Patents by Inventor William M. Hanusiak
William M. Hanusiak 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: 10583492Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing titanium metal powder from a melt. The apparatus includes an atomization chamber having an inner wall that is coated with or formed entirely of a titanium alloy that is the same as the titanium metal powder to prevent contamination of titanium metal powder therein. The inner surfaces of some or all components of the apparatus in a flow path following the atomization chamber may also be coated with or formed entirely of the titanium alloy or CP-Ti.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: William M. Hanusiak, Dale R. McBride
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Publication number: 20180169762Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing titanium metal powder from a melt. The apparatus includes an atomization chamber having an inner wall that is coated with or formed entirely of a titanium alloy that is the same as the titanium metal powder to prevent contamination of titanium metal powder therein. The inner surfaces of some or all components of the apparatus in a flow path following the atomization chamber may also be coated with or formed entirely of the titanium alloy or CP-Ti.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Puris, LLCInventors: William M. HANUSIAK, Dale R. MCBRIDE
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Patent number: 9956615Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing titanium metal powder from a melt. The apparatus includes an atomization chamber having an inner wall that is coated with or formed entirely of CP-Ti to prevent contamination of titanium metal powder therein. The inner surfaces of all components of the apparatus in a flow path following the atomization chamber may also be coated with or formed entirely of CP-Ti.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: William M. Hanusiak, Dale R. McBride
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Publication number: 20130233129Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing titanium metal powder from a melt. The apparatus includes an atomization chamber having an inner wall that is coated with or formed entirely of CP-Ti to prevent contamination of titanium metal powder therein. The inner surfaces of all components of the apparatus in a flow path following the atomization chamber may also be coated with or formed entirely of CP-Ti.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventors: William M. Hanusiak, Dale R. McBride
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Publication number: 20130014865Abstract: A method of making a high strength, high stiffness beta titanium alloy, comprising introducing boron into a beta titanium alloy to produce TiB precipitates; heat treating the titanium alloy with TiB precipitates by homogenization above the beta transus temperature of the alloy; subjecting the heat treated alloy to a hot metalworking operation below the beta transus temperature; heat treating the worked alloy with a solution treatment below the beta transus temperature; and ageing the solution treated alloy below the beta transus temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: William M. Hanusiak, Seshacharyulu Tamirisakandala, Robert Grabow
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Patent number: 7879286Abstract: A method of producing a high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloy, comprising combining the titanium alloy with boron so that the boron concentration in the boron-modified titanium alloy does not exceed the eutectic limit. The carbon concentration of the boron-modified titanium alloy is maintained below a predetermined limit to avoid embrittlement. The boron-modified alloy is heated to a temperature above the beta transus temperature to eliminate any supersaturated excess boron. The boron-modified titanium alloy is deformed at a speed slow enough to prevent microstructural damage and reduced ductility.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Inventors: Daniel B. Miracle, Seshacharyulu Tamirisakandala, Radhakrishna B. Bhat, Dale J. McEldowney, Jerry L. Fields, William M. Hanusiak, Rob L. Grabow, C. Fred Yolton, Eric S. Bono
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Publication number: 20070286761Abstract: A method of producing a high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloy, comprising combining the titanium alloy with boron so that the boron concentration in the boron-modified titanium alloy does not exceed the eutectic limit. The carbon concentration of the boron-modified titanium alloy is maintained below a predetermined limit to avoid embrittlement. The boron-modified alloy is heated to a temperature above the beta transus temperature to eliminate any supersaturated excess boron. The boron-modified titanium alloy is deformed at a speed slow enough to prevent microstructural damage and reduced ductility.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventors: Daniel B. Miracle, Seshacharyulu Tamirisakandala, Radhakrishna B. Bhat, Dale J. McEldowney, Jerry L. Fields, William M. Hanusiak, Rob L. Grabow, C. Fred Yolton, Eric S. Bono
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Patent number: 6217310Abstract: The present invention relates to tooling for the fabrication of composite materials, particularly layered composite materials. The tooling apparatus encapsulates the composite material and uses an applied pressure, either atmospheric, induced gaseous or mechanical, to the material to retain it in place during off-gassing and/or consolidation.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1998Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Atlantic Research CorporationInventors: Lisa B. Hanusiak, Jeffrey M. Parnell, Steven R. Spear, William M. Hanusiak, Charles R. Rowe
