Patents by Inventor Michael John Luton

Michael John Luton 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).

  • Grain refinement of alloys using magnetic field processing
    Patent number: 7063752
    Abstract: A method for refining the grain size of alloys which undergo ferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase transformation and an alloy produced therefrom. By subjecting the alloy to a timed application of a strong magnetic field, the temperature of phase boundaries can be shifted enabling phase transformations at lower temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Jayoung Koo, Shiun Ling, Michael John Luton, Hans Thomann, Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru
  • Grain refinement of alloys using magnetic field processing
    Publication number: 20030155039
    Abstract: A method for refining the grain size of alloys which undergo ferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase transformation and an alloy produced therefrom. By subjecting the alloy to a timed application of a strong magnetic field, the temperature of phase boundaries can be shifted enabling phase transformations at lower temperatures. 1 Applicants: Jayoung Koo Shiun Ling Michael J. Luton Hans Thomann Narasimha-Rao V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Jayoung Koo, Shiun Ling, Michael John Luton, Hans Thomann, Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru
  • Ultra high strength, secondary hardening steels with superior toughness and weldability
    Patent number: 5876521
    Abstract: High strength steel is produced by a first rolling of a steel composition, reheated above 1100.degree. C., above the austenite recrystallization, a second rolling below the austenite recrystallization temperature, water cooling from above Ar.sub.3 to less than 400.degree. C. and followed by tempering below the Ac.sub.1 transformation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventors: Jayoung Koo, Michael John Luton
  • High strength dual phase steel plate with superior toughness and weldability
    Patent number: 5653826
    Abstract: A high strength steel composition comprising ferrite and martensite/banite phases, the ferrite phase having primarily vanadium and mobium carbide or carbonitride precipitates, is prepared by a first rolling above the austenite recrystallization temperature; a second rolling below the anstenite recrystallization temperature; a third rolling between the Ar.sub.3 and Ar.sub.1 transformation points, and water cooling to below about 400.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Jayoung Koo, Michael John Luton