Patents Examined by Adam Krupicka
  • Press-molded product, press-molded product producing method, and press-molded product producing apparatus
    Patent number: 10124387
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a press-molded product including an inward continuous flange and capable of improving performance involved with the bonding strength between a reinforcing member and the other member or the rigidity of a vehicle body without forming a notch in a ridge-portion flange so as to prevent a defect generated during a press-molding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakazawa, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Property enabled feature integration strategies and their fabrication methods for metallic glasses
    Patent number: 10124391
    Abstract: An article comprising a bulk metallic glass skin having one or more functional features integrated therein is described and a method of forming the same is described. The one or more functional features exhibit a variation in stiffness between the one or more functional features and the bulk metallic glass skin that is defined by an applied force over an achieved deformation. The stiffness of each of the one or more functional features is at least 1000 times less than an average stiffness of the bulk metallic glass skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Jan Schroers, Thomas MacKenzie Hodges, Golden Kumar, Rodrigo Miguel Ojeda Mota
  • Sandwich structure including grooved outer sheet
    Patent number: 10124555
    Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein, and at least one outer face sheet including grooves or ribs therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet including elongated grooves or ribs formed therein. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, which synergistically interface, engage or contact with grooves or ribs formed in an outer face sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: CellTech Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabien Ebnöther, Douglas Cox
  • Multilayer composite panel
    Patent number: 10113471
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-layered composite panel. The multi-layered composite panel comprises at least two sheets of thin plates with continuous waveform patterns having the same pitch and different heights in one direction are overlapped. In the multi-layered composite panel, an adiabatic layer is formed between the overlapping thin plates, diagonal pressing portions, which divide the waveform patterns on the top and the bottom of the thin plates into the unit of triangle-patterned cell by being pressed diagonally to cross each other on the top and the bottom of the thin plates overlapping in the diagonal direction crossing the direction of the waveform patterns, are formed and an undercut portion is formed by pressing the centers of both sides connecting a groove and a ridge of each cell on the top and the bottom of the thin plates with opposite diagonal pressing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Saehan Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaegi Sim, Sungjin Park, Sunghoon Yoon
  • Three-dimensional parts having interconnected Hollow patterns, method of manufacturing and method of producing composite part
    Patent number: 10093039
    Abstract: A three-dimensional part is printed using an additive manufacturing technique. The three-dimensional part includes an outer wall having an outer surface defining a shape of a part and in interior surface defining an interior cavity. The part includes a plurality of first sections having a plurality of printed layers, each printed layer of the first section having a plurality of wall segments that form triangle shaped cells wherein each of the plurality of first sections are attached to the interior surface of the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: Subramaniam Jayanti, Erik K. Heide, Donald J. Holzwarth, Thomas James Studanski, Alissa Ann Wild, Kevin C. Johnson
  • Vehicle exterior decorating member and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 10086776
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle exterior decorating member capable of providing a sufficient gradation effect to an observer, and having enhanced design characteristics, and to provide a method for manufacturing the same. A vehicle exterior decorating member includes a base member made of a colored translucent body having a front surface and a back surface including a surface having unevenness, and a light non-transmissive layer formed on a back surface side of the base member. The base member includes a general portion where a thickness is constant at greater than or equal to 2.5 mm and smaller than or equal to 4.0 mm, and a gradually changing portion where a thickness gradually changes. The gradually changing portion includes a maximum deviation portion where a difference in thickness between the general portion and the gradually changing portion becomes a maximum, and has (A) and/or (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sugiura, Tatsuya Oba
  • Amorphous metal overmolding
    Patent number: 10065396
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a method comprising overmolding a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy on a preform of another material than the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy to form a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy overmolded preform. Another embodiment relates to an article comprising an overmolded shell comprising the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy on a preform of another material than the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy. The preform could be made of a crystalline or amorphous metal or alloy such as aluminum, stainless steel, copper or beryllium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Adam A. Verreault, Sean T. O'Keeffe, Glenton R. Jelbert
