Patents by Inventor James J. Furgal

James J. Furgal 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).

  • Method for producing an alloy product of improved ductility from metal powder
    Patent number: 4808225
    Abstract: A process for producing an alloy product of improved ductility from metal powder. It includes the steps of: providing metal powder having at least 5 wt. % of one or more reactive elements from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium and zirconium; consolidating the powder to an essentially fully dense shape; and progressively melting and solidifying localized areas of the consolidated shape so as to produce a product of improved ductility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Special Metals Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Donachie, James W. Fesko, James J. Furgal, Francis E. Sczerzenie