Patents by Inventor William Joseph Peppler

William Joseph Peppler 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 Strength Steel
    Publication number: 20090155118
    Abstract: A steel composition that includes: about 0.25-0.37% by weight Carbon; about 1.20-1.55% by weight Manganese; about 0.1-0.15% by weight Vanadium; about 0.20-0.40% by weight Nickel; about 0.20-0.50% by weight Silicon; about 0.30-0.45% by weight Copper; about 0.017-0.025% by weight Nitrogen; and Iron as the main constituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Yuri Kan, William Joseph Peppler, Gary Alan Stueck
  • Steel product and method for manufacturing
    Patent number: 6786980
    Abstract: A method for providing a steel product having a surface hardness of between about 360 Bhn and 420 Bhn is provided. The method includes steps of providing a steel product from a steel product comprising at least about 96 wt. % iron and between about 0.24 wt. % and about 0.30 wt. % carbon, heating the steel product to at least its austentizing temperature, quenching to below its martinsite finish temperature, and tempering the steel product at a temperature of at least about 800° F. Steel products prepared by this method are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: William Joseph Peppler, Brett Michael Jackson
  • Steel product and method for manufacturing
    Publication number: 20030173006
    Abstract: A method for providing a steel product having a surface hardness of between about 360 Bhn and 420 Bhn is provided. The method includes steps of providing a steel product from a steel product comprising at least about 96 wt. % iron and between about 0.24 wt. % and about 0.30 wt. % carbon, heating the steel product to at least its austentizing temperature, quenching to below its martinsite finish temperature, and tempering the steel product at a temperature of at least about 800° F. Steel products prepared by this method are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: William Joseph Peppler, Brett Michael Jackson