Patents by Inventor Iwate University

Iwate University 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).

  • BIO-CO-CR-MO ALLOY WITH ION ELUTION SUPPRESSED BY STRUCTURE CONTROL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20140144555
    Abstract: This invention provides a technique for rendering bio-toxicity such as allergy toxicity derived from Ni trace impurity, i.e., nickel toxicity, which is unavoidably present in a bio-Co—Cr—Mo alloy or an Ni-free stainless steel alloy unharmful, characterized in that an element selected from the group consisting of the group 4, 5 and 13 elements of the periodic table, particularly an element selected from the group consisting of the group 4 elements of the periodic table, is added to the alloy composition. The additive element is preferably an element selected from the group consisting of zirconium and titanium, more preferably zirconium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: IWATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Iwate University