  • Method for manufacturing hollow profiles, and hollow profile
    Patent number: 10065388
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing hollow profiles, having the following method steps: providing an initial hollow profile which in an insertion wall and optionally in at least one intermediate wall displays an insertion opening, providing a support element which displays a bolt element, an engagement element, and support walls which are disposed between the bolt element and longitudinal flanks, passing through the support element through the insertion opening until the support walls are positioned in the initial hollow profile, engaging a tool on the engagement element, rotating the support element by means of the tool until regions of the longitudinal flanks touch inner walls of the initial hollow profile, connecting the regions of the longitudinal flanks to the initial hollow profile via the inner walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Kathy Hansen, Edvin List Clausen
  • Vacuum insulation panel and refrigerator including the same
    Patent number: 10065389
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a vacuum insulation panel having an improved structure which may improve durability by minimizing a folding process, and a refrigerator including the same. The vacuum insulation panel includes a core material, a first outer skin material that is arranged to form an outer surface of the core material, a second outer skin material that has a gap and forms the other outer surface of the core material, and is disposed to face the first outer skin material, and a third outer skin material that is provided to connect the first outer skin material and the second outer skin material and to be variable in accordance with the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Sung Park, Seung Hoon Kal, Hyung Sung Kim, Jin Hyun Park, Young Sung Jung, Young Joon Kim, Chan Suk Yoon
  • Tapered spiral welded structure
    Patent number: 10060149
    Abstract: A method for creating a tapered spiral welded conical structure where the overall shape of the cone is first graphically slit axially and unwrapped, and then a series of construction arcs and lines are created to form the edge lines of a strip that can then be wrapped (rolled) to form a tapered conical structure. The edges of the spirally wound strip can be welded together, and a very large conical structure can thus be achieved. Various construction options are presented from a constant width strip to strip made from straight segments. Equations are given for the formation of the strips to enable those skilled in the art of spiral welded tubing to practice the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Smith, Alexander H. Slocum
  • H-section steel and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 10060002
    Abstract: An H-section steel has a predetermined chemical composition in which Ti oxides having a grain size of 0.01 ?m to 3.0 ?m are included at a density of 30 pieces/mm2 or more, a thickness of a flange is 100 mm to 150 mm, an area fraction of bainite at a ? position from a surface of the flange in a length direction and at a ¼ position from the surface thereof in a thickness direction is 80% or more, a yield strength or 0.2% proof stress is 450 MPa or more, and a tensile strength is 550 MPa or more, a Charpy absorbed energy at 21° C. at a ½ position from the surface of the flange in the length direction and at a ¾ position from the surface thereof in the thickness direction is 100 J or more, and an average austenite grain size is 50 ?m to 200 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Mizoguchi, Kazutoshi Ichikawa, Kazuaki Mitsuyasu, Hirokazu Sugiyama
  • Rail
    Patent number: 10047411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rail which has a predetermined chemical composition and in which at least 90% of a metallographic structure from an outer surface of the rail bottom portion, as the origin, to a depth of 5 mm is a pearlite structure, a surface hardness HC of a foot-bottom central portion is in a range of Hv 360 to 500, a surface hardness HE of a foot-edge portion is in a range of Hv 260 to 315, and HC, HE, and a surface hardness HM of a middle portion positioned between the foot-bottom central portion and the foot-edge portion satisfy HC?HM?HE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaharu Ueda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Teruhisa Miyazaki
  • Method for producing high stacking fault energy (SFE) metal films, foils, and coatings with high-density nanoscale twin boundaries
    Patent number: 10023977
    Abstract: Materials, including metals such as bulk metals, specialty alloys, metallic films and coatings, are made up of many tiny single crystals, which may also be referred to as grains. The boundaries between crystals are called grain boundaries and govern properties such as mechanical strength, deformation, and electrical resistivity. These properties are affected by not only the number of grain boundaries formed, but also the density and orientation of those grain boundaries. Twin boundaries are a special type of grain boundary which have symmetrical “mirror image” structures and preserve favorable qualities of grain boundaries while suppressing unfavorable properties such as the initiation of cracks, inclusions, and other unwanted flaws. Some metals and alloys form twins more easily than others during processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Xinghang Zhang, Daniel Bufford, Haiyan Wang, Yue Liu
