US Patent Issued to SMS group on Jan. 13 for "Modular spray bar system for selectively cooling and/or lubricating rolls" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,778, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SMS group GmbH (Dusseldorf, Germany).

"Modular spray bar system for selectively cooling and/or lubricating rolls" was invented by Friedhelm Gieseler (Freudenberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular spray bar system (1) for selectively cooling and/or lubricating rolls, in particular roll barrels, in a rolling mill stand includes different types of blocks and a bracing element by which a spray bar (47) formed from the different blocks can be braced."

The patent was filed on Oct. 15, 2021, under Application No. 18/032,626.

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