ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,631, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to WAGSTAFF INC. (Spokane Valley, Wash.).
"Dynamic mold shape control for direct chill casting" was invented by Craig Richard Cordill (Liberty Lake, Wash.), Craig Lee Shaber (Liberty Lake, Wash.) and Michael Kim Anderson (Otis Orchards, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a system, apparatus, and method for continuous casting of metal, and more particularly, to a mechanism for controlling the shape of a direct chill casting mold to dynamically control a profile of an ingot cast from the mold during the casting process. Embodiments may provide an apparatus for casting material i...