Patents Examined by Adam Krupicka
  • Patent number: 11332813
    Abstract: The steel material according to the present disclosure contains a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: more than 0.50 to 0.80%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.00%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, Cr: 0.20 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.25 to 1.50%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.050%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, N: 0.0100% or less and O: 0.0100% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities. The steel material contains an amount of dissolved C within a range of 0.010 to 0.060 mass %. The steel material also has a yield strength within a range of 862 to less than 965 MPa, and a yield ratio of the steel material is 90% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Yoshida, Yuji Arai, Atsushi Soma, Hiroki Kamitani
  • Patent number: 11318533
    Abstract: A method for producing a green compact uses a pressing tool including a die, a first punch to be displaced in an axial direction, a second punch to be displaced in a radial direction through a channel in the die and a receptacle having a filling opening. The method includes locating the second punch before or during filling of a powdery material into the receptacle so as to be outwardly offset in the radial direction relative to an inner peripheral surface, filling the powdery material into the receptacle, and moving at least the first punch and the second punch and compressing the material in the receptacle, with the second punch being moved in the radial direction toward the receptacle only so far that it is disposed flush with a region of the inner peripheral surface. A pressing tool, a green compact and a sintered part are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GKN Sinter Metals Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Tiller, Rainer Schmitt, Nils Bornemann
  • Patent number: 11319631
    Abstract: A steel substrate coated on at least one of its faces with a metallic coating based on zinc or its alloys wherein the metallic coating is itself coated with a zincsulphate-based layer—includes at least one of the compounds selected from among zincsulphate monohydrate, zincsulphate tetrahydrate and zincsulphate heptahydrate, wherein the zincsulphate-based layer has neither zinc hydroxysulphate nor free water molecules nor free hydroxyl groups, the surface density of sulphur in the zincsulphate-based layer being greater than or equal to 0.5 mg/m2. A corresponding treatment method is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Lydia Rachiele, Frida Gilbert, Christophe Klam, Akshay Bansal
  • Patent number: 11313005
    Abstract: The seamless steel pipe of the present embodiment consists of in mass %, C: 0.21 to 0.35%, Si: 0.10 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.00%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, N: 0.010% or less, Cr: 0.05 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.10 to 1.50%, Nb: 0.010 to 0.050%, B: 0.0003 to 0.0050%, and Ti: 0.002 to 0.050%, the balance being Fe and impurities. In a main body region of the seamless steel pipe, a grain size number of prior-austenite grain conforming to ASTM E112 is 7.0 or more, a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the grain size number is 1.0 or less, yield strength is 655 to less than 862 MPa, and a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of tensile strength is 27.6 MPa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Soma, Yuji Arai, Yosuke Tatebayashi, Keisuke Furo, Takenori Kuramoto, Hiroki Kamitani, Kouji Yamane
  • Patent number: 11305337
    Abstract: A method of forming a casting with a flow passage may include forming a core obtained by filling a tubular pipe with a filler; inserting the core into a mold having a cavity corresponding to a shape of the casting to be formed; performing a casting process by injecting molten metal into the cavity; and removing the filler from the core, wherein the casting process is performed through a high-pressure casting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-Yong Lee, Cheol-Ung Lee, Young-Rae Jo, Jin-Ho Yoo
  • Patent number: 11286547
    Abstract: This ferritic stainless steel includes: in terms of % by mass, C: 0.001% to 0.100%; Si: 0.01% to 5.00%; Mn: 0.01% to 2.00%; P: 0.050% or less; S: 0.0100% or less; Cr: 9.0% to 25.0%; Ti: 0.001% to 1.00%; Al: 0.001% to 5.000%; and N: 0.001% to 0.050%, with a balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in a region from a steel surface to a depth of 5 nm, and not exceeding a thickness of a passive film, a total amount of Al and Si is 1.0 atomic % or more, an amount of Cr is 10.0 atomic % or more, and an amount of Fe is 85.0 atomic % or less, in terms of cation fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Abe, Junichi Hamada, Nobuhiko Hiraide, Atsutaka Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11285537
    Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a method for manufacturing a metal based frame comprising the steps of: providing a first element (202) comprising a first element inner enveloping wall (204) surrounding an interior volume; providing a second element (210) having a second element outer wall (212), a second element inner wall (213), and a third element (220) having a third element outer wall (222), a third element inner wall, wherein the second element inner wall (213) and the third element inner wall each surrounds a free space (215); arranging the second element (210) and the third element (220) in the interior volume (208) such that an intermediate space (230) having an access opening (232) is formed between the first element inner enveloping wall (204) and the second element outer wall (212) and the third element outer wall (222) in a predetermined pattern; arranging a plurality of pieces of a wrought material (250) in the intermediate space (230); providing a closing member (240) arranged such that it cov
