Patents Examined by Christopher S Kessler
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Patent number: 11807927Abstract: Provided is a complex copper alloy including a high-entropy alloy and a method of manufacturing the same. The complex copper alloy includes a metal matrix including copper or a copper alloy and a high-entropy alloy (HEA) existing in a crystal grain of the metal matrix. A method of manufacturing the complex copper alloy is a method of manufacturing a complex copper alloy, which includes a metal matrix including copper or a copper alloy, and a high-entropy alloy (HEA) existing in a crystal grain of the metal matrix. The method includes preparing a raw material of the metal matrix and raw material of the high-entropy alloy and melting and alloying the raw material of the metal matrix and the raw material of the high-entropy alloy.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: WONJINMETAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Eunsoo Park, Kooknoh Yoon, Jiyoung Kim, Jeongwon Yeh
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Patent number: 11807926Abstract: [Object] To improve both abrasion resistance and seizure resistance. [Solution] A copper alloy sliding material is configured, which contains 0.5 to 12.0 mass % of Sn, 2.0 to 8.0 mass % of Bi, and 1.0 to 5.0 vol % of an inorganic compound, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the inorganic compound includes a first inorganic compound having an average particle size of 0.5 to 3.0 ?m and a second inorganic compound having an average particle size of 4.0 to 20.0 ?m, and wherein a value obtained by dividing a volume fraction of the first inorganic compound by a volume fraction of the second inorganic compound is 0.1 to 1.0.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: TAIHO KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuhei Ebata
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Patent number: 11806789Abstract: Processes for producing copper granules on a surface of a reducing metal. The process can include contacting the reducing metal with an aqueous solution comprising a copper(II) salt and a halide. The molar ratio of the halide to the copper(II) in the copper (II) salt can be at least about 3:1. The granular copper can be produced on a surface of the reducing metal, and is optionally removed from the surface of the reducing metal by shaking, washing, and/or brushing, and/or optionally with stirring and/or circulating of the aqueous solution.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Destiny Copper Inc.Inventors: Ian David Brindle, Molina Audrey Lorraine Sheepwash
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Patent number: 11795528Abstract: Provided is an aluminum alloy material for die-casting that allows being manufactured at low-price and has a high strength property and a sufficient elongation property as an aluminum alloy, and a method for manufacturing the same. An aluminum alloy material for die-casting contains Si: 9.6 mass % to 12 mass %, Cu: 1.5 mass % to 3.5 mass %, Mg: more than 0.3 mass % to 1.6 mass %, Zn: 0.01 mass % to 3.5 mass %, Mn: 0.01 mass % to 0.7 mass %, Fe: 0.01 mass % to 1.3 mass %, and Al and inevitable impurities: balance when the aluminum alloy material for die-casting as a whole is 100 mass %, and a mass ratio of Fe to Mn (Fe/Mn) is 4.4 or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kojiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 11788174Abstract: The present invention provides a rare earth hard alloy and a preparation method and application thereof. The rare earth hard alloy includes 6 to 15 wt % of a binding phase and the balance of a hard phase, wherein the binding phase includes 30 to 50 wt % of Ni3Al, 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of a rare earth element and the balance of Ni. According to the rare earth hard alloy provided by the invention, the Ni—Ni3Al-rare earth element (e.g., Ni—Ni3Al—Y)-based binding phase is strengthened by Ni3Al, and an ordered strengthening phase is formed and is diffused and distributed in the binding phase, such that the rare earth hard alloy has a better high-temperature oxidation resistance, a better room-temperature fracture toughness and a better high-temperature bending strength than a conventional hard alloy.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: Central South University, JiangXi University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Yong Du, Jian Lv, Keke Chang, Weibin Zhang, Ming Lou, Zepeng Li, Yangqing Lv
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Patent number: 11753704Abstract: A low melt superalloy powder mixture is provided for use with additive manufacturing or welding metal components or portions thereof. The low melt superalloy powder may include by weight about 9.5% to about 10.5% chromium, about 2.9% to about 3.4% cobalt, about 8.0% to about 9.0% aluminum, about 3.8% to about 4.3% tungsten, about 0.8% to about 1.2% molybdenum, about 10% to about 20% tantalum, about 3% to about 12% hafnium, and at least 40% nickel.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.Inventors: Kazim Ozbaysal, Ahmed Kamel