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Patent number: 6077066Abstract: The present invention relates to tooling for the fabrication of composite materials, particularly layered composite materials. The tooling apparatus encapsulates the composite material and uses an applied pressure, either atmospheric, induced gaseous or mechanical, to the material to retain it in place during off-gassing and/or consolidation.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: Atlantic Research CorporationInventors: Lisa B. Hanusiak, Jeffrey M. Parnell, Steven R. Spear, William M. Hanusiak, Charles R. Rowe
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Patent number: 5763079Abstract: A manufacturing method of combining wires and fibers to fabricate fiber reinforced composites is disclosed. The fibers are drum wound on an adhesive-coated substrate followed by coating with a barrier layer to preserve the fiber spacing. A layer of the adhesive material is then applied to the fiber wrap and wire is wound therearound. A series of increasingly viscous tacky materials can then be applied to the wire wraps so that all gaps between the wires are filled. The inventive method can be used to form standard wire/fiber preforms, variable spacing wire/fiber preforms, ring preforms and wire only preforms which can be processed into fiber reinforced composite materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1995Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Atlantic Research CorporationInventors: William M. Hanusiak, Lisa B. Hanusiak, Jeffrey M. Parnell, Steven R. Spear, Charles R. Rowe
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Patent number: 5624516Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of applying dry powder in a controlled manner to a variety of surfaces to form shapes, coatings, or composite materials. This is achieved by coating the surface with a tacky substance, applying the powder, and then coating the powder with a barrier coating that is insoluble in the solvent used in the tacky layer. The process is repeated to add the desired amount of powder. By the selection of powder size, size distribution, shape, and number of layers, precise control of mass loading can be achieved. The method can be used with titanium powder to form powder-coated fiber, non-woven mat, and tape cast performs which can be processed into fiber reinforced composite materials.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1994Date of Patent: April 29, 1997Assignee: Atlantic Research CorporationInventors: William M. Hanusiak, Lisa B. Hanusiak, Jeffrey M. Parnell, Steven R. Spear, Charles R. Rowe
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Patent number: 4231979Abstract: Three-dimensional structures providing a plurality of separate interpenetrating, three-dimensional domains or channels or flowpaths, each of said domains or channels or flowpaths being a closed system of connected porosity or permeability and each of said domains or channels or flowpaths being interpenetrating within said structure, have been prepared. These structures are prepared from porous permeable precursor materials having a single three-dimensional domain or channel or flowpath as described above. Suitable precursor materials are provided by the abundant porous carbonate skeletal material of marine life, e.g. the coral Porites skeletal aragonite. For example, by coating the surfaces of such materials with a liquid material capable of being cured or set to a solid, followed by curing or setting and dissolution, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1979Date of Patent: November 4, 1980Assignee: Research CorporationInventors: Eugene W. White, William M. Hanusiak, Rodney A. White
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Patent number: 4190079Abstract: Three-dimensional structures providing a plurality of separate interpenetrating, three-dimensional domains or channels or flowpaths, each of said domains or channels or flowpaths being a closed system of connected porosity or permeability and each of said domains or channels or flowpaths being interpenetrating within said structure, have been prepared. These structures are prepared from porous permeable precursor materials having a single three-dimensional domain or channel or flowpath as described above. Suitable precursor materials are provided by the abundant porous carbonate skeletal material of marine life, e.g. the coral Porites skeletal aragonite. For example, by coating the surfaces of such materials with a liquid material capable of being cured or set to a solid, followed by curing or setting and dissolution, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1977Date of Patent: February 26, 1980Assignee: Research CorporationInventors: Eugene W. White, William M. Hanusiak, Rodney A. White
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Patent number: 4075092Abstract: Three-dimensional structures providing a plurality of separate interpenetrating, three-dimensional domains or channels or flowpaths, each of said domains or channels or flowpaths being a closed system of connected porosity or permeability and each of said domains or channels or flowpaths being interpenetrating within said structure, have been prepared. These structures are prepared from porous permeable precursor materials having a single three-dimensional domain or channel or flowpath as described above. Suitable precursor materials are provided by the abundant porous carbonate skeletal material of marine life, e.g. the coral Porites skeletal aragonite. For example, by coating the surfaces of such materials with a liquid material capable of being cured or set to a solid, followed by curing or setting and dissolution, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1976Date of Patent: February 21, 1978Assignee: Research CorporationInventors: Eugene W. White, William M. Hanusiak, Rodney A. White