Patents Examined by Ricardo D Morales
  • Patent number: 11654484
    Abstract: A method of forming a part includes metal binder jet printing a first green component with a first attachment interface, de-powdering the first green component, assembling the first green component with a second component comprising a second attachment interface and forming an assembly such that the first attachment interface and the second attachment interface are adjacent to each other. The assembly is sintered such that volumetric shrinkage of at least the first green component creates a compressive force across the first attachment interface and the second attachment interface, and the compressive force across the first attachment interface and the second attachment interface and heat from the sintering results in a metallurgical bond across the first attachment interface and the second attachment interface such that a monolithic part is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Cornell, Mark Meinhart, Jason Powell, Wolfram Buschhaus
  • Patent number: 11628499
    Abstract: Implementations provide gas atomized metal matrix composite (“GAMMC”)-based feedstock for cold spray additive manufacturing (“CSAM”) enabling complex structural repairs. The feedstock is prepared by arranging a metal matrix composite (MMC) material in a gas atomization system, wherein the MMC material includes metal particles and ceramic particles. The feedstock is further prepared by performing gas atomization of the MMC material using the gas atomization system to atomize the MMC material, and producing a feedstock powder comprised of metal particles that are embedded with the ceramic particles from the atomized MMC material. The GAMMC-based feedstock comprises metallic (for binding to the substrate of the damaged part) and ceramic (for reinforcement) particles bonded together such that the ceramic particles bond directly to and within the metallic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bruno Zamorano Senderos, Ali Yousefiani, Michael B. Nicholas, Rogie I. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11629389
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a steel material for a tailor-welded blank, including 0.04 to 0.06 wt % of carbon (C), 1.2 to 1.5 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.01 to 0.10 wt % of titanium (Ti), 0.01 to 0.10 wt % of niobium (Nb), and the balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities; having a tensile strength (TS) of 550 MPa or greater, a yield strength (YS) of 300 MPa or greater, and an elongation (EL) of 20% or greater; and having a dual-phase structure of ferrite and martensite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Steel Company
    Inventors: Byung Gil Yoo, Hyeong Hyeop Do, Chee Woong Song, Do Hak Kim, Young Mun Shin, Soon Geun Jang, Sang Mun Hong
  • Patent number: 11619266
    Abstract: A composite material having an alloy matrix including titanium, aluminum, niobium, manganese, boron, and carbon is disclosed. The composite material includes, by atomic percentage, 40.0% to 50.0% Al, 1.0% to 8.0% Nb, 0.5% to 2.0% Mn, 0.1% to 2.0% B, and 0.01% to 0.2% C. The composite material is doped with a solid lubricant such as MoS2, ZnO, CuO, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), WS2, AgTaO3, CuTaO3, CuTa2O6, or combinations thereof. Components composed of the composite material exhibit increased ductility at room temperature and reduced fracture tendency, resulting in improved durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank C. Adams, Mark Heuberger, Charles E. Smith, Patrick S. Boyan, Ernest K. Robinson
  • Patent number: 11612986
    Abstract: A system may include a powder source; a powder delivery device; an energy delivery device; and a computing device. The computing device may be configured to: control the powder source to deliver metal powder to the powder delivery device; control the powder delivery device to deliver the metal powder to a surface of an abrasive coating; and control the energy delivery device to deliver energy to at least one of the abrasive coating or the metal powder to cause the metal powder to be joined to the abrasive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Quinlan Yee Shuck
  • Patent number: 11613800
    Abstract: A method comprises providing a molten aluminum alloy selected from the group consisting of 6000 series aluminum alloys comprises chromium (Cr) in a range of between 0.001 wt % to 0.05 wt %. The molten aluminum alloy is formed into a formed body having beta-AlFeSi particles. The formed body is solution heat treated at a temperature in a range of 1,025-1,050° F. to form a heat-treated body. The solution heat treating transforms substantially all of the beta-AlFeSi particles into alpha-AlFeSi particles such that the heat-treated body is substantially free of the beta-AlFeSi particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Brass & Machine Foundry, Inc.
