Patents Assigned to Cast CRC Limited
  • WROUGHT MAGNESIUM ALLOY
    Publication number: 20150218680
    Abstract: An extrusion of a magnesium-based alloy consisting of, by weight: 0.5 to 1.5% manganese, 0.15 to 0.4% rare earth including lanthanum wherein the lanthanum content of the alloy is 0.15% to less than 0.3%, and up to 0.1% strontium, the balance being magnesium except for incidental impurities which includes zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: CAST CRC LIMITED
    Inventors: Matthew Robert BARNETT, Christopher Huw John DAVIES, Aiden Graeme BEER
  • Method and apparatus for joining metals using self-piercing rivets with preheating
    Patent number: 8234770
    Abstract: A method for joining elements together, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the elements relative to one another; enhancing the formability of at least a portion of at least one of the elements using a laser; and joining the elements together using a mechanical fastening method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Cast CRC Limited
    Inventors: Yvonne Claire Durandet, Wei Qian Song, Brian Dempster, Milan Brandt, Stuart Blacket
  • WROUGHT MAGNESIUM ALLOY
    Publication number: 20110272069
    Abstract: A magnesium-based alloy consisting of, by weight: 0.5 to 1.5% manganese, 0.05 to 0.5% rare earth of which more than 70% is lanthanum, 0 to 1.5% zinc and 0 to 0.1% strontium, the balance being magnesium except for incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: CAST CRC LIMITED
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Barnett, Christopher Huw John Davies, Aiden Graeme Beer
  • MAGNESIUM BASED ALLOY
    Publication number: 20100310409
    Abstract: A magnesium based alloy consisting of, by weight: 2-5% rare earth elements, wherein the alloy contains lanthanum and cerium as rare earth elements and the lanthanum content is greater than the cerium content; 0.2-0.8% zinc; 0-0.15% aluminium; 0-0.5% yttrium or gadolinium; 0-0.2% zirconium, 0-0.3% manganese; 0-0.1% calcium; 0-25 ppm beryllium; and the remainder being magnesium except for incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: CAST CRC LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Gibson, Mark Easton, Colleen BETTLES
  • A Method and Apparatus For Joining Metal Using Self-Piercing Rivets With Preheating
    Publication number: 20090188101
    Abstract: A method for joining elements together, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the elements relative to one another; enhancing the formability of at least a portion of at least one of the elements using a laser; and joining the elements together using a mechanical fastening method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: CAST CRC LIMITED
    Inventors: Yvonne Claire Durandet, Wei Qian Song, Brian Dempster, Milan Brandt, Stuart Blacket