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METHOD FOR COOLING ON A REVERSING HOT ROLLING MILL

Publication No. EP4161714

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App No. EP21737701

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Filed by Constellium Neuf Brisach

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Filed on 2021-06-02

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Issued/Published on 2025-08-13

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP4161714 A1

Application No. EP21737701 Filed: 2021-06-02

Grant Date 2025-08-13 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

B21B1/34, B21B45/02, B21B3/00

Priority Claims

US 202063034845P Date: 2020-06-04

FR 20200007191 Date: 2020-07-07

FR 20200012174 Date: 2020-11-26

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Constellium Neuf Brisach

ZIP Rhénane Nord, RD 52, 68600 Biesheim

Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC

4805 Second Street, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

Inventors (8)

DUHOUX, Vincent

38500 Coublevie

GUIGLIONDA, Gilles

38170 Seyssinet-Pariset

BERNES, Romain-Fabrice

63500 Issoire

MAGNIN, Bruno

38960 Saint-Aupre

DEDA, Erin

Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198

UNTERFINGER, Xavier

68000 Colmar

EVANS, John M

Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35661

GILMORE, Trevor

Waterloo, Alabama 35677

Representatives / Agents

Constellium - Propriété Industrielle

C-TEC Constellium Technology Center, Propriété Industrielle

Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB

Postfach 860 820, 81635 München

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2022-12-13

Mention Of Grant Published 2025-08-13

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2024-03-11

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

- ROY WOODWARD: "The Rolling of Aluminium: the Process and the Product", TALAT LECTURE 1301, 1 January 1994 (1994-01-01), pages 1 - 24, XP055820891

- SHEET & PLATE DIVISION MEMBER COMPANIES: "Rolling Aluminum: From the Mine Through the Mill", MANUAL, THE ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION, 1 December 2007 (2007-12-01), pages 1 - 135, XP093166666, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.aluminum.org/rolling-aluminum-mine-mill>

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METHOD FOR COOLING ON A REVERSING HOT ROLLING MILL

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