Patents by Inventor Eric S. Bono

Eric S. Bono 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).

  • High hardness, corrosion resistant PM Nitinol implements and components
    Patent number: 9101984
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for making components includes: providing at least one of a prealloyed powder of a composition of Ni—Ti in the range of Ni-36Ti to Ni-45Ti or a mix of powders that forms a composition of Ni—Ti in the range of Ni-36Ti to Ni-45Ti; loading at least one of the prealloyed powder and the mix powders into a container; hot isostatically pressing (HIP) the container to full density to obtain a compact; rolling the compact in a mill with multiple passes to produce a sheet or other mill form material; and cutting blanks for the components from the sheet material to produce a component blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SUMMIT MATERIALS, LLC
    Inventors: Eric S. Bono, Charles Frederick Yolton
  • Method of Making Near-Net Shapes From Powdered Metals
    Publication number: 20130039799
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a product includes forming a metal powder into a desired shape, transferring the formed metal powder and pressure transmission media into a container, and applying heat and pressure to the container to form a consolidated product from the formed metal powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: SUMMIT MATERIALS, LLC
    Inventors: Eric S. Bono, Charles F. Yolton
  • Method of producing high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloys
    Patent number: 7879286
    Abstract: A method of producing a high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloy, comprising combining the titanium alloy with boron so that the boron concentration in the boron-modified titanium alloy does not exceed the eutectic limit. The carbon concentration of the boron-modified titanium alloy is maintained below a predetermined limit to avoid embrittlement. The boron-modified alloy is heated to a temperature above the beta transus temperature to eliminate any supersaturated excess boron. The boron-modified titanium alloy is deformed at a speed slow enough to prevent microstructural damage and reduced ductility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel B. Miracle, Seshacharyulu Tamirisakandala, Radhakrishna B. Bhat, Dale J. McEldowney, Jerry L. Fields, William M. Hanusiak, Rob L. Grabow, C. Fred Yolton, Eric S. Bono
  • Method of producing high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloys
    Publication number: 20070286761
    Abstract: A method of producing a high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloy, comprising combining the titanium alloy with boron so that the boron concentration in the boron-modified titanium alloy does not exceed the eutectic limit. The carbon concentration of the boron-modified titanium alloy is maintained below a predetermined limit to avoid embrittlement. The boron-modified alloy is heated to a temperature above the beta transus temperature to eliminate any supersaturated excess boron. The boron-modified titanium alloy is deformed at a speed slow enough to prevent microstructural damage and reduced ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel B. Miracle, Seshacharyulu Tamirisakandala, Radhakrishna B. Bhat, Dale J. McEldowney, Jerry L. Fields, William M. Hanusiak, Rob L. Grabow, C. Fred Yolton, Eric S. Bono