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Patent number: 11739395Abstract: A method of creating aluminum powder, the method comprising of blending and melting aluminum of a purity from about 99% to about 99.999% with an embrittling element or combination of embrittling elements selected from the group consisting of silicon in the amount of 1 to 30% by weight and germanium; mixing together the melted aluminum and embrittling elements such that an alloy is created; cooling the mixed alloy; cutting the cooled alloy into smaller pieces; crushing the cut pieces; and, pulverizing and milling the crushed pieces into particles with a size of less than 200 micrometers.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Craig Matzdorf, Michael Brindza
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Patent number: 11742117Abstract: A permanent magnet may include a Fe16N2 phase constitution. In some examples, the permanent magnet may be formed by a technique that includes straining an iron wire or sheet comprising at least one iron crystal in a direction substantially parallel to a <001> crystal axis of the iron crystal; nitridizing the iron wire or sheet to form a nitridized iron wire or sheet; annealing the nitridized iron wire or sheet to form a Fe16N2 phase constitution in at least a portion of the nitridized iron wire or sheet; and pressing the nitridized iron wires and sheets to form bulk permanent magnet.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Shihai He, Yanfeng Jiang
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Patent number: 11725264Abstract: The present invention relates to a 3D-printed iron based alloy product comprising carbon, tungsten, vanadium, cobalt, chromium and molybdenum with very high hardness and very good high temperature properties thermal properties as well as a method of preparing the 3D-printed product and a powder alloy.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Inventor: Ulrik Beste
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Patent number: 11718896Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a nano-lanthanum oxide reinforced tungsten-based composite material and a preparation method thereof. A pure tungsten powder and a nano-lanthanum oxide powder are mixed to obtain a mixed powder, and in the mixed powder, the nano-lanthanum oxide powder accounts for 0.5-2% of the mixed powder by mass percent; and then, 3D printing forming is conducted on the mixed powder to obtain a bulk material of the nano-lanthanum oxide reinforced tungsten-based composite material. The nano-lanthanum oxide reinforced tungsten-based composite material of the present disclosure has excellent mechanical properties.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Lina Ji, Shenyu Wei, Wenjie Wu, Honglin Ma
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Patent number: 11718900Abstract: Disclosed are a composition for an Fe-based alloy and an Fe-based amorphous alloy powder, whereby a high-purity amorphous structure is maintained even after coating by thermal spraying or the like, but also various physical properties are improved. The composition for the Fe-based alloy includes iron, chromium, and molybdenum, wherein per 100 parts by weight of the iron, the chromium is contained in an amount of 25.4 to 55.3 parts by weight, the molybdenum is contained in an amount of 35.6 to 84.2 parts by weight, and at least one of carbon and boron is further contained.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Inventor: Choongnyun Paul Kim
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Patent number: 11708631Abstract: Aluminum can be used as a fuel source when reacted with water if its native surrounding oxide coating is penetrated with a gallium-based eutectic. When discrete aluminum objects are treated in a heated bath of eutectic, the eutectic penetrates the oxide coating. After the aluminum objects are treated, the aluminum objects can be reacted in a reactor to produce hydrogen which can, for example, react with oxygen in a fuel cell to produce electricity, for use in a variety of applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: LTAG SYSTEMS, LLCInventor: Jonathan T. Slocum
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Patent number: 11708625Abstract: In an embodiment, an alloy is exposed to a hydrophilic solvent at least until at least one Group I or Group II element is substantially removed so as to produce a nanomaterial that substantially includes a metal, semimetal or non-metal material and that exhibits a desired set of microstructure characteristics. The hydrophilic solvent is configured to be reactive with respect to the at least one Group I or Group II element and substantially unreactive with respect to the metal, semimetal or non-metal material. In another embodiment, an active material is infiltrated into pores of a nanoporous metal or metal oxide, after which the infiltrated nanoporous metal or metal oxide material is annealed to produce an active material-based nanocomposite material. A protective coating layer is deposited on at least part of a surface of the active material-based nanocomposite material.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignees: SILA NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC., GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATIONInventors: Gleb Yushin, Kostiantyn Turcheniuk, James Benson
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Patent number: 11705255Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising disposing a first particle in a reactor; the first particle being a magnetic particle or a particle that can be influenced by a magnetic field, an electric field or a combination of an electrical field and a magnetic field; fluidizing the first particle in the reactor; applying a uniform magnetic field, a uniform electrical field or a combination of a uniform magnetic field and uniform electrical field to the reactor; elevating the temperature of the reactor; and fusing the first particles to form a monolithic solid.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: James F. Klausner, Renwei Mei, Ayyoub Mehdizadeh Momen, Kyle Allen
