Patents by Inventor Steven S. Wray

Steven S. Wray 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).

  • High carbon steel wire with bainitic structure for spring and other cold-formed applications
    Publication number: 20040025987
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is disclosed a heat treated high carbon or alloy steel wire and method of heat-treating the wire. The wire is produced by the steps of initially heating the high carbon or alloy steel wire to a temperature of about 1600 degrees F. to about 1800 degrees F. for between 10 seconds and 2 minutes; rapidly cooling the wire to an intermediate point temperature of between 400 to about 1000 degrees F.; holding the wire at the intermediate point temperature for about 2 minutes to about 40 minutes; and cooling the resulting wire to ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Anand W. Bhagwat, Thomas A. Kellogg, Steven S. Wray