Patents by Inventor Shawn P. Sullivan
Shawn P. Sullivan 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).
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Patent number: 10590515Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: ARCONIC INC.Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Anton J. Rovito, Timothy P. Doyle, Shawn P. Sullivan, Gabriele F. Ciccola, Christopher J. Tan
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Publication number: 20190085463Abstract: Described herein is a continuous coil pretreatment process used to treat the surface of an aluminum alloy sheet or coil for subsequent deposition of an acidic organophosphorus compound. The process can include applying a cleaner to a surface of an aluminum sheet or a coil; etching the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil with an acidic solution; rinsing the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil with deionized water; applying to the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil a solution of an acidic organophosphorus compound; rinsing the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil with deionized water; and drying the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: James M. Marinelli, Alfred M. Dennis, Phillip C. Shoemaker, Shawn P. Sullivan, Janell Lyn Abbot
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Patent number: 10119183Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9890443Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Arconic Inc.Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Anton J. Rovito, Timothy P. Doyle, Shawn P. Sullivan, Gabriele F. Ciccola, Christopher J. Tan
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Publication number: 20180029110Abstract: A system for two stage casting of a metal alloy is disclosed that dispenses multiple feedstock metals into an arc melting crucible via a pressurized inert gas or metal vapor chamber to lower the volatilization rate of metals in an arc melting crucible at a rate proportional to the composition of the final desired alloy. The melt from the melting crucible enters a second stage cold wall crucible through a passage, where the melt cools and solidifies. A casting piston is used to slowly and progressively withdraw the solidified alloy from the cold wall crucible as it cools.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Vivek M. Sample, Men Glenn Chu, Mark T. Kruzynski, Shawn P. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20170137920Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 9587298Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 9, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9556502Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Arconic Inc.Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Anton J. Rovito, Timothy P. Doyle, Shawn P. Sullivan, Gabriele F. Ciccola, Christopher J. Tan
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Publication number: 20160340760Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Anton J. Rovito, Timothy P. Doyle, Shawn P. Sullivan, Gabriele F. Ciccola, Christopher J. Tan
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Publication number: 20140230974Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20140017116Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: ALCOA INC.Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Anton J. Rovito, Timothy P. Doyle, Shawn P. Sullivan, Gabriele F. Ciccola, Christopher J. Tan
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Publication number: 20140017117Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Anton J. Rovito, Timothy P. Doyle, Shawn P. Sullivan, Gabriele F. Ciccola, Christopher J. Tan
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Publication number: 20040074799Abstract: The present invention is directed to package having a sound generating. The sound generating device including a grooved strip, a sounding board and a mechanism configured to produce sound upon sequential engagement of the grooves. The sound generating device can be incorporated into the opening mechanism in which the device produces sound when the opening mechanism is activated to open and close the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2002Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: MARS INCORPORATEDInventors: Alana E. Bell, Charley E. Brokaw, Gary N. Chisholm, Jeannette Dido, Shawn P. Sullivan, Rolly L. Zech