Patents by Inventor Gregg Thomas Black

Gregg Thomas Black 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).

  • Heat treatments for high temperature cast aluminum alloys
    Patent number: 11180839
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an aging heat treatment that can be used to replace conventional aging steps when making alloy embodiments of the present disclosure. Embodiments of the disclosed aging heat treatment reduce cost and complexity in producing aluminum alloy-based components while also promoting and/or improving microstructure stability of the aluminum alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, Nemak USA, Inc., FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Amit Shyam, James A. Haynes, Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Villarreal, Andres Fernando Rodriguez-Jasso, Gregg Thomas Black, Christopher Randall Glaspie, Seyed M. Mirmiran
  • HEAT TREATMENTS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE CAST ALUMINUM ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20190127833
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an aging heat treatment that can be used to replace conventional aging steps when making alloy embodiments of the present disclosure. Embodiments of the disclosed aging heat treatment reduce cost and complexity in producing aluminum alloy-based components while also promoting and/or improving microstructure stability of the aluminum alloys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Amit Shyam, James A. Haynes, Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Villarreal, Andres Fernando Rodriguez-Jasso, Gregg Thomas Black, Christopher Randall Glaspie, Seyed M. Mirmiran