Patents by Inventor Alla V. Sergueeva

Alla V. Sergueeva has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9834832
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed and formulations and methods to provide alloys having relative high strength and ductility. The alloys may be provided in seamless tubular form and characterized by their particular alloy chemistries and identifiable crystalline grain size morphology. The alloys are such that they include boride pinning phases. In what is termed a Class 1 Steel the alloys indicate tensile strengths of 700 MPa to 1400 MPa and elongations of 10-70%. Class 2 Steel indicates tensile strengths of 800 MPa to 1800 MPa and elongations of 5-65%. Class 3 Steel indicates tensile strengths of 1000 MPa to 2000 MPa and elongations of 0.5-15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Sheng Cheng, Longzhou Ma, Jason K. Walleser, Grant G. Justice, Andrew T. Ball, Kurtis Clark, Scott Larish, Alissa Peterson, Patrick E. Mack, Brian D. Merkle, Brian D. Meacham, Alla V. Sergueeva
  • Publication number: 20170233846
    Abstract: This invention relates to prevention of delayed cracking of metal alloys during drawing which may occur from hydrogen attack. The alloys find applications in parts or components used in vehicles, such as bodies in white, vehicular frames, chassis, or panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Brian E. MEACHAM, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Kurtis CLARK, Logan J. TEW, Scott T. ANDERSON, Scott LARISH, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Publication number: 20170166988
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed at methods for mechanical property improvement in a metallic alloy that has undergone one or more mechanical property losses as a consequence of forming an edge, such as in the formation of an internal hole or an external edge. Methods are disclosed that provide the ability to improve mechanical properties of metallic alloys that have been formed with one or more edges placed in the metallic alloy by a variety of methods which may otherwise serve as a limiting factor for industrial applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Brian E. MEACHAM, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Kurtis CLARK, Logan J. TEW, Scott T. ANDERSON, Scott LARISH, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Patent number: 9493855
    Abstract: Metallic alloys are disclosed containing Fe at 48.0 to 81.0 atomic percent, B at 2.0 to 8.0 atomic percent, Si at 4.0 to 14.0 atomic percent, and at least one or more of Cu, Mn or Ni, wherein the Cu is present at 0.1 to 6.0 atomic percent, Mn is present at 0.1 to 21.0 atomic percent and Ni is present at 0.1 to 16.0 atomic percent. The alloys may be heated at temperatures of 200° C. to 850° C. for a time period of up to 1 hour and upon cooling there is no eutectoid transformation. The alloys may then be formed into a selected shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Jason K. Walleser, Brian E. Meacham, Alla V. Sergueeva, Craig S. Parsons
  • Publication number: 20160303635
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed at methods for mechanical property improvement in a metallic alloy that has undergone one or more mechanical property losses as a consequence of shearing, such as in the formation of a sheared edge portion or a punched hole. Methods are disclosed that provide the ability to improve mechanical properties of metallic alloys that have been formed with one or more sheared edges which may otherwise serve as a limiting factor for industrial applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Brian E. MEACHAM, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Kurtis CLARK, Logan J. TEW, Scott T. ANDERSON, Scott LARISH, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Publication number: 20160304998
    Abstract: A method of forming an alloy composition including spinodal based glass matrix microconstituents. The method comprises melting an alloy composition comprising iron present in the range of 49 atomic percent (at %) to 65 at %, nickel present in the range of 10.0 at % to 16.5 at %, cobalt optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 12 at %, boron present in the range of 12.5 at % to 16.5 at %, silicon optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 8.0 at %, carbon optionally present in the range of 2 at % to 5 at %, chromium optionally present in the range of 2.5 at % to 13.35 at %, and niobium optionally present in the range of 1.5 at % to 2.5 at %, cooling the alloy composition at a rate of 103 K/s to 106 K/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Brian E. MEACHAM, Jason K. WALLESER, Jikou ZHOU, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Publication number: 20160145725