    Inventors: Arvin Montes, Lance Johnson
  • Patent number: 11612934
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a semi-finished product comprising a foamable core comprising a foamable mixture that comprises at least one first metal having an aluminum content of at least approximately 80 wt. %, in relation to the quantity of the at least one first metal, and at least one foaming agent, wherein a layer of at least one second metal in the form of a non-foamable solid material and with an aluminum content of at least approximately 80 wt. %, in relation to the quantity of the at least one second metal, is respectively applied to at least one first and second surface of the core. The invention also relates to a corresponding semi-finished product and to the use of such a semi-finished product for foaming a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pohltec Metalfoam GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Seeliger
  • Patent number: 11597012
    Abstract: A method of providing an article having a set of directional channels, including a first directional channel, therein is described. The method comprises preparing a mixture including particles comprising a first material and a first binding agent. The method comprises providing an article precursor by surrounding a pattern comprising a second material with the mixture. The method comprises heating the article precursor thereby coalescing the particles to provide the article. The method comprises removing the pattern by reacting the second material to form a gaseous product, thereby providing the set of directional channels in the article, wherein the set of directional channels corresponds with the removed pattern. Such an article is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: The University of Liverpool
    Inventors: Yuyuan Zhao, Kaikan Diao
  • Patent number: 11597987
    Abstract: A method comprises providing a molten aluminum alloy selected from the group consisting of 6000 series aluminum alloys comprises chromium (Cr) in a range of between 0.001 wt % to 0.05 wt %. The molten aluminum alloy is formed into a formed body having beta-AlFeSi particles. The formed body is solution heat treated at a temperature in a range of 1,025-1,050° F. to form a heat-treated body. The solution heat treating transforms substantially all of the beta-AlFeSi particles into alpha-AlFeSi particles such that the heat-treated body is substantially free of the beta-AlFeSi particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON BRASS & MACHINE FOUNDRY, INC.
    Inventors: Arvin Montes, Lance Johnson
  • Patent number: 11590545
    Abstract: A composite cemented carbide roll comprising an inner layer made of an iron-based alloy, and an outer layer made of cemented carbide which is metallurgically bonded to an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer; the cemented carbide of the outer layer comprising 55-90 parts by mass of WC particles and 10-45 parts by mass of an Fe-based binder phase having a particular composition; a shaft member and a shaft end member being metallurgically bonded to at least one axial end of the inner layer; the inner layer being made of an iron-based alloy containing 2.0% or more in total by mass of at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr, Ni and Mo; and the shaft member and the shaft end member being made of an iron-based alloy containing 1.5% or less in total by mass of at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr, Ni and Mo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Ohata, Toshiyuki Hattori
  • Patent number: 11590576
    Abstract: A method of forming a high temperature sensor includes preparing a substrate having a surface from an electrically insulative material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), preparing an electrical conductor from a metal material having a second CTE that is different from the first CTE, and creating an interface between the electrical conductor and the substrate with a CTE blending medium that is provided between the substrate and the electrical conductor. The CTE blending medium accommodates differing thermal expansion rates of the substrate and the electrical conductor at temperatures of at least 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Navin Sakthivel, Aaron Avagliano, Farhat Shaikh, Wei Chen, Dan Lu
  • Patent number: 11590575
    Abstract: A system and method for additive manufacturing are provided. The system includes a structure defining a chamber for manufacturing parts via additive manufacturing. A powder metal applicator is configured to deposit layers of powder metal material to build a part on a build platform. A laser source is configured to direct one or more laser beams onto each layer of powder metal material to fuse the powder metal material, wherein metal condensate is created by the laser beam(s) contacting the powder metal material. An element spaced apart from the layers of powder material has a temperature different than the chamber temperature, so that the element is configured to attract or repel the metal condensate by virtue of the temperature differential between the element and the chamber. The method includes using the element having the different temperature to attract or repel the metal condensate within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Smith, Tyson W. Brown, HyungMin Chae, Md Ashabul Anam, Whitney A. Poling, Richard J. Skurkis
  • Patent number: 11578390
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a gray cast iron alloy with chemical composition especially developed to promote high hot mechanical strength and good thermal conductivity, with antimony and nitrogen contents, wherein the antimony content ranges from 0.05 to 0, 12% by weight, and the nitrogen content ranges from 0.008 to 0.013% by weight, based on the total weight of the gray cast iron alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Tupy S. A.
