Patents by Inventor Adrian Vasile Catalina

Adrian Vasile Catalina has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of improving mechanical properties of gray iron
    Patent number: 7686895
    Abstract: A method of forming gray iron components includes applying a substantially uniform magnetic field to gray iron. The method also includes heat-treating the gray iron while the gray iron is within the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwin A. Hattiangadi, Adrian Vasile Catalina, Leo Chuzhoy, Jun Cai
  • Cast engine component having metallurgically bonded inserts
    Publication number: 20080236536
    Abstract: An integral engine component is disclosed. The integral engine component may have a solid first member and a second member cast in place relative to the solid first member. A metallurgical bond may exist between the solid first member and the second member, and the melting temperature of the solid first member may be lower than the melting temperature of the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Jeff Alan Jensen, Jose Felix Leon Torres, Michael James Pollard, Tsu Pin Shyu, Adrian Vasile Catalina, Jun Cai, Christopher Anthony Kinney
  • Method of improving mechanical properties of gray iron
    Publication number: 20080178971
    Abstract: A method of forming gray iron components includes applying a substantially uniform magnetic field to gray iron. The method also includes heat-treating the gray iron while the gray iron is within the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Ashwin A. Hattiangadi, Adrian Vasile Catalina, Leo Chuzhoy, Jun Cai