    Abstract: This disclosure deals with steel alloys containing mixed microconstituent structure that has the ability to provide ductility at tensile strength levels at or above 900 MPa. More specifically, the alloys contain Fe, B, Si and Mn and indicate tensile strengths of 900 MPa to 1820 MPa and elongations of 2.5% to 76.0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Brian E. MEACHAM, Kurtis CLARK, Logan J. TEW, Scott T. ANDERSON, Scott LARISH, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Patent number: 9284635
    Abstract: This disclosure deals with a class of metal alloys with advanced property combinations applicable to metallic sheet production. More specifically, the present application identifies the formation of metal alloys of relatively high strength and ductility and the use of one or more cycles of elevated temperature treatment and cold deformation to produce metallic sheet at reduced thickness with relatively high strength and ductility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Grant G. Justice, Andrew T. Ball, Jason K. Walleser, Brian E. Meacham, Kurtis Clark, Longzhou Ma, Igor Yakubtsov, Scott Larish, Sheng Cheng, Taylor L. Giddens, Andrew E. Frerichs, Alla V. Sergueeva
  • Publication number: 20150307973
    Abstract: A method of forming an alloy composition including spinodal based glass matrix microconstituents. The method comprises melting an alloy composition comprising iron present in the range of 49 atomic percent (at %) to 65 at %, nickel present in the range of 10.0 at % to 16.5 at %, cobalt optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 12 at %, boron present in the range of 12.5 at % to 16.5 at %, silicon optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 8.0 at %, carbon optionally present in the range of 2 at % to 5 at %, chromium optionally present in the range of 2.5 at % to 13.35 at %, and niobium optionally present in the range of 1.5 at % to 2.5 at %, cooling the alloy composition at a rate of 103 K/s to 106 K/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Brian E. MEACHAM, Jason K. WALLESER, Jikou ZHOU, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Patent number: 9074273
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at metal alloys and methods of processing with application to slab casting methods and post-processing steps towards sheet production. The metals provide unique structure and exhibit advanced property combinations of high strength and/or high ductility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Grant G. Justice, Andrew T. Ball, Jason K. Walleser, Brian E. Meacham, Kurtis Clark, Longzhou Ma, Igor Yakubtsov, Scott Larish, Sheng Cheng, Taylor L. Giddens, Andrew E. Frerichs, Alla V. Sergueeva
  • Publication number: 20150152534
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at metal alloys and methods of processing with application to slab casting methods and post-processing steps towards sheet production. The metals provide unique structure and exhibit advanced property combinations of high strength and/or high ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Brian E. MEACHAM, Kurtis CLARK, Longzhou MA, Igor YAKUBTSOV, Scott LARISH, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Publication number: 20150114587
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at metal alloys and methods of processing with application to slab casting methods and post-processing steps towards sheet production. The metals provide unique structure and exhibit advanced property combinations of high strength and/or high ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Brian E. MEACHAM, Kurtis CLARK, Longzhou MA, Igor YAKUBTSOV, Scott Larish, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Publication number: 20150101714
    Abstract: This disclosure deals with a class of metal alloys with advanced property combinations applicable to metallic sheet production. More specifically, the present application identifies the formation of metal alloys of relatively high strength and ductility and the use of one or more cycles of elevated temperature treatment and cold deformation to produce metallic sheet at reduced thickness with relatively high strength and ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Brian E. MEACHAM, Kurtis CLARK, Longzhou MA, Igor YAKUBTSOV, Scott Larish, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Publication number: 20150090372
