ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,365, issued on June 24, was assigned to DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.P.A. (Buttrio, Italy).
"Plant and method 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 plant and a method 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 stand configured to subject the slab to o...