Patents by Inventor Bethany Boshers

Bethany Boshers 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).

  • Zirconium alloys with improved corrosion/creep resistance due to final heat treatments
    Patent number: 9284629
    Abstract: Articles, such as tubing or strips, which have excellent corrosion resistance to water or steam at elevated temperatures, are produced from alloys having 0.2 to 1.5 weight percent niobium, 0.01 to 0.6 weight percent iron, and optionally additional alloy elements selected from the group consisting of tin, chromium, copper, vanadium, and nickel with the balance at least 97 weight percent zirconium, including impurities, where a necessary final heat treatment includes one of i) a SRA or PRXA (15-20% RXA) final heat treatment, or ii) a PRXA (80-95% RXA) or RXA final heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: John P. Foster, David Colburn, Robert Comstock, Terrence Cook, Mats Dahlback, Anand Garde, Pascal Jourdain, Ronald Kesterson, Michael McClarren, Dianna Lynn Svec Nuhfer, Guirong Pan, Jonna Partezana Mundorff, Hsiang Ken Yueh, James A. Boshers, Penney File, Bethany Boshers
  • ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED CORROSION/CREEP RESISTANCE DUE TO FINAL HEAT TREATMENTS
    Publication number: 20110293466
    Abstract: Articles, such as tubing or strips, which have excellent corrosion resistance to water or steam at elevated temperatures, are produced from alloys having 0.2 to 1.5 weight percent niobium, 0.01 to 0.6 weight percent iron, and optionally additional alloy elements selected from the group consisting of tin, chromium, copper, vanadium, and nickel with the balance at least 97 weight percent zirconium, including impurities, where a necessary final heat treatment includes one of i) a SRA or PRXA (15-20% RXA) final heat treatment, or ii) a PRXA (80-95% RXA) or RXA final heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: JOHN P. FOSTER, David COLBURN, Robert COMSTOCK, Terrence COOK, Mats DAHLBACK, Anand GARDE, Pascal JOURDAIN, Ronald KESTERSON, Michael MCCLARREN, Dianna Lynn SVEC NUHFER, Guirong PAN, Jonna Partezana MUNDORFF, Hsiang Ken YUEH, James BOSHERS, Penney FILE, Bethany Boshers