Patents Examined by Lucas Wang
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Patent number: 9862168Abstract: This alloying element-saving hot rolled duplex stainless steel material contains, by mass %, C: 0.03% or less, Si: 0.05% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5% to 7.0%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Ni: 0.1% to 5.0%, Cr: 18.0% to 25.0%, N: 0.05% to 0.30% and Al: 0.001% to 0.05%, with a remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the alloying element-saving hot rolled duplex stainless steel material is produced by hot rolling, a chromium nitride precipitation temperature TN is in a range of 960° C. or lower, a yield strength is 50 MPa or more higher than that of a hot rolled steel material which is subjected to a solution heat treatment, and the alloying element-saving hot rolled duplex stainless steel material is as hot rolled state, and is not subjected to a solution heat treatment. This clad steel plate includes a duplex stainless steel as a cladding material, the duplex stainless steel has the above composition, and the chromium nitride precipitation temperature TN is in a range of 800° C. to 970° C.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Tsuge, Yuusuke Oikawa, Yoichi Yamamoto, Haruhiko Kajimura, Kazuhiko Ishida
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Patent number: 9856177Abstract: Porous ceramic honeycomb articles for use as particulate filters and processes for making the same are described herein. The porous ceramic honeycomb articles include a fired cordierite body. The fired cordierite body has a microcrack parameter (Nb3) of about 0.05 to about 0.25 prior to exposure to a microcracking condition. After exposure to the microcracking condition, the fired cordierite body has a microcrack parameter (Nb3) at least 20% greater than the microcrack parameter prior to exposure to the microcracking condition. The fired cordierite body has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of about 7.0×10?7/° C. to about 15.0×10?7/° C. over from about 25° C. to about 800° C. prior to exposure to the microcracking condition and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 1.0×10?7/° C. to about 10.0×10?7/° C. over from about 25° C. to about 800° C. after exposure to the microcracking condition. The microcrack parameter may include a thermal cycle or a chemical treatment.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Weiguo Miao, Jianguo Wang
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Patent number: 9854937Abstract: The present invention discloses a plasma non-stick pan and manufacturing method thereof. The plasma non-stick pan comprises a pan body and a non-stick layer applied to the pan body; a plasma layer is provided between the non-stick layer and the pan body, and the plasma layer comprises a MCrALY layer sprayed to the surface of the pan body and a mixture layer sprayed outside of the MCrALY layer, and the mixture layer is composed of MCrALY particles and metal oxide particles. The MCrALY layer has good toughness and strong adhesion, and it is easy to bind with the substrate with high fastness after binding, playing a buffering role and laying a foundation for the subsequent spraying of mixture layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: ZHEJIANG SANHE KITCHENWARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheng Fang, Qiang Cheng
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Patent number: 9849532Abstract: A composite wear pad includes a substrate that is selected from the group of iron based alloys, steel, nickel based alloys, and cobalt based alloys. A hard particle-matrix alloy layer is bonded at a surface to the substrate. The hard particle-matrix alloy layer has a plurality of hard particles dispersed in a matrix alloy. The hard particle-matrix alloy layer has a thickness ranging between greater than about 13 millimeters and about 20 millimeters.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Qingjun Zheng, Robert J. Vasinko, Yixiong Liu
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Patent number: 9850566Abstract: The invention relates to a coating system for a component of a turbomachine, which includes at least two different base powders. Each of the at least two different base powders has an individual predetermined distribution within the coating system. Further, each of the at least two different base powders is responsible for a specific property of the coating system.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA IP UK LIMITEDInventors: Julien Rene Andre Zimmermann, Alexander Stankowski, Piero-Daniele Grasso, Sven Olliges, Sophie Betty Claire Duval
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Patent number: 9828298Abstract: Disclosed are cement compositions for applying to honeycomb bodies as a plugging cement composition, segment cement, or even as an after-applied artificial skin or coating. The cement compositions generally comprise an inorganic powder batch mixture; an organic binder; a liquid vehicle; and a gelled inorganic binder. Also disclosed are honeycomb bodies having the disclosed cement compositions applied thereto, and methods for making same.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Thomas James Deneka, Crystal Lynn Michels, Patrick David Tepesch, John Forrest Wight, Jr.