  • Rotating body, rotating body material, and method of manufacturing rotating body
    Patent number: 10018196
    Abstract: A novel rotating body, its material, and manufacturing method thereof, shortening a distance for cutting a bore surface in its axial direction, reducing processing costs, enabling lower-cost manufacture of inner rotor. A metallic rotating body 11 has a bore surface 12 for press-fitting a shaft thereinto, including a cutting-processed portion 13 at first end and an unprocessed portion 14 at second end. The processed portion 13 has an inner diameter formed smaller than the unprocessed portion 14. A chamfer 15 at first end of the bore surface 12 is cut, while a chamfer 6 at the second end not. A bore surface 2 of material 1 processed into the rotating body 11 includes a small-diameter portion 3 at first end and a large-diameter portion 4 at second end. A step 5 is formed between the small- and large-diameter portions 3, 4, with the chamfer 6 formed at second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: DIAMET CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naotaka Honda
  • Unbonded flexible pipe
    Patent number: 10001228
    Abstract: The invention relates to an unbonded flexible pipe for offshore applications. The pipe comprises an inner sealing sheath defining a bore and at least one armoring layer comprising metal, wherein the metal of the armoring layer is manganese steel with a composition comprising in mass % of the total steel composition about 9-30% manganese (Mn) about 1-4% aluminum (Al) about 0-6% silicium (Si) about 0-4% copper (Cu) about 0-4% nickel (Ni) about 0-1% carbon (C) the remainder is iron and impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO DENMARK I/S
    Inventor: Søren Gundstrup
  • Composite materials including regions differing properties, and methods
    Patent number: 9962909
    Abstract: The invention is directed at composite materials, articles including the composite materials, and methods for producing and using them. The composite material include regions that differ in one or more properties. The composite material generally includes a first metallic sheet, a second metallic sheet; one or more metallic inserts interposed between the first and second metallic sheets; and a polymeric layer (e.g., a core layer) interposed between the first and second metallic sheets. The polymeric layer preferably includes a thermoplastic polymer. Preferably, the composite material includes a first region having an insert interposed between the metallic sheets so that the first region (relative to the second region) has a high tensile strength, a high thickness, a high density, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: PRODUCTIVE RESEARCH LLC
    Inventors: Shimon Mizrahi, Eyal Mizrahi
  • Bonding structure and method of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 9931813
    Abstract: A bonding structure and a method of fabricating the same are provided. A first substrate having a first bonding element and a second substrate having a second bonding element are provided, wherein at least one of the first bonding element and the second bonding element is formed with an alloy. A bonding process is performed to bond the first bonding element with the second bonding element, wherein a diffusion liner is generated at the exposed, non-bonded surface of the bonding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Kuan-Neng Chen, Wei-Chung Lo, Cheng-Ta Ko
  • Bend of a metal sheet, preferably in the visually relevant exterior region of a vehicle
    Patent number: 9925851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bend of a sheet, preferably in a visually relevant exterior region of a vehicle. In order to provide a bend which enables the separating point between moving and fixed parts to have a visually narrower effect and impart a higher-quality appearance of the entire vehicle, it is provided that the bend is designed in the form of a smooth, harmonic, assembled mathematical curve of the third degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Burkhard Fischer
  • Multi-layer panel
    Patent number: 9925737
    Abstract: A multi-layer panel is provided, which may eliminate local portions having low strength and low rigidity and may suppress a stress concentration to increase rigidity and strength. The multi-layer panel includes a core panel; a pair of face plates sandwiching the core panel from both sides; and a beam member. The core panel has a standing portion extending in a direction intersecting with a surface of the multi-layer panel, and a flange formed in a manner of extending from a most outside end of the standing portion along a first one of the face plate. The beam member includes a portion with the rectangular cross section disposed so as to clamp the flange of the core panel with the first face plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kimito Nishiyama, Akira Goto
  • Sandwich structure
    Patent number: 9925736
    Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one metallic core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, thereby achieving different properties in the different sheet directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Celltech Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Cox, Fabien Ebnöther