Patents Examined by Veronica F. Faison
  • Patent number: 10415109
    Abstract: A workpiece for an induction hardening is provided. The workpiece has a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface, and a connecting surface connecting the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface on a side toward which the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface approach each other. The connecting surface has a recessed portion. A hardened layer formed at the first inclined surface and another hardened layer formed at the second inclined surface do not overlap each other at the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: NETUREN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Kiyosawa
  • Patent number: 10400319
    Abstract: A method of and an equipment for controlled cooling of one or multiple previously heated, straight, and thick steel wire to a predetermined temperature range between 400° C. and 650° C. Each of the thick steel wires is subjected to a controlled cooling-transformation treatment from austenite to pearlite, which occurs substantially after the wire leaves a forced water cooling length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: NV BEKAERT SA
    Inventors: Christophe Mesplont, Davy Poelman
  • Patent number: 10391742
    Abstract: A steel for a carburizing and a carburized steel component having a steel portion and a carburized layer with a thickness of more than 0.4 mm to less than 2 mm which is formed on an outside of the steel portion. A chemical composition of the steel for the carburizing and the steel portion of the carburized steel component satisfies simultaneously equations of a hardness parameter, a hardenability parameter, and an AlN precipitation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Manabu Kubota
  • Patent number: 10392707
    Abstract: A steel for a carburizing and a carburized steel component having a steel portion and a carburized layer with a thickness of more than 0.4 mm to less than 2 mm which is formed on an outside of the steel portion. A chemical composition of the steel for the carburizing and the steel portion of the carburized steel component satisfies simultaneously equations of a hardness parameter, a hardenability parameter, and a TiC precipitation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Manabu Kubota
  • Patent number: 10392524
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, such as inkjet inks, for jetting onto a ceramic substrate, and associated methods and systems. The compositions comprise a pigment compound that is configured to be jetted on a ceramic substrate during a ceramic inkjet process to impart a color effect to the ceramic substrate, and a reduction agent which, when exposed to a firing temperature, reacts with the pigment compound to cause a reduction reaction. In some embodiments, the pigment compound comprises jettable copper particles, which can cause the fired composition to take on a red or oxblood color, which can be used for decoration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Zavada, David Weber, Louis Fage, Matthew Tennis
  • Patent number: 10378073
    Abstract: A high-toughness hot-rolled high-strength steel with a yield strength of Grade 800 MPa with its chemical components, in weight percentages, being C 0.02-0.05%, Si?0.5%, Mn 1.5-2.5%, P?0.015%, S?0.005%, Al 0.02-0.10%, N?0.006%, Nb 0.01-0.05%, Ti 0.01-0.03%, 0.03%?Nb+Ti?0.06%, Cr 0.1%-0.5%, Mo 0.1-0.5%, B 0.0005-0.0025%, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, and a preparation method thereof. The present invention acquires, via direct quenching, an ultra-low carbon martensite structure with a yield strength of 800 Mpa and an impact energy of more than 100J under a temperature of ?80° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanrong Wang, A'na Yang, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 10370549
    Abstract: This invention pertains to aqueous inkjet inks containing self-dispersing pigments. The self-dispersing pigments are modified with multivalent cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Wolfe, Michael J. Eiseman, Loretta L. Tam, Cullen Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 10373752
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are magnetic materials comprising rare earth nitrides and, more particularly, magnetic materials comprising multilayer-structured materials comprising one relatively soft and one relatively hard magnetic layer. The magnetic materials comprise a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a blocking layer between and in contact with each of the first 5 and second ferromagnetic layers. The first and second ferromagnetic layers have different coercive fields. The first ferromagnetic layer comprises a first rare earth nitride material and the second ferromagnetic layer comprises a second rare earth nitride material. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the materials. The materials are useful in the fabrication of devices, such as GMR magnetic field sensors, MRAM devices, TMR magnetic field sensors, and magnetic 10 tunnel junctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventors: Franck Natali, Benjamin John Ruck, Harry Joseph Trodahl, Eva-maria Johanna Anton, James Francis McNulty, Simon Edward Granville
  • Patent number: 10364367
    Abstract: An example of a non-Newtonian inkjet ink includes first and second metal oxide nanoparticles, a colorant, an organic solvent, and a balance of water. The first metal oxide nanoparticle has a particle size of 10 nm or less, and is present in an amount ranging from about 5% to about 15% by weight based on a total weight of the ink. The second metal oxide nanoparticle has at least one dimension greater than 10 nm, and is present in an amount ranging from 0.25% to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the ink. The colorant is present in an amount ranging from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight based on the total weight of the ink. The organic solvent is present in an amount ranging from about 5% to about 50% by weight based on the total weight of the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hewett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Adamic, Brian Dooley
  • Patent number: 10358698
    Abstract: A titanium alloy material for exhaust system parts excellent in oxidation resistance and cold workability able to be used for an exhaust manifold, exhaust pipe, catalyst device, muffler, or other part characterized by containing, by mass %, Cu: 0.5 to 1.5%, Sn: 0.5 to 1.5%, Si: 0.1% to 0.6%, O: 0.1% or less, and Fe: 0.15% or less, and a balance of Ti and impurities, having a total of the contents of Cu and Sn of 1.4 to 2.7%, and having a total of the volume rates of the ?-phases and Ti—Cu and Ti—Si intermetallic compounds of 1.0% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Otsuka, Hideki Fujii
  • Patent number: 10351721
    Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink is disclosed which contains water, a polyoxyethylene polyglyceryl ether and a colorant, wherein a ratio (B/A) of the total number (B) of hydroxyl groups within a molecule of the polyoxyethylene polyglyceryl ether relative to the weight average molecular weight (A) of the polyoxyethylene polyglyceryl ether is within a range from 0.002 to 0.012.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akiko Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10351708
    Abstract: This invention pertains to self-dispersing pigment dispersions. The self-dispersing pigments are modified with a multivalent cation and an anionic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Wolfe, Charles T. Berge, Loretta L. Tam, Cullen Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 10344345
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a part obtained from an age hardening type bainitic microalloyed steel, a process for producing the part, and the age hardening type bainitic microalloyed steel. In particular, the present invention relates to a part which has been controlled so as to have higher values of strength than conventional parts, a process for producing the part, and the age hardening type bainitic microalloyed steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuki Tanaka, Takahiro Miyazaki, Ayumi Yamazaki, Yusuke Yoshimi, Hiroki Terada, Makoto Haritani
  • Patent number: 10344364
    Abstract: Described are processes for shaping a hardened heat treatable, age-hardenable aluminum alloys, such as hardened 2XXX, 6XXX and 7XXX aluminum alloys, or articles made from such alloys, including aluminum alloy sheets. The processes involve heating the article, which may be in a form of a sheet or a blank, before and/or concurrently with a forming step. In some examples, the alloy is heated to a specified temperature in the range of 125-425° C. at a specified heating rate within the range of about 3-200° C./s, for example, 3-90° C./s or 90-150° C./s. Such a combination of the temperature and the heating rate can result in an advantageous combination of article properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Novelis Inc.
