Patents Examined by Jie Yang
  • Patent number: 11746042
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for synergistically preparing ferrosilicon alloy and glass-ceramics from photovoltaic waste slag and non-ferrous metal smelting iron slag, and belongs to the technical field of collaborative resource utilization of various smelting slag areas. According to the method, the zinc rotary kiln slag and a reduction tempering agent are subjected to batching, mixing and high-temperature melting to form a reduction-state iron-containing material. The iron-containing material and the silicon slag are further subjected to mixed melting, water quenching and sorting to obtain the ferrosilicon alloy and residual waste slag. The residual waste slag is subjected to tempering, melting, molding, annealing and heat treatment to obtain the glass ceramics. According to the method, the ferrosilicon alloy and the glass ceramics are prepared from the silicon slag and the zinc rotary kiln slag, and a collaborative resource utilization target of the regional smelting slag is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yufeng Wu, Xiaomin Liu, Bin Li
  • Patent number: 11732339
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hot-rolled steel sheet utilized as material for heavy machinery, vehicle frames, and the like, and more specifically to a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent bendability and low-temperature toughness and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sung-Il Kim, Hee-Sung Kang, Hyun-Seok Tak
  • Patent number: 11732341
    Abstract: In a metal coated steel sheet, a chemical composition contains, in mass %, at least C: 0.03% to 0.70%, Si: 0.25% to 2.50%, Mn: 1.00% to 5.00%, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.010% or less, sol. Al: 0.001% to 2.500, N: 0.020% or less, and a balance composed of iron and impurities, a metal structure contains greater than 5.0 vol % of retained austenite and greater than 5.0 vol % of tempered martensite, and satisfies a C content in the retained austenite being 0.85 mass % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Haga, Kohichi Sano, Koutarou Hayashi, Kunio Hayashi, Masaharu Kameda, Akihiro Uenishi, Hiroyuki Kawata
  • Patent number: 11708626
    Abstract: A titanium-aluminum intermetallic for improving casting fluidity includes the following elements in atomic percentage: Al: 40 at % to 50 at %, Cr: 1 at % to 8 at %, Nb: 1 at % to 8 at %, Mo: 1 at % to 5 at %, Mn: 1 at % to 6 at %, Ni+Si+Fe: 1 at % to 15 at %, B: 0.05 at % to 0.8 at %, and the balance of Ti and inevitable impurities. The titanium-aluminum intermetallic in the present disclosure has more adequate casting fluidity, that is, has better castability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Hong-Yuan Sun, Chen Hsueh Chiang
  • Patent number: 11702724
    Abstract: A wrought-able, cobalt-based alloy is disclosed which has extraordinary resistant to high speed/self-coupled sliding wear. This alloy contains about 0.83 wt. % nickel, about 0.125 wt. % nitrogen, about 26.85 wt. % chromium, about 4.58 wt. % molybdenum, about 2.33 wt. % tungsten, about 2.97 wt. % iron, about 0.84 wt. % manganese, about 0.27 wt. % silicon, about 0.065 wt. % carbon, and about 0.11 wt. % aluminum, with the balance cobalt plus impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Crook, Ramanathan Krishnamurthy
  • Patent number: 11697855
    Abstract: A method for direct reduction of metal oxide-containing starting materials to produce metallized material by contact with hot reduction gas in a reduction unit (1), wherein the product of the direct reduction is discharged from the reduction unit (1) by means of a product discharge device (3) which is flushed with seal gas and from which vent gas is drawn and subsequently de-dusted. The vent gas is de-dusted dry and the content of at least one gaseous constituent is reduced by catalytic conversion or combustion. Also, a device for carrying out the method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Eder, Robert Millner
  • Patent number: 11680306
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing magnetic alloy powder constituted by magnetic grains whose alloy phase is coated with an oxide film, includes: providing a material powder for magnetic alloy whose Fe content is 96.5 to 99 percent by mass and which also contains Si and at least one of non-Si elements (element M) that oxidize more easily than Fe; and heat-treating the material powder and thus forming an oxide film on a surface of each grain constituting the material powder, to obtain a magnetic alloy powder, wherein a content of Fe in the alloy phase is higher than in the material powder; and at a location in the oxide film where its content of Si is in element distributions in a film thickness direction is highest, the content of Si is higher than a content of Fe, and also higher than its content of element M, at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Orimo, Tomoo Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 11680305