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Patent number: 9821406Abstract: A jointed body that has been solid-phase jointed at normal temperature and that has a non-conventional structure is presented. The jointed body is formed by solid-phase joining a first jointed member to a second jointed member, and has a junction interface between the first member and the second member. This jointed body includes an average crystal grain size in a near interface structure that constitutes a near interface area having a total width of 20 micrometers and extending at both sides of the junction interface as a center is 75-100% of an average crystal grain size in an around interface structure that constitutes around interface areas located at both outer sides of the near interface area. In the jointed body, the near interface structure after the joining is almost the same as the structure before the joining, allowing the jointed body to exert similar characteristics to the jointed members.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHOInventors: Tadashi Oshima, Hisaaki Takao, Hirofumi Ito
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Patent number: 9802241Abstract: The invention relates, in a first aspect, to a flat semi-finished product made of metal (1), wherein said semi-finished product comprises at least out structured section (2) and at least one non-structured section, wherein said semi-finished product has non-structured edge sections (4) and exhibits a high strength. The semi-finished product made of metal (1) according to the invention is characterized in that it is designed as one piece and predetermined sections (2) are structured and predetermined sections are non-structured, wherein at least one non-structured section (4) is designed as a connecting region for positive or non-positive connection or for connecting by bonding. Furthermore, methods for producing the semi-finished products according to the invention are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: DBW Holding GmbHInventors: Gerd Zielke, Karl-Christian Regent
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Patent number: 9790599Abstract: A composite material can include a carrier material that is coated, at least over part of the surface, with a corrosion protection layer made of an aluminum alloy. The composite material can provide a defined, effective, durable corrosion protection and simultaneously have a high recycling potential. The aluminum alloy of the corrosion protection layer can have the following composition in % by weight: 0.8 ? Mn ? 1.8 Zn ? 0.05 Cu ? 0.05 Si ? 1.0 Cr ? 0.25 Zr ? 0.25 Mg ? 0.10 remainder aluminum and unavoidable impurities, individually a maximum of 0.05% by weight, in total a maximum of 0.15% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Hydro Aluminum Deutschland GmbHInventors: Manfred Mrotzek, Raimund Sicking
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Patent number: 9777186Abstract: The present invention relates to a hard coating film, and, more particularly, to a hard coating film having hardness and excellent physical properties without a supporting substrate. According to the present invention, the hard coating film has high physical properties including hardness, scratch resistance, transparency, durability, light resistance, and light transmittance. Thus, the hard coating film can find useful applications in various fields thanks to its excellent physical properties.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Joon-Koo Kang, Yeong-Rae Chang, Sung-Don Hong, Soon-Hwa Jung, Eun-Kyu Her
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Patent number: 9765234Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laminated hard coating film, which exhibits high hardness and excellent properties without a supporting substrate. The laminated hard coating film can find useful applications in various fields thanks to its excellent hardness, scratch resistance, transparency, durability, light resistance, light transmittance, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Joon-Koo Kang, Yeong-Rae Chang, Sung-Don Hong, Soon-Hwa Jung, Eun-Kyu Her
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Patent number: 9758889Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for producing a substrate formed with a copper thin layer. The method includes providing a carrier, forming a separation-inducing layer on the surface of the carrier, forming a copper thin layer on the separation-inducing layer, and bonding a core to the copper thin layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: YMT CO., LTD.Inventor: Sung Wook Chun
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Patent number: 9757812Abstract: A protective coating for aluminum alloys, electrode for producing same and a coating process using the welding electrode. The protective coating and electrode comprise a composite consisting essentially of alumina particles in a matrix, wherein the matrix is a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The alumina particles consist of aluminum oxide in powder form. The coating process using the welding electrode above comprises the steps of: electro-spark depositing a composite on to a substrate, wherein the composite consists essentially of alumina particles in a matrix, wherein the matrix is a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The substrate herein is an aluminum alloy. The coatings involve only aluminum and aluminum compounds, thereby intermetallic compound formation and galvanic corrosion of the coating-substrate materials system is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Al-ArmorInventors: Bruce M. Warnes, Joseph A. Downie, Andrew C. Towns, Roger W. Kaufold