    Inventors: Corrado Bassi, Etienne Combaz, Aude Despois, Pasquier Romain, Maude Fumeaux, Julie Richard
  • Patent number: 10337089
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process for producing a hardened and tempered component made of specially heat-treated cast iron (e.g., AGI). According to the disclosure, a main body made of cast iron is prepared which may already be in the shape of an engine block. The main body may then be subjected to pre-machining, which may include forming one or more bores. Then, the main body may be hardened and tempered by a suitable heat treatment, such as a special heat treatment. After the disclosed heat treatment, post-processing of the component may follow, such as establishing the final dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Maik Broda, Christopher K. Palazzolo, Uemit Ursavas, Glen Weber, Matthias Warkentin
  • Patent number: 10329655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the treatment of an alloy based on titanium aluminide. The method comprises the following steps, during which no hot isostatic pressing is carried out: obtaining a semi-finished product (7) produced by centrifugal casting, then heat treating the semi-finished product in order to obtain an alloy microstructure comprising gamma grains and/or lamella grains (alpha2/gamma).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Guillaume Martin, Céline Jeanne Marcillaud, Marie Mineur-Panigeon
  • Patent number: 10329648
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a superior 13Cr thickened drillrod comprises the following steps: firstly, thickening the ends of a steel tube with a composition so as to obtain a drillrod with thickened ends, the composition in percentage by weight being: C: 0.01-0.05%, Si?0.5%, Mn: 0.2-1.0%, Cr: 12-14%, Mo: 1-3%, Ni: 4-6%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; after heating the tube as a whole to 950-1000° C., air cooling same and tempering same at 600-650° C.; and machining the two thickened ends respectively into an externally threaded drillrod coupler and an internally threaded drillrod coupler; wherein the tube end thickening is an external thickening, including three rounds of heating and three rounds of thickening, with at least one pass of deformation for each round, and the heating temperature being 1150-1200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Zhao, Yanpeng Song, Jianwei Zhang, Minghua Wang, Chunxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 10329635
    Abstract: A high strength cold-rolled steel sheet has a component composition containing specific amounts of C, Si, Mn, P, S, N and Al, respectively with a remainder being iron and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet contains 95% or more of martensite in terms of area ratio, and contains 5% or less (inclusive of 0%) of residual austenite and ferrite in terms of a total area ratio. An average size of a carbide is 60 nm or less in terms of an equivalent circle diameter, and a number density of the carbide having the equivalent circle diameter of 25 nm or more is 5.0×105 pieces or less per mm2. The steel sheet has a yield strength of 1,180 MPa or more and a tensile strength of 1,470 MPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke Shibata, Toshio Murakami, Elijah Kakiuchi, Katsura Kajihara
  • Patent number: 10329654
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a copper alloy of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a Cu—Ni—Sn-based copper alloy and includes: a first aging treatment step of performing an aging treatment in a temperature range of 300° C. to 500° C. using a solution treated material; an inter-aging processing step of performing cold working after the first aging treatment step; and a second aging treatment step of performing an aging treatment in a temperature range of 300° C. to 500° C. after the inter-aging processing step. In the first aging treatment step, a peak aging treatment is preferably performed. In addition, in the second aging treatment step, the aging treatment is preferably performed for a short period as compared to that of the aging treatment in the first aging treatment step. In the inter-aging processing step, cold working is preferably performed at a processing rate of more than 60% to 99%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: NGK Insulators, Ltd., National University Corporation Kanazawa University
    Inventors: Ryoichi Monzen, Naokuni Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 10316841
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a compressor that includes a corrosion-resistant film formed on the surface of a casing having a complicated shape. A compressor pumps gas in a compression chamber formed by a casing, the casing is made of cast iron, and a layer made of a mixture of iron nitride and a compound of iron, nitrogen, and carbon and an oxide layer made of triiron tetraoxide are formed on the surface of the casing. Accordingly, since the corrosion resistance of the casing, which includes a film formed by a gas soft-nitriding treatment and an oxidation treatment, is improved, the generation of rust is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a compressor in which galling or sticking caused by rust occurs less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukiko Ikeda, Masakatsu Okaya, Yuuichi Yanagase