Patents by Inventor Dwaine L. Klarstrom
Dwaine L. Klarstrom 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).
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Patent number: 9551051Abstract: A weldable, high temperature oxidation resistant alloy with low solidification crack sensitivity and good resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy contains by weight percent, 25% to 32% iron, 18% to 25% chromium, 3.0% to 4.5% aluminum, 0.2% to 0.6% titanium, 0.2% to 0.43% silicon, up to 0.5% manganese and the balance nickel plus impurities. The Al+Ti content should be between 3.4 and 4.2 and the Cr/Al ratio should be from about 4.5 to 8.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Steven J. Matthews, Venkat R. Ishwar
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Publication number: 20130294964Abstract: A weldable, high temperature oxidation resistant alloy with low solidification crack sensitivity and good resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy contains by weight percent, 25% to 32% iron, 18% to 25% chromium, 3.0% to 4.5% aluminum, 0.2% to 0.6% titanium, 0.2% to 0.43% silicon, up to 0.5% manganese and the balance nickel plus impurities. The Al+Ti content should be between 3.4 and 4.2 and the Cr/Al ratio should be from about 4.5 to 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Steven J. Matthews, Venkat R. Ishwar
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Patent number: 8506883Abstract: A weldable, high temperature oxidation resistant alloy with low solidification crack sensitivity and good resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy contains by weight percent, 25% to 32% iron, 18% to 25% chromium, 3.0% to 4.5% aluminum, 0.2% to 0.6% titanium, 0.2% to 0.4% silicon, 0.2% to 0.5% manganese and the balance nickel plus impurities. The Al+Ti content should be between 3.4 and 4.2 and the Cr/Al ratio should be from about 4.5 to 8.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Steven J. Matthews, Venkat R. Ishwar
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Publication number: 20090155119Abstract: A weldable, high temperature oxidation resistant alloy with low solidification crack sensitivity and good resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy contains by weight percent, 25% to 32% iron, 18% to 25% chromium, 3.0% to 4.5% aluminum, 0.2% to 0.6% titanium, 0.2% to 0.4% silicon, 0.2% to 0.5% manganese and the balance nickel plus impurities. The Al+Ti content should be between 3.4 and 4.2 and the Cr/Al ratio should be from about 4.5 to 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Steven J. Matthews, Venkat R. Ishwar
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Patent number: 6638373Abstract: A two step heat treatment for Ni—Cr—Mo alloys containing from 12% to 23.5% chromium provides higher yield strength, high tensile strength and other mechanical properties comparable to those observed in similar alloys age-hardened according to current practices. This treatment is done over a total time of not more than 50 hours. However, the treatment works for only those alloys having alloying elements present in amounts according to an equation here disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Inventors: Lee Pike, Jr., Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Michael F. Rothman
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Patent number: 6610119Abstract: High molybdenum, corrosion-resistant alloys are provided with greatly increased thermal stability by controlling the atom concentrations to be NiaMobXcYdZe, where: a is between about 73 and 77 atom percent b is between about 18 and 23 atom percent X is one or more required substitutional alloying elements selected from Groups VI, VII and VIII of the Periodic Table and c does not exceed about 5 atom percent for any one element, Y is one or more optional substitutional alloying elements which may be present and d does not exceed about one atom percent for any one element, Z is one or more interstitial elements and e is as tow as possible, not exceeding about 0.2 atom percent in total; and the sum of c and d is between about 2.5 and 7.5 atom percent.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventor: Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Patent number: 6610155Abstract: A single step heat treatment for Ni—Cr—Mo alloys containing from 12% to 19% chromium and from 18% to 23% molybdenum provides higher yield strength, high tensile strength and other mechanical properties comparable to those observed in similar alloys age-hardened according to current practices. This treatment is done over a total time of at least 4 hours and preferably less than 50 hours. However, the treatment works for only those alloys having alloying elements present in amounts according to an equation here disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Pike, Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Patent number: 6579388Abstract: A single step heat treatment for Ni-Cr-Mo alloys containing from 12% to 19% chromium and from 18% to 23% molybdenum provides higher yield strength, high tensile strength and other mechanical properties comparable to those observed in similar alloys age-hardened according to current practices. This treatment is done over a total time of at least 24 hours and preferably less than 50 hours. However, the treatment works for only those alloys having alloying elements present in amounts according to an equation here disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2001Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Pike, Jr., Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Publication number: 20030091460Abstract: High molybdenum, corrosion-resistant alloys are provided with greatly increased thermal stability by controlling the atom concentrations to be NiaMobXcYdZe, where:Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2001Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventor: Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Publication number: 20030084975Abstract: A single step heat treatment for Ni-Cr-Mo alloys containing from 12% to 19% chromium and from 18% to 23% molybdenum provides higher yield strength, high tensile strength and other mechanical properties comparable to those observed in similar alloys age-hardened according to current practices. This treatment is done over a total time of at least 4 hours and preferably less than 50 hours. However, the treatment works for only those alloys having alloying elements present in amounts according to an equation here disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Lee M. Pike, Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Publication number: 20030070733Abstract: A single step heat treatment for Ni—Cr—Mo alloys containing from 12% to 19% chromium and from 18% to 23% molybdenum provides higher yield strength, high tensile strength and other mechanical properties comparable to those observed in similar alloys age-hardened according to current practices. This treatment is done over a total time of at least 24 hours and preferably less than 50 hours. However, the treatment works for only those alloys having alloying elements present in amounts according to an equation here disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2001Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventors: Lee M. Pike, Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Patent number: 6544362Abstract: A two step heat treatment for Ni—Cr—Mo alloys containing from 12% to 23.5% chromium provides higher yield strength, high tensile strength and other mechanical properties comparable to those observed in similar alloys age-hardened according to current practices. This treatment is done over a total time of not more than 50 hours. However, the treatment works for only those alloys having alloying elements present in amounts according to an equation here disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Pike, Jr., Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Michael F. Rothman
