Patents by Inventor Jose M. Mallen Herrero

Jose M. Mallen Herrero 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 steel wires intended for the manufacture of flexible conduits, steel wires obtained by this method, and flexible conduits reinforced by such wires
    Patent number: 5407744
    Abstract: A method of producing steel wires intended for the manufacture of flexible conduits, steel wires obtained by this method, and flexible conduits reinforced by such wires is characterized by the fact that, for a given strain-hardening rate of the initial wire, a heat treatment is carried out under conditions of time and temperature such that the steel wire obtained after treatment has a mechanical rupture strength (Rm) greater than 850 MPa and a structure containing little free ferrite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Inventors: Jose M. Mallen Herrero, Andre Sugier
  • Method for producing steel wires intended for the manufacture of flexible conduits
    Patent number: 5213637
    Abstract: A method of producing steel wires intended for the manufacture of flexible conduits, steel wires obtained by this method, and flexible conduits reinforced by such wires is characterized by the fact that, for a given strain-hardening rate of the initial wire, a heat treatment is carried out under conditions of time and temperature such that the steel wire obtained after treatment has a mechanical rupture strength (Rm) greater than 850 MPa and a structure containing little free ferrite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignees: Coflexip, Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Jose M. Mallen Herrero, Andre Sugier