B21B 38/10
Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling
Official title: for measuring roll-gap, e.g. pass indicators
B21B38/10 (Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling) appears on 92 US grants and 49 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Digital roll gap verification tool and related calibration stand30 Jun 2026US 12,667,878 B2Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties Inc.
- Determination method for determination of the rolling or guiding gaps of the roll stands or guide stands in a multi-stand rolling mill30 Jun 2026US 12,667,879 B2SMS group GmbH
- Roller gap measurement system using light and roller gap measurement method using same12 May 2026US 12,624,941 B2Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Device and method for rolling a metal strip18 Nov 2025US 12,472,545 B2SMS group GmbH
- Method for automatically calibrating vertical rollers of a vertical roller frame and calibration arrangement for carrying out said method2 Sep 2025US 12,403,515 B2SMS group GmbH
- Rolling mill stand with roll distance adjustment system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307124 A1Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA
- Rolling machine28 May 2026US 2026/0145214 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for adjusting roller gap, and apparatus and method for manufacturing electrode plate of secondary battery using the same5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034574 A1Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Roller gap measurement system using light and roller gap measurement method using same21 Nov 2024US 2024/0384982 A1Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Determination method for determination of the rolling or guiding gaps of the roll stands or guide stands in a multi-stand rolling mill4 Jan 2024US 2024/0001420 A1SMS group GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular transducer assembly for rolling mill roll adjustment mechanism62US 4,194,383 AGulf & Western Manufacturing Company · 1980
- Roll bite gauge and profile measurement system for rolling mills46US 4,898,012 AUnited Engineering, Inc. · 1990
- Measurement device for roll gap control and process for its operation22US 5,533,371 ALauener Engineering, Ltd. · 1996
- Method and apparatus for roll gap measurement and control21US 4,821,544 AHoesch Stahl Aktiengesellschaft · 1989
- Rolling mill gap sensor15US 4,044,580 AMarotta Scientific Controls, Inc. · 1977