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Publication number: 20030051783Abstract: A two step heat treatment for Ni—Cr—Mo alloys containing from 12% to 23.5% chromium provides higher yield strength, high tensile strength and other mechanical properties comparable to those observed in similar alloys age-hardened according to current practices. This treatment is done over a total time of not more than 50 hours. However, the treatment works for only those alloys having alloying elements present in amounts according to an equation here disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2002Publication date: March 20, 2003Inventors: Lee M. Pike, Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Michael F. Rothman
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Publication number: 20030049155Abstract: A two step heat treatment for Ni—Cr—Mo alloys containing from 12% to 23.5% chromium provides higher yield strength, high tensile strength and other mechanical properties comparable to those observed in similar alloys age-hardened according to current practices. This treatment is done over a total time of not more than 50 hours. However, the treatment works for only those alloys having alloying elements present in amounts according to an equation here disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2001Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Lee M. Pike, Dwaine L. Klarstrom, Michael F. Rothman
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Patent number: 6503345Abstract: High molybdenum, corrosion-resistant alloys are provided with greatly increased thermal stability by controlling the atom concentrations to be NiaMobXcYdZe, where: a is between about 73 and 77 atom percent b is between about 18 and 23 atom percent X is one or more required substitutional alloying elements selected from Groups VI, VII and VIII of the Periodic Table and c does not exceed about 5 atom percent for any one element, Y is one or more optional substitutional alloying elements which may be present and d does not exceed about one atom percent for any one element, Z is one or more interstitial elements and e is as low as possible, not exceeding about 0.2 atom percent in total; and the sum of c and d is between about 2.5 and 7.5 atom percent.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1994Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventor: Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Patent number: 4981647Abstract: A corrosion resistant metal alloy having improved formability and workability is disclosed which alloy contains in weight percent about 25% to 45% nickel, about 12% to 32% chromium, of at least one of 0.1% to 2.0% columbium, 0.2% to 4.0% tantalum, and 0.05% to 1.0% vanadium, up to about 0.20% carbon, about 0.05% to 0.50% nitrogen, about 0.001% to 0.02% boron and the balance being iron plus impurities and wherein the carbon and nitrogen content are controlled so that the amount of free carbon and nitrogen defined as ##EQU1## is greater than 0.14% and less than 0.29%. The alloy may also include in limited amounts one of aluminum, titanium, silicon, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, zirconium, yttrium, cerium and other rare earth metals.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1989Date of Patent: January 1, 1991Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Rothman, Dwaine L. Klarstrom, George Y. Lai
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Patent number: 4889696Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved chemical reactor apparatus of the type suitable for supporting a catalyst during the high temperature oxidation of ammonia to form nitric acid which is fabricated from a superior nickel base superalloy containing about: 20 to 24% chromium, 10 to 20% tungsten, 1.0 to 3.5% molybdenum, 0.3 to 1% manganese, 0.2 to 0.75% silicon, 10 to 20% cobalt and in which certain relationhips among these alloying elements provide a structure which has very high creep strength and resistance to the corrosive environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 1988Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventor: Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Patent number: 4853185Abstract: A corrosion resistant metal alloy having improved formability and workability is disclosed which alloy contains in weight percent about 25% to 45% nickel, about 12% to 32% chromium, of at least one of 0.1% to 2.0% columbium, 0.2% to 4.0% tantalum, and 0.05% to 1.0% vanadium, up to about 0.20% carbon, about 0.05% to 0.50% nitrogen and the balance being iron plus impurities and wherein the carbon and nitrogen content are controlled so that the amount of free carbon and nitrogen defined as ##EQU1## is greater than 0.14% and less than 0.29%. The alloy may also include in limited amounts one of aluminum, titanium, silicon, manganese, cobalt, molydenum, tungsten, boron, zirconium, yttrium, cerium and other rare earth metals.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1988Date of Patent: August 1, 1989Assignee: Haynes International, IMC.Inventors: Michael F. Rothman, Dwaine L. Klarstrom, George Y. Lai
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Patent number: 4762682Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved chemical reactor apparatus of the type suitable for supporting a catalyst during the high temperature oxidation of ammonia to form nitric acid which is fabricated from a superior nickel base superalloy containing about: 20 to 24% chromium, 10 to 20% tungsten, 1.0 to 3.5% molybdenum, 0.3 to 1% manganese, 0.2 to 0.75% silicon, and up to 20% cobalt and in which certain relationships among these alloying elements provide a structure which has very high creep strength and resistance to the corrosive environment.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1986Date of Patent: August 9, 1988Assignee: Haynes International, Inc.Inventor: Dwaine L. Klarstrom
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Patent number: 4476091Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation resilient nickel alloy containing chromium, tungsten and molybdenum in a critical relationship that provides a combination of engineering properties including a high degree of dynamic oxidation resistance and superior strength.The alloy is especially suited for service under severe conditions, for example, as components of gas turbine engines.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1982Date of Patent: October 9, 1984Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventor: Dwaine L. Klarstrom