Patents by Inventor Kevin Bockenstedt

Kevin Bockenstedt 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).

  • Methods for processing nickel-base alloys
    Patent number: 11725267
    Abstract: A method for heat treating a powder metallurgy nickel-base alloy article comprises placing the article in a furnace at a start temperature in the furnace that is 80° C. to 200° C. below a gamma prime solvus temperature, and increasing the temperature in the furnace to a solution temperature at a ramp rate in the range of 30° C. per hour to 70° C. per hour. The article is solution treated for a predetermined time, and cooled to ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ATI PROPERTIES LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Bockenstedt, Ramesh S. Minisandram
  • METHODS FOR PROCESSING NICKEL-BASE ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20200140984
    Abstract: A method for heat treating a powder metallurgy nickel-base alloy article comprises placing the article in a furnace at a start temperature in the furnace that is 80° C. to 200° C. below a gamma prime solvus temperature, and increasing the temperature in the furnace to a solution temperature at a ramp rate in the range of 30° C. per hour to 70° C. per hour. The article is solution treated for a predetermined time, and cooled to ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Bockenstedt, Ramesh S. Minisandram
  • Methods for processing nickel-base alloys
    Patent number: 10563293
    Abstract: A method for heat treating a powder metallurgy nickel-base alloy article comprises placing the article in a furnace at a start temperature in the furnace that is 80° C. to 200° C. below a gamma prime solvus temperature, and increasing the temperature in the furnace to a solution temperature at a ramp rate in the range of 30° C. per hour to 70° C. per hour. The article is solution treated for a predetermined time, and cooled to ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ATI Properties LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Bockenstedt, Ramesh S. Minisandram
  • METHODS FOR PROCESSING NICKEL-BASE ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20170159162
    Abstract: A method for heat treating a powder metallurgy nickel-base alloy article comprises placing the article in a furnace at a start temperature in the furnace that is 80° C. to 200° C. below a gamma prime solvus temperature, and increasing the temperature in the furnace to a solution temperature at a ramp rate in the range of 30° C. per hour to 70° C. per hour. The article is solution treated for a predetermined time, and cooled to ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Bockenstedt, Ramesh S. Minisandram