ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,044, issued on July 15, was assigned to DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.P.A. (Buttrio, Italy).

"Crystallizer for the continuous casting of a metal product, and corresponding casting method" was invented by Antonio Sgro' (Via San Paolino d'Aquileia, Italy), Andrea De Luca (Remanzacco, Italy), Massimiliano Isera (Trieste, Italy) and Luca Entesano (Udine, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Continuous casting apparatus, comprising a mold and a crystallizer for the continuous casting of a metal product. The mold is provided with primary cooling means using a cooling fluid and associated with the walls of the crystallizer. A plurality...