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HIPtec AS
    Inventor: David Jarvis
  • Patent number: 11270926
    Abstract: Provided is a heat sink that has a clad structure of a Cu—Mo composite material and a Cu material and has a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high thermal conductivity. The heat sink comprises a pair of Cu—Mo composite layers and a Cu layer stacked in a thickness direction so that the Cu layer is interposed between the Cu—Mo composite layers or comprises three or more Cu—Mo composite layers and two or more Cu layers alternately stacked in the thickness direction so that two of the Cu—Mo composite layers are outermost layers on both sides, wherein each of the Cu—Mo composite layers has a thickness section microstructure in which flat Mo phase is dispersed in a Cu matrix. Such a clad structure achieves high thermal conductivity together with a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: JFE PRECISION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hoshiaki Terao, Kouichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11253919
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a toughened TiAl-based alloy sheet with periodically misaligned through-hole titanium alloy layers sequentially stacked together. A through structure is formed in the misaligned through-hole titanium alloy layer. Two openings of the through structure are respectively located on upper and lower surfaces of the titanium alloy layer. The misaligned opening position of the through structure is at a center position of a quadrangle formed by every four through holes in adjacent titanium alloy layers. The through structure is filled with a TiAl-based alloy. The TiAl-based alloy layers on adjacent sides of the titanium alloy layer are connected through the TiAl-based alloy in the through structure. The TiAl-based alloy layer is connected to the titanium alloy layer through a Ti3Al interface layer. The TiAl-based alloy and the titanium alloy in the through structure are connected through a Ti3Al interface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Shaanxi University of Technology
    Inventors: Fang Liu, Taotao Ai, Hongfeng Dong, Wenhu Li, Xinqiang Yuan, Zhifeng Deng, Jinhu Dong
  • Patent number: 11255000
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a copper alloy, which includes: 5 wt % to 15 wt % of Zn, 0.2 wt % to 2.5 wt % of Sn, 0.1 wt % to 2.0 wt % of Ni, 0.01 wt % to 0.3 wt % of P, 0 to 0.3 wt % of Mg, 0 to 0.5 wt % of Fe, and a balance of Cu and inevitable impurities. Preferably, it is controlled that 1.0 wt %?Ni+Sn?3.5 wt %, the weight ratio of Ni to Sn is 0.08 to 10; the weight ratio of Ni to P is 2 to 15, Ni and P form a NiP compound in a matrix. During the crystal orientation analysis using EBSD measurement, the area in a Brass orientation {011}<211> at a derivation angle of less than 15° accounts for 10% to 25%. The yield strength 600 MPa, the electrical conductivity is ?25% IACS, and the bending machinability is excellent because the value R/t in a GW direction is ?1 and the value R/t in a BW direction is ?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NINGBO POWERWAY ALLOY MATERIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chaoyong Yang, Jiangang Li, Ning Li, Taisheng Yang, Hongbin Zhao, Yaohua Zhou
  • Patent number: 11248281
    Abstract: An aluminum member includes: a substrate formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy that contains 0 to 10% by mass of magnesium, 0.1% by mass or less of iron, and 0.1% by mass or less of silicon and a balance of which is aluminum and unavoidable impurities; and an anodic oxide coating formed on a surface of the substrate. A surface of the substrate on the anodic oxide coating side has an arithmetical mean height Sa of 0.1 to 0.5 ?m, a maximum height Sz of 0.2 to 5 ?m, and an mean width of roughness profile elements Rsm of 0.5 to 10 ?m, where the arithmetical mean height Sa, the maximum height Sz, and the mean width of roughness profile elements Rsm are measured after the anodic oxide coating is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Seki, Yoshihiro Taguchi
  • Patent number: 11248300
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a chrome-plated part having a corrosion resistance in normal and specific circumstances and not requiring additional treatments after chrome plating, and to provide a manufacturing method of such a chrome-plated part. The chrome-plated part 1 includes: a substrate 2; a bright nickel plating layer 5b formed over the substrate 2; a noble potential nickel plating layer 5a formed on the bright nickel plating layer 5b. An electric potential difference between the bright nickel plating layer 5b and the noble potential nickel plating layer 5a is within a range from 40 mV to 150 mV. The chrome-plated part 1 further includes: a trivalent chrome plating layer 6 formed on the noble potential nickel plating layer 5a and having at least any one of a microporous structure and a microcrack structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Soichiro Sugawara, Hiroshi Sakai, Philip Hartmann
  • Patent number: 11242613
    Abstract: Described herein are electrodeposited corrosion-resistant multilayer coating and claddings that comprises multiple nanoscale layers that periodically vary in electrodeposited species or electrodeposited microstructures. The coatings may comprise electrodeposited metals, ceramics, polymers or combinations thereof. Also described herein are methods for preparation of the coatings and claddings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: MODUMETAL, INC.