    Abstract: Provided is a high strength steel sheet having an excellent high-temperature elongation characteristic. The sheet includes, by weight %, 0.4-0.9% of C, 0.01-1.5% of Cr, 0.03% or less (exclusive of 0%) of P, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of S, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of N, 0.01% or less (exclusive of 0%) of sol. Al, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and comprises at least one among 2.1% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Mn and 1.6% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Si; the sheet has a microcrystalline structure including pearlite having an area fraction of 80% or more and ferrite having an area fraction of 20% or less; and the pearlite includes cementite having a major axis length of 200 nm or shorter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Je-Woong Lee, Sang-Ho Han
  • Patent number: 11674201
    Abstract: A high thermal conductive casting aluminum alloy is provided as an Al—Ni—Fe-based alloy, including, based on an entire alloy of 100 wt %, nickel (Ni) added at 1.0 to 1.3 wt %, iron (Fe) added at 0.3 to 0.9 wt %, and aluminum (Al) added as a balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heesam Kang
  • Patent number: 11674209
    Abstract: A hot-dip coated steel substrate coated with a layer of Sn directly topped by a zinc or an aluminum based coating is provided, the steel substrate having the following chemical composition in weight percent: 0.10?C?0.4%, 1.2?Mn?6.0%, 0.3?Si?2.5%, Al?2.0%, and on a purely optional basis, one or more elements such as P<0.1%,Nb?0.5%, B?0.005%, Cr?1.0%, Mo?0.50%, Ni?1.0%, Ti?0.5%, the remainder of the composition making up of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the steel substrate further having between 0.0001 and 0.01% by weight of Sn in the region extending from the steel substrate surface up to 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Michel Bordignon, Jonas Staudte
  • Patent number: 11667989
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of a magnesium-including compound as binder for producing metallic ore fluxed pellets, in particular iron ore fluxed pellets, said magnesium-including compound comprising semi-hydrated dolime fitting the general formula aCa(OH)2·bMg(OH)2·cMgO, a, b, and c being weight fractions wherein the weight fraction b of Mg(OH)2 is between 0.5 and 19.5 % by weight with respect to the total weight of said semi-hydrated dolime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: S. A. Lhoist Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: Eduardo Da Costa, Marc Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11661642
    Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet includes a steel structure with: ferrite being 35% to 80%, martensite being 5% to 35%, and tempered martensite being 0% to 5% in terms of area fraction; retained austenite being 8% or more in terms of volume fraction; an average grain size of: the ferrite being 6 ?m or less; and the retained austenite being 3 ?m or less; a value obtained by dividing an area fraction of blocky austenite by a sum of area fractions of lath-like austenite and the blocky austenite being 0.6 or more; a value obtained by dividing, by mass %, an average Mn content in the retained austenite by an average Mn content in the ferrite being 1.5 or more; and a value obtained by dividing, by mass %, an average C content in the retained austenite by an average C content in the ferrite being 3.0 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Endo, Yoshiyasu Kawasaki, Yuki Toji, Yoshimasa Funakawa, Mai Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11649519
    Abstract: Provided are: a SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate having excellent low-temperature toughness and post-heat treatment characteristics; and a method for manufacturing the same. The SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate of the present invention comprises: in terms of weight %, 0.02-0.06% of C; 0.5% or less of Si (excluding 0%); 0.8-2.0% of Mn; 0.03% or less of P; 0.003% or less of S; 0.06% or less of Al; 0.01% or less of N; 0.005-0.1% of Nb; 0.005-0.05% of Ti; 0.0005-0.005% of Ca; one or more selected from 0.05-0.5% of Ni, 0.05-0.5% of Cr, 0.02-0.4% of Mo, and 0.005-0.1% of V; and the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the heavy-wall steel plate satisfies relational expressions 1-3, and has a percent ductile fracture of 85% or more in the drop weight tear test (DWTT) at ?20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seong-Ung Koh, Jae-Hyun Park, Moo-Jong Bae
  • Patent number: 11649534
    Abstract: A composite aluminum alloy plate for a case of an electronic product contains: a first aluminum alloy plate and a second aluminum alloy plate. The first aluminum alloy plate is made of first aluminum alloy material, and the second aluminum alloy plate is made of second aluminum alloy material. The first aluminum alloy material is selected from any one of 6XXX series aluminum alloy to 8XXX series aluminum alloy, and the second aluminum alloy material is selected from any one of 1XXX series aluminum alloy to 5XXX series aluminum alloy. The first and second aluminum alloy plates are stacked and compounded by hot rolling so as to produce the composite aluminum alloy plate having an external layer, an intermediate layer, and an internal layer. Thereafter, the composite aluminum alloy plate is laminated by cold rolling and is stabilized in a tempering treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: HUANG-CHIEH METAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL TECH. CO., LT
