B22D 11/16
Controlling or regulating processes or operations
B22D11/16 (Controlling or regulating processes or operations) appears on 844 US grants and 650 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B22D- Granted patents
- 844
- Published applications
- 650
- Assignees
- 363
- Inventors
- 2,012
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | 18 | 16 |
| 2003 | 23 | 15 |
| 2004 | 10 | 15 |
| 2005 | 13 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2007 | 8 | 14 |
| 2008 | 5 | 20 |
| 2009 | 9 | 17 |
| 2010 | 13 | 21 |
| 2011 | 15 | 28 |
| 2012 | 16 | 19 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 |
| 2014 | 15 | 16 |
| 2015 | 15 | 33 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 |
| 2017 | 20 | 38 |
| 2018 | 18 | 33 |
| 2019 | 32 | 46 |
| 2020 | 31 | 30 |
| 2021 | 40 | 47 |
| 2022 | 28 | 42 |
| 2023 | 28 | 40 |
| 2024 | 43 | 32 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 |
| 2026 | 14 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B22D 11/20For removing cast stock249
- B22D 11/18For pouring246
- B22D 11/22For cooling cast stock or mould191
- B22D 11/168For adjusting the mould size or mould taper54
- B22D 11/163For cutting cast stock24
- B22D 11/161For automatic starting the casting process21
- B22D 11/166For mould oscillation20
- B22D 11/165For the supply of casting powder14
Recent patents
- Continuous casting parameter value and set-up condition determination using artificial intelligence29 Sep 2026US 12,746,594 B2Wagstaff, Inc.
- Flow rate measurement system30 Jun 2026US 12,669,357 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- High-strength steel sheet and method for producing same19 May 2026US 12,630,895 B2Jfe Steel Corporation
- Method for producing a microalloyed steel, a microalloyed steel produced using the method, and a combined casting/rolling installation12 May 2026US 12,623,278 B2Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
- System, apparatus, and method for providing casting gas in a direct chill casting mold12 May 2026US 12,623,279 B1Wagstaff, Inc.
- Continuous casting plant for a metal product and related process8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307139 A1Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA
- Mold body and method for monitoring the mold body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295658 A1Cunova GmbH
- Continuous steel casting mold and continuous steel casting method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295659 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Steel sheet and method of production of same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275470 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
- High-strength economical high-carbon steel wire rod and manufacturing method therefor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275471 A1Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermocouple for a continuous casting machine484US 5,158,128 ASumitec, Inc. · 1992
- Asymmetrical microporous hollow fiber for hemodialysis68US 4,906,375 AFresenius AG · 1990
- Process for direct chill casting of metals59US 4,157,728 AShowa Denko K. K. · 1979
- Control in continuous casting to enhance feeding49US 4,552,200 ASouthwire Company · 1985
- Multivariate statistical model-based system for monitoring the operation of a continuous caster and detecting the onset of impending breakouts46US 6,564,119 B1Dofasco Inc. · 2003