ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,588, issued on July 29, was assigned to DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.P.A. (Buttrio, Italy).

"Method for revamping a plant for producing flat rolled products" was invented by Gianpietro Benedetti (Tricesimo, Italy), Paolo Bobig (San Canzian d'Isonzo, Italy) and Matteo Remy Bulfone (Colloredo di Monte Albano, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for revamping a starting rolling plant, for producing a final strip starting from a slab having a determinate starting thickness, including: at least one heating furnace configured to heat at least the slab to a determinate starting temperature; at least one reversible roughing s...