    Abstract: This disclosure deals with a class of metal alloys with advanced property combinations applicable to metallic sheet production. More specifically, the present application identifies the formation of metal alloys of relatively high strength and ductility and the use of one or more cycles of elevated temperature treatment and cold deformation to produce metallic sheet at reduced thickness with relatively high strength and ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Jason K. WALLESER, Brian E. MEACHAM, Kurtis CLARK, Longzhou MA, Igor YAKUBTSOV, Scott Larish, Sheng CHENG, Taylor L. GIDDENS, Andrew E. FRERICHS, Alla V. SERGUEEVA
  • Patent number: 8986472
    Abstract: The present invention is directed at metal alloys that are capable of forming spinodal glass matrix microconstituent structure. The alloys are iron based and include nickel, boron, silicon and optionally chromium. The alloys exhibit ductility and relatively high tensile strengths and may be in the form of sheet, ribbon, wire, and/or fiber. Applications for such alloys are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Brian E. Meacham, Jason K. Walleser, Alla V. Sergueeva, Andrew T. Ball, Grant G. Justice
  • Patent number: 8882941
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an alloy composition, which may include 52 atomic percent to 68 atomic percent iron, 13 to 21 atomic percent nickel, 2 to 12 atomic percent cobalt, 10 to 19 atomic percent boron, optionally 1 to 5 atomic percent carbon, and optionally 0.3 to 16 atomic percent silicon. The alloy may include 5 to 95% by volume of one or more spinodal microconstituents, wherein the microconstituents exhibit a length scale less than 50 nm in a glass matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Jeffrey E. Shield, Alla V. Sergueeva
  • Patent number: 8858739
    Abstract: A method and system of forming a micro-wire including heating metal feedstock to a liquid state within a glass tube, wherein the metal feedstock includes an iron based glass forming alloy comprising one or more of nickel and cobalt present in the range of 7 atomic percent to 50 atomic percent and one or more of boron, carbon, silicon, phosphorous and nitrogen present in the range of 1 to 35 atomic percent. Negative pressure may be provided to the interior the glass tube and the glass tube containing the metal feedstock may be drawn down. The metal feedstock in the glass tube may be cooled at a rate sufficient to form a wire exhibiting crystalline microstructures present in the range of 2 to 90 percent by volume in a glass matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Alla V. Sergueeva, Jikou Zhou, James N. Milloway
  • Publication number: 20140238556
    Abstract: Metallic alloys are disclosed containing Fe at 48.0 to 81.0 atomic percent, B at 2.0 to 8.0 atomic percent, Si at 4.0 to 14.0 atomic percent, and at least one or more of Cu, Mn or Ni, wherein the Cu is present at 0.1 to 6.0 atomic percent, Mn is present at 0.1 to 21.0 atomic percent and Ni is present at 0.1 to 16.0 atomic percent. The alloys may be heated at temperatures of 200° C. to 850° C. for a time period of up to 1 hour and upon cooling there is no eutectoid transformation. The alloys may then be formed into a selected shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Jason K. WALLESER, Brian E. MEACHAM, Alla V. SERGUEEVA, Craig S. PARSONS
  • Patent number: 8807197
    Abstract: A method of forming an iron based glass forming alloy. The method may include providing a feedstock of an iron based glass forming alloy, melting the feedstock, casting the feedstock into an elongated body in an environment comprising 50% or more of a gas selected from carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Brian E. Meacham, Jason K. Walleser, Jikou Zhou, Alla V. Sergueeva
  • Publication number: 20140190594
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed and formulations and methods to provide alloys having relative high strength and ductility. The alloys may be provided in seamless tubular form and characterized by their particular alloy chemistries and identifiable crystalline grain size morphology. The alloys are such that they include boride pinning phases. In what is termed a Class 1 Steel the alloys indicate tensile strengths of 700 MPa to 1400 MPa and elongations of 10-70%. Class 2 Steel indicates tensile strengths of 800 MPa to 1800 MPa and elongations of 5-65%. Class 3 Steel indicates tensile strengths of 1000 MPa to 2000 MPa and elongations of 0.5-15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel James BRANAGAN, Sheng CHENG, Longzhou MA, Jason K. WALLESER, Grant G. JUSTICE, Andrew T. BALL, Kurtis CLARK, Scott LARISH, Alissa PETERSON, Patrick E. MACK, Brian D. MERKLE, Brian E. MEACHAM, Alla V. SERGUEEVA