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Patent number: 9751143Abstract: An aluminum alloy brazing sheet for heat exchangers has a core, a sacrificial material formed on one side of the core, and a brazing filler metal formed on the other side of the core. The core is made of an aluminum alloy containing Si, Cu, Mn, and Al. The sacrificial material is made of an aluminum alloy containing Si, Zn, Mg, and Al. The brazing filler metal is made of an aluminum alloy. The aluminum alloy brazing sheet for heat exchangers has a work hardening exponent n of not less than 0.05. The core has an average crystal grain size of not more than 10 ?m in a cross-section. The aluminum alloy brazing sheet for heat exchangers has excellent strength and corrosion resistance even when it is formed into a thin material and also has excellent high frequency weldability and weld cracking resistance during electric resistance welding.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignees: KOBE STEEL, LTD., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shimpei Kimura, Toshiki Ueda, Takahiro Izumi, Haruyuki Konishi, Hayaki Teramoto, Osamu Hakamata, Michiyasu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9752632Abstract: The invention relates to a spray powder with a superferritic iron-based compound for the thermal coating of a substrate, wherein the spray powder includes, apart from impurities, a chemical list from the list of chemical elements consisting of C, Mn, Cr, Mo, Ni, Nb, P, S, Si, Fe, Al, O, and Zr. In accordance with the invention, the spray powder has the following chemical composition: C at a maximum up to 0.7% by weight, Mn at a maximum up to 0.7% by weight; Ni at a maximum up to 0.5% by weight, Nb at a maximum up to 1.2% by weight, Pat a maximum up to 0.1% by weight, S at a maximum up to 0.1% by weight, Si at a maximum up to 0.2% by weight, Cr in the range from 20% to 40% by weight, Mo in the range 2.0% to 6% by weight, and a ceramic component Al2O3/ZrO2 up to a maximum of 50% by weight, with the remainder being Fe, and otherwise a total of a maximum of 0.4% by weight of further chemical components being contained as impurities.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: OERLIKON METCO AG, WOHLENInventors: Peter Ernst, Alexander Barth
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Patent number: 9752221Abstract: A steel sheet which uses steel sheet which contains the easily oxidizable elements Si and Mn as a base material and which is provided with a hot dip galvanized layer which is excellent in plating wettability and plating adhesion and a method of production of the same are provided. A hot dip galvanized steel sheet which is comprised of a steel sheet having a hot dip galvanized layer A on the surface of the steel sheet, characterized by having the following B layer right under the steel sheet surface and in the steel sheet: B layer: Layer which has thickness of 0.001 ?m to 0.5 ?m, which contains, based on mass of the B layer, one or more of Fe, Si, Mn, P, S, and Al oxides in a total of less than 50 mass %, which contains C, Si, Mn, P, S, and Al not in oxides in C: less than 0.05 mass %, Si: less than 0.1 mass %, Mn: less than 0.5 mass %, P: less than 0.001 mass %, S: less than 0.001 mass %, and Al: less than 0.005 mass % and which contains Fe not in oxides in 50 mass % or more.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Soshi Fujita, Shintaro Yamanaka, Koichi Sato
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Patent number: 9746206Abstract: Provided are a heat-absorbing material having high heat resistance and high wavelength selectivity, and a process for producing the same. The heat-absorbing material includes: a heat-resistant metal having the substantially same periodic structure in the light incidence plane as the wavelength of sunlight having a specific wavelength in the wavelength regions of visible light and near-infrared rays; and a cermet formed on the light incidence plane of the heat-resistant metal. Thus, there can be achieved desirable absorption and radiation characteristics being such that absorption is performed in the visible light region meanwhile reflection is performed in the infrared region. Furthermore, the cermet does not need complicated film-formation control, and therefore, the high heat resistance can be maintained.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Takatoshi Yamada, Akio Takada, Hiroo Yugami, Fumitada Iguchi, Makoto Shimizu
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Patent number: 9748683Abstract: An electroconductive material includes a Cu or Cu alloy base member, a Cu—Sn alloy coating layer, and a Sn coating layer. The Cu—Sn alloy coating layer has a Cu content of 20 to 70 atomic %, and an average thickness of 0.2 to 3.0 ?m. The Sn coating layer has an average thickness of 0.2 to 5.0 ?m. A surface of the electroconductive material has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of at least 0.15 ?m in at least one direction along the surface and 3.0 ?m or less in all directions along the surface. The Cu—Sn alloy coating layer is partially exposed at the surface of the electroconductive material. An area ratio of the Cu—Sn alloy coating layer exposed at the surface of the electroconductive material is 3 to 75%. An average crystal grain size on a surface of the Cu—Sn alloy coating layer is less than 2 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Tsuru
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Patent number: 9730332Abstract: A surface treated copper foil which is well bonded to a resin and achieves excellent visibility when observed through the resin, and a laminate using the same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventors: Hideta Arai, Atsushi Miki, Kohsuke Arai, Kaichiro Nakamuro
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Patent number: 9718965Abstract: The present invention relates to platelet-shaped zinc-magnesium pigments, wherein the platelet-shaped zinc-magnesium pigments comprise the 40.8 to 67.8 mol % of zinc, 32.2 to 59.2 mol % of magnesium and 0 to 7 mol % of Mn, Li, Be, Y, Sn, Al, Ti, Fe, Cu and mixtures thereof, based in each case on the total molar amount of the elements Zn, Mg, Mn, Be, Y, Li, Sn, Al, Ti, Fe and Cu, where the molar percentages add up to 100 mol %, and the median thickness h50 of the pigments is less than 1 ?m. The invention further relates to the use and production of these pigments.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: ECKART GMBHInventors: Markus Rupprecht, Christian Wolfrum, Dominik Pfammatter, Sandra Hubner, Laurent Constantin, Guy Decelles, Thomas Voit, Horst Hafner