    Inventor: Christina A. Lomasney
  • Patent number: 11235364
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing parts is provided. The method includes cold rolling a substrate with work cylinders whose work surface has a roughness Ra2.5 of less than or equal to 3.6 ?m, depositing the metal coating on at least one face of the annealed substrate by electrodeposition to form the metal sheet and deforming the cut metal sheet to form the parts. The outer surface of the metal coating has a waviness Wa0.8 of less than or equal to 0.5 ?m after the deformation step. A part and vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
    Inventor: Hervé Derule
  • Patent number: 11225706
    Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes a steel sheet and an amorphous oxide layer that is formed on the steel sheet, in which the steel sheet includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %, C: 0.085% or less, Si: 0.80% to 7.00%, Mn: 1.50% or less, acid-soluble Al: 0.065% or less, S: 0.013% or less, Cu: 0% to 0.80%, N: 0% to 0.012%, P: 0% to 0.50%, Ni: 0% to 1.00%, Sn: 0% to 0.30%, Sb: 0% to 0.30%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, and a NSIC value of a surface is 4.0% or more, the NSIC value being obtained by measuring an image clearness of the surface using an image clearness measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinsuke Takatani, Kenichi Murakami, Yoshiyuki Ushigami, Shunsuke Okumura, Shohji Nagano
  • Patent number: 11215356
    Abstract: An Ni-based alloy pipe for nuclear power has a chemical composition consisting of, in mass percent: C: 0.015 to 0.030%, Si: 0.10 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.10 to 0.50%, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.015% or less, Cu: 0.01 to 0.20%, Ni: 50.0 to 65.0%, Cr: 19.0 to 35.0%, Mo: 0 to 0.40%, Co: 0.040% or less, Al: 0.30% or less, N: 0.010 to 0.080%, Ti: 0.020 to 0.180%, Zr: 0.010% or less, and Nb: 0.060% or less, the balance: Fe and impurities, and satisfying [(N?Ti×14/48)×d3?4000] in relation to an average grain diameter, wherein a standard deviation of grain diameters is 20 ?m or less, and a hardness of insides of grains is 180 HV or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoko Takeda, Hirokazu Okada, Osamu Miyahara
  • Patent number: 11205610
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to components, such as base bodies, for feed-through elements including a metallic base body, at least one through-opening for receiving a functional element in a fixing material, such as an electrically insulating fixing material, and at least one conductor, which is connected electrically conductively to the base body by a soldered connection. The soldered connection includes a metallic solder material that covers a surface region of the base body and thus forms a soldering region on a surface of the base body. The base body has, at least in the soldering region, a microstructuring that includes at least depressions in the surface of the base body. The present disclosure similarly relates to methods for producing such base bodies and to applications thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Helmut Hartl, Reinhard Ranftl
  • Patent number: 11187116
    Abstract: A sliding member includes a base substrate and a coating layer formed on the base substrate. The coating layer includes an inorganic part derived from at least one type of inorganic particles selected from the group consisting of iron base alloy particles, cobalt base alloy particles, chromium base alloy particles, nickel base alloy particles, molybdenum base alloy particles, and ceramic particles, and a metal part derived from at least one type of metal particles selected from the group consisting of iron base alloy particles other than listed in the above group, copper particles, and copper alloy particles. The inorganic part is bonded to another inorganic part and/or the metal part via interfaces therebetween, and the metal part is bonded to another metal part and/or the inorganic part via interfaces therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Izawa
  • Patent number: 11186947
    Abstract: A reinforcement strand (400) comprises a core (403) around which steel filaments (404) are twisted all with the same final lay length and direction. The steel filaments are arranged in an intermediate layer comprising N first steel filaments and an outer layer of 2N steel filaments circumferentially arranged around the intermediate layer. In the intermediate layer filaments will contact one another at a closing lay length that is determined by the number of steel filaments N in the intermediate layer, the diameter of the core and the diameter of the first steel filaments. By choosing the final lay length and direction equal to the between two and six times the closing lay length gaps will form between the intermediate layer filaments. The 2N outer layer filaments are further divided into a group of smaller (408) and a group of larger (406) diameter steel filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BEKAERT ADVANCED CORDS AALTER NV
    Inventors: Wouter Vanreyten, Koen Claeys, Gerd Morren
  • Patent number: 11180831
    Abstract: The invention relates to the metallurgy field, in particular to the production of aluminium-based cast materials, and can be used for producing crucial components under high-load conditions. The primary application is for components used in automotive engineering, sports equipment, etc. Proposed is an aluminium-based high-strength alloy, containing zinc, magnesium, calcium, metal, titan, and at least one element from the group consisting of silicon, cerium, nickel, zirconium and scandium, using defined concentrations of the constituents. The technical result of the invention is increased strength properties of the alloy and the products made therefrom on account of the formation of secondary precipitates of a strengthening phase by means of dispersion hardening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Obshchestvo S Ogranichennoy Otvetstvennost'Yu “Obedinennaya Kompaniya Rusal Inzhenerno-Tekhnologicheskiy Tsentr”
    Inventors: Viktor Khrist'yanovich Mann, Aleksandr Nikolaevich Alabin, Aleksandr Yur'evich Krokhin, Anton Valer'Evich Frolov, Konstantin Vas'lievich Efimov