Patents by Inventor Zachariah D. Meissen

Zachariah D. Meissen 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).

  • 6xxx aluminum alloys and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 11447851
    Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet products and methods of making the same are disclosed. The new methods may include preparing a 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet product for solution heat treatment, solution heat treating and then quenching the 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet product, and then exposing the 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet product to a treatment temperature of from 30° C. to 60° C. for 0.2 to 300 seconds. After the exposing step, the 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet product may be coiled and then placed in an ambient environment. Due to the post-quench heating and subsequent exposure to ambient, a preselected amount of Newtonian cooling may be induced, thereby creating a unique and consistent microstructure within the 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Arconic Technologies LLC
    Inventors: James Daniel Bryant, Colleen E. Weller, Dirk C. Mooy, Zachariah D. Meissen
  • NEW 6XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160348225
    Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet products and methods of making the same are disclosed. The new methods may include preparing a 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet product for solution heat treatment, solution heat treating and then quenching the 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet product, and then exposing the 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet product to a treatment temperature of from 30° C. to 60° C. for 0.2 to 300 seconds. After the exposing step, the 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet product may be coiled and then placed in an ambient environment. Due to the post-quench heating and subsequent exposure to ambient, a preselected amount of Newtonian cooling may be induced, thereby creating a unique and consistent microstructure within the 6xxx aluminum alloy sheet products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: James Daniel Bryant, Colleen E. Weller, Dirk C. Mooy, Zachariah D. Meissen