen | DE | Willich | Sep 15, 2011 / 20110220315 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AT LEAST ONE ROLL SEGMENT OF A STRAND GUIDING UNIT AGAINST A STRAND | 3 |
| 98 | Thomas C. Pederson | US | Rochester Hills, MI | Mar 17, 2011 / 20110064941 - CORROSION INHIBITORS IN BREAKABLE MICROCAPSULES TO PASSIVATE SCRATCHED METALS | 3 |
| 99 | Joseph M. Fuqua | US | Fond Du Lac, WI | Nov 17, 2011 / 20110277952 - Lignite-Based Foundry Resins | 3 |
| 100 | John R. Farris | US | Bolton, CT | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120168108 - CASTING CORE ASSEMBLY METHODS | 3 |
