US Patent Issued to DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE on June 9 for "Stabilization apparatus for moderating vibrations and oscillations of a metal strip in motion" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,967, issued on June 9, was assigned to DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.P.A. (Buttrio, Italy).

"Stabilization apparatus for moderating vibrations and oscillations of a metal strip in motion" was invented by Alessandro Cona (Tolmezzo, Italy) and Luciano Vignolo (Udine, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stabilization apparatus for stabilizing a metal strip rising from a molten metal bath along a theoretical feeding plane comprises at least one pair of air knives, each being arranged in a mutually specular manner with respect to said plane. The apparatus further includes at least one pair of electromagnetic stabilizing devices, ea...