Patents Assigned to Eck Industries, Inc.
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Patent number: 11859266Abstract: A product includes a material having: nickel and at least one rare earth element. The at least one rare earth element is present in the material in a weight percentage in a range of about 2% to about 20% relative to a total weight of the material. A method includes forming a material comprising an alloy of nickel and at least one rare earth element. The at least one rare earth element is present in the material in a weight percentage in a range of about 2% to about 20% relative to a total weight of the material.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Eck Industries, Inc., Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., University of Tennessee Research Foundation, UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Scott K. McCall, Alexander Baker, Hunter B. Henderson, Tian Li, Aurelien Perron, Zachary Cole Sims, David Weiss, Ryan T. Ott, Orlando Rios, Max Neveau
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Patent number: 11718898Abstract: An alloy includes aluminum, a rare earth element, and an alloying element selected from the following: Si, Cu, Mg, Fe, Ti, Zn, Zr, Mn, Ni, Sr, B, Ca, and a combination thereof. The aluminum (Al), the rare earth element (RE), and the alloying element are characterized by forming at least one form of an intermetallic compound. An amount of the rare earth element in the alloy is in a range of about 1 wt. % to about 12 wt. %, and an amount of the alloying element in the alloy is greater than an amount of the alloying element present in the intermetallic compound.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., UT-Battelle, LLC, Eck Industries, Inc.Inventors: Emily E. Moore, Hunter B. Henderson, Aurelien Perron, Scott K. McCall, Orlando Rios, Zachary C. Sims, Michael S. Kesler, David Weiss, Patrice E. A. Turchi, Ryan T. Ott
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Patent number: 11667996Abstract: A solid aluminum-fiber composite comprising: (i) an aluminum-containing matrix comprising elemental aluminum; (ii) coated or uncoated fibers embedded within said aluminum-containing matrix, wherein said fibers have a different composition than said aluminum-containing matrix and impart additional strength to said aluminum-containing matrix as compared to said aluminum-containing matrix in the absence of said fibers embedded therein; and (iii) an intermetallic layer present as an interface between each of said fibers and the aluminum-containing matrix, wherein said intermetallic layer has a composition different from said aluminum-containing matrix and said fibers, and said intermetallic layer contains at least one element that is also present in the aluminum-containing matrix and at least one element present in the fibers, whether from the coated or interior portion of the fibers. Methods of producing the above-described composite are also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, Eck Industries, Inc.Inventors: Orlando Rios, Michael S. Kesler, Zachary C. Sims, Edgar Lara-Curzio, David Weiss
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Patent number: 11535912Abstract: An alloy for structural direct-writing additive manufacturing comprising a base element selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni) and a combination thereof, and a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of cerium (Ce), lanthanide (La) and a combination thereof, and a eutectic intermetallic present in said alloy in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt. % to 7.5 wt. %. The invention is also directed to a method of structural direct-write additive manufacturing using the above-described alloy, as well as 3D objects produced by the method. The invention is also directed to methods of producing the above-described alloy.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, Eck Industries, Inc.Inventors: Orlando Rios, David Weiss, Zachary C. Sims, William G. Carter, Michael S. Kesler
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Publication number: 20210324500Abstract: An alloy for structural direct-writing additive manufacturing comprising a base element selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni) and a combination thereof, and a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of cerium (Ce), lanthanide (La) and a combination thereof, and a eutectic intermetallic present in said alloy in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt. % to 7.5 wt. %. The invention is also directed to a method of structural direct-write additive manufacturing using the above-described alloy, as well as 3D objects produced by the method. The invention is also directed to methods of producing the above-described alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicants: UT-Battelle, LLC, Eck Industries, Inc.Inventors: Orlando RIOS, David WEISS, Zachary C. SIMS, William G. CARTER, Michael S. KESLER
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Publication number: 20140197147Abstract: Welding wires and methods for welding metal work pieces using the welding wires are provided. The welding wires are composite materials comprising a metal alloy and high temperature nanoparticles dispersed in the metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicants: Eck Industries, Inc., Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInventors: Xiaochun Li, Hongseok Choi, David Wiess