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Patent number: 11685976Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing amorphous particle-modified magnesium alloy surface-gradient composites and pertains to the technical field of composites. The method comprises steps of: holding the temperature at 150˜350° C. for FeCrMoBC amorphous alloy particles; mixing pure magnesium, pure zinc, pure aluminum, pure copper and Mg-5 wt % Mn alloy under continuous protective gases, gradually raising temperature to 720˜760° C. and melting at a constant temperature for 15˜25 min to obtain a magnesium alloy melt; cooling the magnesium alloy melt to 600˜635° C. and starting mechanical stirring; continuing the cooling until the semi-solid temperature is 570˜615° C., slowly adding the above FeCrMoBC amorphous alloy particles, holding for 2˜5 min after mixing evenly, and cooling the crucible with water to obtain an amorphous particle-modified magnesium alloy surface-gradient composite.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Chongqing UniversityInventors: Jun Tan, Jiaxing Peng, Jiarong Gao, Hang Zhou, Yiming Chen, Jianbo Li, Xianhua Chen, Fusheng Pan
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Patent number: 11685968Abstract: Disclosed is a nano dispersion copper alloy with high air-tightness and low free oxygen content and a brief manufacturing process thereof, wherein alloy comprises the following components: Al2O3, Ca and La. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps of: preparing Cu—Al2O3 alloy powder by an internal oxidation method; mixing the Cu—Al2O3 alloy powder with Cu—Ca—La alloy powder; sheathing the mixed powder under protection of argon; performing hot extrusion and then rotary forging; vacuumizing the sheath after the rotary forging; and sealing and placing the sheath in a nitrogen atmosphere with a temperature of 450° C. to 550° C. and a pressure intensity of 40 Mpa to 60 Mpa for 3 hours to 5 hours. The dispersion copper prepared by the present disclosure has the advantages of low free oxygen content (?15 ppm), high dimensional stability, good air-tightness and an air leakage rate?1.0×10?10 Pa m3/s after hydrogen annealing.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITYInventors: Zhou Li, Wenting Qiu, Zhu Xiao, Shen Gong
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Patent number: 11680300Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for realising a press quenching and tempering method for a rotational symmetric tool, in particular for a gear wheel, wherein the tool is at least in part manufactured as an additive and wherein, in an additively manufactured area of the tool, is formed at least one pipe for guiding a fluid.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBHInventor: Michele Vidoni
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Patent number: 11660195Abstract: The present invention disclosed a method of producing a three-dimensional porous tissue in-growth structure. The method includes the steps of depositing a first layer of metal powder and scanning the first layer of metal powder with a laser beam to form a portion of a plurality of predetermined unit cells. Depositing at least one additional layer of metal powder onto a previous layer and repeating the step of scanning a laser beam for at least one of the additional layers in order to continuing forming the predetermined unit cells. The method further includes continuing the depositing and scanning steps to form a medical implant.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignees: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.Inventors: Eric Jones, Christopher J. Sutcliffe, Robin Stamp
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Patent number: 11648611Abstract: Provided is a novel sintered oil-impregnated bearing superior in wear resistance and cost performance under a severe use condition where the bearing collides with a shaft due to a high load and vibration, such as a condition associated with an output shaft of an electric motor installed in a vehicle and a wiper motor installed therein. The sintered oil-impregnated bearing contains: 15 to 30% by mass of Cu; 1 to 4% by mass of C; and a remainder consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a metal structure with copper being melted therein is provided at least on a bearing surface; pearlite or a pearlite with ferrite being partially scattered therein is provided in a matrix; a copper-rich phase arranged in a mesh-like manner is also provided in the matrix; and a free graphite is dispersed and distributed in the matrix as well.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Diamet CorporationInventors: Yoshinari Ishii, Tsuneo Maruyama
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Patent number: 11649526Abstract: The present invention relates to the composition and production of an engineered degradable metal matrix composite that is useful in constructing temporary systems requiring wear resistance, high hardness, and/or high resistance to deformation in water-bearing applications such as, but not limited to, oil and gas completion operations.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: TERVES, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Sherman, Nicholas Farkas, David Wolf