Abstract: Flexible BMG elements and methods for making the flexible BMG elements. The BMG element contains a main body made from a BMG material and may further contain a flange. The main body may contain at least one opening. The main body may be a thin-walled structure that is compressible, extendable, and/or bendable. A surface of the main body may be corrugated with a series of ridges and furrows.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 8, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 23, 2024
Assignee:
SUPERCOOL METALS LLC
Inventors:
Jittisa Ketkaew, John Chay, Jan Schroers, Evgenia Pekarskaya
Abstract: A pressure vessel containing a main body with at least one opening. The pressure vessel is made from a BMG material. The pressure vessel may contain an additional part such as a neck, a liner, a rib, a lattice, a fin, and a diaphragm. The pressure vessel may be free of a welded joint in entirety. The pressure vessel may contain multiple parts in the main body, each of which is free of a welded joint. The pressure vessel may be made through thermoplastic forming.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 23, 2021
Assignee:
SUPERCOOL METALS LLC
Inventors:
John Chay, Jan Schroers, Jason Sagaci, Jittisa Ketkaew, Evgenia Pekarskaya