Patents by Inventor Jan Ove Loland

Jan Ove Loland 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).

  • LIGHTWEIGHT, CRASH-SENSITIVE AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20160237529
    Abstract: The present invention provides a easting having increased crashworthiness including an aluminum alloy of about 6.0 wt % to about. 8.0 wt % Si; about 0.12 wt % to about 0.25 wt % Mg; less than or equal to about 0.35 wt % Cu; less than or equal to about 4.0 wt % Zn; less than or equal to about 0.6 wt % Mn; and less than or equal to about 0.15 wt % Fe, wherein the east body is treated to a T5 or T6 temper and has a tensile strength ranging from 100 MPa to 180 MPa and has a critical fracture strain greater than 10%. The present invention further provides a method of forming a casting having increased crashworthiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: JEN C. LIN, MOUSTAPHA MBAYE, JAN OVE LOLAND, RUSSELL S. LONG, XINYAN YAN
  • Lightweight, crash-sensitive automotive component
    Patent number: 9353430
    Abstract: The present invention provides a casting having increased crashworthiness including an an aluminum alloy of about 6.0 wt % to about 8.0 wt % Si; about 0.12 wt % to about 0.25 wt % Mg; less than or equal to about 0.35 wt % Cu; less than or equal to about 4.0 wt % Zn; less than or equal to about 0.6 wt % Mn; and less than or equal to about 0.15 wt % Fe, wherein the cast body is treated to a T5 or T6 temper and has a tensile strength ranging from 100 MPa to 180 MPa and has a critical fracture strain greater than 10%. The present invention further provides a method of forming a casting having increased crashworthiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SHIPSTON ALUMINUM TECHNOLOGIES (MICHIGAN), INC.
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Moustapha Mbaye, Jan Ove Loland, Russell S. Long, Xinyan Yan
  • LIGHTWEIGHT, CRASH-SENSITIVE AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20140202598
    Abstract: The present invention provides a casting having increased crashworthiness including an an aluminum alloy of about 6.0 wt % to about 8.0 wt % Si; about 0.12 wt % to about 0.25 wt % Mg; less than or equal to about 0.35 wt % Cu; less than or equal to about 4.0 wt % Zn; less than or equal to about 0.6 wt % Mn; and less than or equal to about 0.15 wt % Fe, wherein the cast body is treated to a T5 or T6 temper and has a tensile strength ranging from 100 MPa to 180 MPa and has a critical fracture strain greater than 10%. The present invention further provides a method of forming a casting having increased crashworthiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: AUTOM0TIVE CASTING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: JEN C. LIN, Moustapha Mbaye, Jan Ove Loland
  • Method of creating a cast automotive product having an improved critical fracture strain
    Patent number: 8721811
    Abstract: The present invention provides a casting having increased crashworthiness including an aluminum alloy of about 6.0 wt % to about 8.0 wt % Si; about 0.12 wt % to about 0.25 wt % Mg; less than or equal to about 0.35 wt % Cu; less than or equal to about 4.0 wt % Zn; less than or equal to about 0.6 wt % Mn; and less than or equal to about 0.15 wt % Fe, wherein the cast body is treated to a T5 or T6 temper and has a tensile strength ranging from 100 MPa to 180 MPa and has a critical fracture strain greater than 10%. The present invention further provides a method of forming a casting having increased crashworthiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Automotive Casting Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Moustapha Mbaye, Jan Ove Löland, Russell S. Long, Xinyan Yan
  • METHOD OF CREATING A CAST AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCT HAVING AN IMPROVED CRITICAL FRACTURE STRAIN
    Publication number: 20120261034
    Abstract: The present invention provides a casting having increased crashworthiness including an aluminum alloy of about 6.0 wt % to about 8.0 wt % Si; about 0.12 wt % to about 0.25 wt % Mg; less than or equal to about 0.35 wt % Cu; less than or equal to about 4.0 wt % Zn; less than or equal to about 0.6 wt % Mn; and less than or equal to about 0.15 wt % Fe, wherein the cast body is treated to a T5 or T6 temper and has a tensile strength ranging from 100 MPa to 180 MPa and has a critical fracture strain greater than 10%. The present invention further provides a method of forming a casting having increased crashworthiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Moustapha Mbaye, Jan Ove Löland, Russell S. Long, Xinyan Yan
  • High crashworthiness Al-Si-Mg alloy and methods for producing automotive casting
    Patent number: 8083871
    Abstract: The present invention provides a casting having increased crashworthiness including an aluminum alloy of about 6.0 wt % to about 8.0 wt % Si; about 0.12 wt % to about 0.25 wt % Mg; less than or equal to about 0.35 wt % Cu; less than or equal to about 4.0 wt % Zn; less than or equal to about 0.6 wt % Mn; and less than or equal to about 0.15 wt % Fe, wherein the cast body is treated to a T5 or T6 temper and has a tensile strength ranging from 100 MPa to 180 MPa and has a critical fracture strain greater than 10%. The present invention further provides a method of forming a casting having increased crashworthiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Automotive Casting Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Moustapha Mbaye, Jan Ove Löland, Russell S. Long, Xinyan Yan