ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,646, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Foseco International Ltd. (Derbyshire, Great Britain).
"Mould for casting molten metal comprising a coupling mechanism for a shroud, casting installation for casting a molten metal and method for casting a molten metal" was invented by David Hrabina (Derbyshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mould for casting molten metals is provided that includes a mould/shroud coupling mechanism for a shroud of a casting installation. A funnel is provided that is attached to a hollow shaft, the mould/shroud coupling mechanism includes a seat member for receiving the funnel and holding the sh...