Patents by Inventor Atle Helge QVALE

Atle Helge QVALE 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).

  • Rapid non-destructive evaluation of the degree of sensitization in stainless steels and nickel based alloys
    Patent number: 10908067
    Abstract: A method for evaluation of deleterious phase content and distribution in stainless steels and nickel-based alloys based on the correlation between measured open circuit potentials and volume fraction of deleterious phases is disclosed, in conjunction with a portable equipment and apparatus for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS
    Inventors: Mariano Iannuzzi, Atle Helge Qvale, Alexander Fjeldly
  • RAPID NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF THE DEGREE OF SENSITIZATION IN STAINLESS STEELS AND NICKEL BASED ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20190064052
    Abstract: A method for evaluation of deleterious phase content and distribution in stainless steels and nickel-based alloys based on the correlation between measured open circuit potentials and volume fraction of deleterious phases is disclosed, in conjunction with a portable equipment and apparatus for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Mariano IANNUZZI, Atle Helge QVALE, Alexander FJELDLY