B21B 38/00
Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling
Official title: Methods or devices for measuring, {detecting or monitoring} specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product {(control devices or methods B21B37/00)}
B21B38/00 (Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling) appears on 638 US grants and 538 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21B- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B21B 38/02Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling172
- B21B 38/04Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling101
- B21B 38/10Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling92
- B21B 38/006Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling77
- B21B 38/08Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling51
- B21B 38/06Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling42
- B21B 38/008Monitoring or detecting vibration, chatter or chatter marks30
- B21B 38/12Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling20
Recent patents
- Apparatus for removing foreign matter on hot-rolled steel strip18 Aug 2026US 12,708,931 B2Posco
- Contactless detection of vibrations in metal belts14 Jul 2026US 12,680,806 B2Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH
- Method for detecting abnormal vibration of rolling mill, apparatus for detecting abnormality of rolling mill, rolling method, and method for producing metal strip7 Jul 2026US 12,673,353 B2Jfe Steel Corporation
- Method for detecting abnormal vibration of rolling mill, apparatus for detecting abnormality of rolling mill, rolling method, and method for producing metal strip30 Jun 2026US 12,667,877 B2Jfe Steel Corporation
- Digital roll gap verification tool and related calibration stand30 Jun 2026US 12,667,878 B2Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties Inc.
- Rolling mill stand with roll distance adjustment system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307124 A1Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA
- Robust determination of edge waves of a metal strip27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249339 A1Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH
- Method for cutting a metal strip to length and rolling mill with a shear for cutting a metal strip to length20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241426 A1SMS group GmbH
- Reversible roughing mill for an aluminum or aluminum alloy product and related process13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233276 A1Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA
- Measurement roller and method for producing same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227255 A1Achenbach Buschhutten GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Real time automated inspection90US 4,519,041 AHoneywell Inc. · 1985
- Modular transducer assembly for rolling mill roll adjustment mechanism62US 4,194,383 AGulf & Western Manufacturing Company · 1980
- Method and device for the automatic detection of surface defects for continuously cast products with continuous mechanical removal of the material48US 6,184,924 B2Siemag Transplan GmbH · 2001
- Roll bite gauge and profile measurement system for rolling mills46US 4,898,012 AUnited Engineering, Inc. · 1990
- Method and apparatus for determining the straightness of tubes and bars46US 7,110,910 B1The Timken Company · 2006