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Method and apparatus for quenching steel pipes

CA 1234338 A · Owner: Kruppert Enterprises, Inc. · Inventors: Kruppert, Frederick W.

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An apparatus is provided for quenching a hollow-bodied piece of steel with an opening at each end thereof such, as a steel pipe, which comprises exterior and interior quenching means. The exterior quenching means includes means for directing a cooling medium in a substantially circumferential flow pattern around the exterior of a steel pipe. In one embodiment the exterior quenching means includes means for separately directing a cooling medium in a substantially circumferential flow pattern at variable flow rates around the exterior segments of a steel pipe. The flow rate around each pipe segment may be varied with the thickness of the segment. The exterior cooling means may comprise a …

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  • Granted March 22, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 22, 2005.
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FiledJanuary 25, 1983
GrantedMarch 22, 1988
Term endedMarch 22, 2005
Patent numberCA 1234338 A
Classification (IPC)C21D1/64 +2 more

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19841987199019931996199920022005Application filedJan 25, 1983Patent grantedMarch 22, 1988Term endedMarch 22, 2005

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