Patents by Inventor Zhenyun Liu

Zhenyun Liu 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).

  • METAL INJECTION MOULDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20100183471
    Abstract: A method for forming an article by metal injection moudling of aluminium or an aluminium alloy. The method comprises the steps of forming a mixture containing an aluminium powder or an aluminum alloy powder or both and optionally ceramic particles, a binder, and a sintering aid comprising a low melting point metal. The mixture is injection moulded and the binder is removed to form a green body. The green body is sintered. The sintering is conducted in an atmosphere containing nitrogen and in the presence of an oxygen getter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventors: Zhenyun Liu, Timothy Barry Sercombe, Graham Barry Schaffer