Patents by Inventor Brett P. Connor

Brett P. Connor 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).

  • Heat treatable aluminum alloys having magnesium and zinc
    Patent number: 10119183
    Abstract: New magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies generally include 3.0-6.0 wt. % magnesium and 2.5-5.0 wt. % zinc, where at least one of the magnesium and the zinc is the predominate alloying element of the aluminum alloy bodies other than aluminum, and wherein (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Zn) is from 0.6 to 2.40, and may be produced by preparing the aluminum alloy body for post-solutionizing cold work, cold working by at least 25%, and then thermally treating. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: ARCONIC INC.
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, John M. Newman, Ralph R. Sawtell, Rajeev G. Kamat, Darl G. Boysel, Gary H. Bray, James Daniel Bryant, Brett P. Connor, Mario Greco, Gino Norman Iasella, David J. McNeish, Shawn J. Murtha, Roberto J. Rioja, Shawn P. Sullivan
  • HEAT TREATABLE ALUMINUM ALLOYS HAVING MAGNESIUM AND ZINC AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170137920
    Abstract: New magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies generally include 3.0-6.0 wt. % magnesium and 2.5-5.0 wt. % zinc, where at least one of the magnesium and the zinc is the predominate alloying element of the aluminum alloy bodies other than aluminum, and wherein (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Zn) is from 0.6 to 2.40, and may be produced by preparing the aluminum alloy body for post-solutionizing cold work, cold working by at least 25%, and then thermally treating. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, John M. Newman, Ralph R. Sawtell, Rajeev G. Kamat, Darl G. Boysel, Gary H. Bray, James Daniel Bryant, Brett P. Connor, Mario Greco, Gino Norman Iasella, David J. McNeish, Shawn J. Murtha, Roberto J. Rioja, Shawn P. Sullivan
  • Heat treatable aluminum alloys having magnesium and zinc and methods for producing the same
    Patent number: 9587298
    Abstract: New magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies generally include 3.0-6.0 wt. % magnesium and 2.5-5.0 wt. % zinc, where at least one of the magnesium and the zinc is the predominate alloying element of the aluminum alloy bodies other than aluminum, and wherein (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Zn) is from 0.6 to 2.40, and may be produced by preparing the aluminum alloy body for post-solutionizing cold work, cold working by at least 25%, and then thermally treating. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ARCONIC INC.
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, John M. Newman, Ralph R. Sawtell, Rajeev G. Kamat, Darl G. Boysel, Gary H. Bray, James Daniel Bryant, Brett P. Connor, Mario Greco, Gino Norman Iasella, David J. McNeish, Shawn J. Murtha, Roberto J. Rioja, Shawn P. Sullivan
  • HEAT TREATABLE ALUMINUM ALLOYS HAVING MAGNESIUM AND ZINC AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140230974
    Abstract: New magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies generally include 3.0-6.0 wt. % magnesium and 2.5-5.0 wt. % zinc, where at least one of the magnesium and the zinc is the predominate alloying element of the aluminum alloy bodies other than aluminum, and wherein (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Zn) is from 0.6 to 2.40, and may be produced by preparing the aluminum alloy body for post-solutionizing cold work, cold working by at least 25%, and then thermally treating. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ALCOA INC.
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, John M. Newman, Ralph R. Sawtell, Rajeev G. Kamat, Darl G. Boysel, Gary H. Bray, James Daniel Bryant, Brett P. Connor, Mario Greco, Gino Norman Iasella, David J. McNeish, Shawn J. Murtha, Roberto J. Rioja, Shawn P. Sullivan