    Inventor: Chin-Han Wang
  • Patent number: 11650543
    Abstract: A spiral timepiece spring with a two-phase structure, made of a niobium and titanium alloy, and method for manufacturing this spring, including: producing a binary alloy containing niobium and titanium, with: niobium: the remainder to 100%; titanium: strictly greater than 60% and less than or equal to 85% by mass of the total, traces of components from among O, H, C, Fe, Ta, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al; applying deformations alternated with heat treatments until a two-phase microstructure is obtained comprising a solid solution of niobium with ?-phase titanium and a solid solution of niobium with ?-phase titanium, the ?-phase titanium content being greater than 10% by volume, wire drawing to obtain wire able to be calendered; calendering or insertion into a ring to form a mainspring, in a double clef shape before it is wound for the first time, or winding to form a balance spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventor: Christian Charbon
  • Patent number: 11634800
    Abstract: A high-strength austenite-based high-manganese steel material and a manufacturing method for the same, the steel material comprising: manganese (Mn): 20 to 23 wt %, carbon (C): 0.3 to 0.5 wt %, silicon (Si): 0.05 to 0.50 wt %, phosphorus (P): 0.03 wt % or less, sulfur (S): 0.005 wt % or less, aluminum (Al): 0.050 wt % or less, chromium (Cr): 2.5 wt % or less, boron (B): 0.0005 to 0.01 wt %, nitrogen (N): 0.03 wt % or less, and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, wherein stacked defect energy (SFE) represented by the following relationship 1 is 3.05 mJ/m2 or more, and a microstructure comprises 95 area % or more (including 100 area %) of austenite, and comprises 6 area % or more of strain grain boundaries in an austenite recrystallized grain, is provided. SFE(mJ/m2)=?24.2+0.950*Mn+39.0*C?2.53*Si?5.50*Al?0.765*Cr??[Relationship 1] where Mn, C, Cr, Si, and Al denote weight percent of respective components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Un-Hae Lee, Tae-Kyo Han, Sang-Deok Kang, Sung-Kyu Kim, Yong-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11624106
    Abstract: A carburized steel component, comprising a steel base including, by weight percent, from 0.08% to 0.35% carbon, 0.5% to 1.3% manganese, 0% to 0.35% silicon, 0.2% to 2.0% chromium, 0% to 4% nickel, 0% to 0.50% molybdenum, 0% to 0.06% niobium, and a remaining weight percent of iron, and a carburized layer of above 0.35% by weight carbon from a surface of the carburized layer to a carburized layer depth, wherein the carburized layer depth is from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm, wherein the carburized layer comprises a microstructure including martensite, retained austenite, carbide, and less than 2% by volume non-martensitic transformation products (NMTP), and wherein the carburized layer includes a prior austenite average grain size of 3.0-8.0 microns from the surface to a depth of at least 0.2 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Pershing, Curtis A. Henning, Robert J. Pickerill, Scott A. Johnston
  • Patent number: 11608552
    Abstract: A method for applying a composition to a substrate, and a downhole component, of which the method includes thermal spraying a layer of the composition onto the substrate, the substrate being provided by a downhole component, the layer resulting from the thermal spraying having a thickness of at least about 0.10 inches and being configured to remain bonded to the downhole component when used downhole in a well, the composition being chromium-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Lynn Scott, John H. Gammage
  • Patent number: 11608549
    Abstract: Provided are a cryogenic steel plate and a method for manufacturing the same, the cryogenic steel plate comprising, in wt %, 0.04 to 0.08% carbon (C), 8.9 to 9.3% nickel (Ni), 0.6 to 0.7% manganese (Mn), and 0.2 to 0.3% silicon (Si), and 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, and the remainder in iron (Fe) and various unavoidable impurities, and the microstructure at a ¼t location of the steel plate, where t is a thickness of the steel plate, comprising, in % surface area, 10% or more of tempered bainite, 10% or less of residual austenite, and the remainder of tempered martensite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11608543
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem, in methods for producing a metal or alloy by reducing a mixture that contains an oxide ore, of providing an oxide ore smelting method with good productivity and efficiency. The present invention is an oxide ore smelting method for producing a metal or alloy by reducing a mixture that contains an oxide ore, the method comprising at least: a mixing step S1 for mixing an oxide ore with a carbonaceous reducing agent; a mixture-molding step S2 for molding the mixture obtained to obtain a mixture-molded body; and a reducing step S3 for heating the mixture-molded body obtained at a specified reducing temperature in a reducing furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Iseki, Yukihiro Goda, Jun-ichi Kobayashi, Shuji Okada