    Inventors: Wilson Luiz Guesser, Eder dos Reis Silva, Ivo Baumer, Carlos de Souza Cabezas
  • Patent number: 11577317
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for additive manufacturing that allow for control of composition and/or porosity of components being manufactured. More particularly, in exemplary embodiments, a secondary material can be used in conjunction with a primary feedstock material in a spatially controlled manner during an additive manufacturing process to control a composition of materials and/or porosity of a manufactured component. Systems, devices, and methods for additive manufacturing are also disclosed that allow for control of a pressure of an atmosphere surrounding a build surface during an additive manufacturing process. More particularly, a pressure of an atmosphere surrounding a build surface can be raised to a pressure greater than standard atmospheric pressure. Various features of the exemplary embodiments of the systems, devices, and methods disclosed can be used together to further control for composition and/or porosity and quality of a manufactured part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anastasios John Hart, Ryan Wade Penny, Martin C. Feldmann, Jonathan S. Gibbs, Stuart P. Baker
  • Patent number: 11578382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hot stamped component, a precoated steel sheet used for hot stamping, and a hot stamping process. The hot stamped component of the present invention is provided with a coating of aluminium or an aluminium alloy on at least one surface of the base steel, the coating is produced by interdiffusion between the base steel and a precoating of aluminium or aluminium alloy, and the coating has a thickness of 6 to 26 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Ironovation Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongliang Yi, Zhiyuan Chang, Zhaoyuan Liu, Dapeng Yang, Xiaochuan Xiong
  • Patent number: 11571741
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a functional sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprise powdering a filler with specific functional component and a binder, charging the filler and the binder with second polarity, spraying the binder and the filler onto an upper surface of an electrode plate charged with first polarity opposite to the second polarity, heat-treating the binder and filler, pressing an upper surface of the filler with a rolling roller, and separating the binder and the filler from the electrode plate. Therefore, the method can improve functionality while reducing harmfulness by manufacturing the functional sheet using a powdered filler and binder without using an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TERASYS.CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jong Un Park, Chi Young Choi
  • Patent number: 11571787
    Abstract: A system may include a powder source; a powder delivery device; an energy delivery device; and a computing device. The computing device may be configured to: control the powder source to deliver metal powder to the powder delivery device; control the powder delivery device to deliver the metal powder to a surface of an abrasive coating; and control the energy delivery device to deliver energy to at least one of the abrasive coating or the metal powder to cause the metal powder to be joined to the abrasive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Quinlan Yee Shuck
  • Patent number: 11565313
    Abstract: An isostatic pressing canister for use in manufacturing a component by isostatic pressing is described. The canister comprises: a canister wall enclosing an internal cavity, the canister wall having an internal surface facing the internal cavity; a filling point for filling the internal cavity with powdered material, the filling point comprising a hole in the canister; and a structure supported within the internal cavity and located between the hole and the portion of the internal surface opposite the hole. A portion of the internal surface of the canister wall opposite the hole is shaped so that, during the filling of the internal cavity, powdered material falling from the hole and towards the portion of the internal surface is deflected away from the portion of the internal surface. A method of manufacturing a component using the canister is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Alasdair P C Morrison, Ryan D Pitchford, John L Sulley
  • Patent number: 11542574
    Abstract: A TiAl alloy member for hot forging includes a substrate made of TiAl alloy, and an Al layer formed on a surface of the substrate, the Al layer containing Al as a main constituent and containing Ti.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Kubushiro, Masanobu Baba, Yohei Sakakibara, Yutaro Ota
  • Patent number: 11534829
    Abstract: A sintered friction material is formed by pressure sintering mixed powder at 800° C. or above, the mixed powder consisting of, in mass %, Cu and/or Cu alloy: 40.0 to 80.0%, Ni: 0% or more and less than 5.0%, Sn: 0 to 10.0%, Zn: 0 to 10.0%, VC: 0.5 to 5.0%, Fe and/or Fe alloy: 2.0 to 40.0%, lubricant: 5.0 to 30.0%, metal oxide and/or metal nitride: 1.5 to 30.0%, and the balance being impurity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, FINE SINTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Kubota, Naomitsu Mizui, Fumio Ishimoto, Kazutaka Asabe, Osamu Kanda, Satoru Nakano, Takeshi Nakano, Kazumichi Kawasaki, Isao Shimazoe