Patents by Inventor Lode Duprez
Lode Duprez 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).
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Patent number: 12515254Abstract: A process for manufacturing an additively-manufactured part from a metal powder having a composition having the following elements, expressed in content by weight: 6%?Ni?14%, 5%?Cr?10%, 0.5%?Si?2.5%, 0.5%?Ti?2%, C?0.04% and optionally containing 0.5%?Cu?2%, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the metal powder having a microstructure including in area fraction more than 98% of a body-centered cubic crystalline phase, the process having a step during which at least a part of the metal powder is melted in an atmosphere substantially composed of an inert gas other than Argon or of a combination of inert gases other than Argon.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Ana Martinez Suarez, Laura Moli, Laura Del Rio Fernandez, Nele Van Steenberge, Lode Duprez
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Patent number: 12509740Abstract: A hot rolled steel sheet having a composition including the following elements, 0.18%?Carbon?0.3%, 1.8%?Manganese?4.5%. 0.8%?Silicon?2%, 0 001%?Aluminum?0.2%, 0.1%?Molybdenum?1%, 0.001%?Titanium?0.2%, 0.0001%?Boron?0.01%, 0%?Phosphorus?0.09%, 0%?Sulfur?0.09%, 0%?Nitrogen?0.09%, 0%?Chromium?0.5%, 0%?Niobium?0.1%, 0%?Vanadium?0.5%, 0%?Nickel?1%, 0%?Copper?1%, 0%?Calcium?0.005%, 0%?Magnesium?0.0010% the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of said steel sheet including in area fraction, of at least 70% martensite, 8% to 25% residual austenite, wherein the shape factor of the residual austenite is between 4 and 12.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Dorien De Knijf, Lode Duprez, Koenraad Theuwissen, Tom Waterschoot
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Publication number: 20250011906Abstract: A hot rolled steel having a composition including the following elements, expressed in percentage by weight 15%?Nickel?25%, 6%?Cobalt?12%, 2%?Molybdenum?6%, 0.1%?Titanium?1%, 0.0001%?Carbon?0.03%, 0.002%?Phosphorus?0.02%, 0%?Sulfur?0.005%, 0%?Nitrogen?0.01%, and can contain one or more of the following optional elements 0%?Aluminum?0.1%, 0%?Niobium?0.1%, 0%?Vanadium?0.3%, 0%?Copper?0.5%, 0%?Chromium?0.5% the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of the steel sheet including in area fraction, 20% to 40% Tempered Martensite, at least 60% of Reverted Austenite and inter-metallic compounds of Molybdenum, Titanium and Nickel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Lode DUPREZ, Tom WATERSCHOOT, Nele VAN STEENBERGE, Laura MOLI SANCHEZ
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Publication number: 20240425944Abstract: A hot rolled steel sheet having a composition including the following elements 0.38%?Carbon?0.5%, 1%?Manganese?2%, 0.1%?Silicon?0.7%, 0 01%?Aluminum?0.1%, 0.3%?Chromium?1%, 0.002%?Boron?0.05%, 0.002%?Phosphorus?0.02%, 0%?Sulfur?0.005%, 0%?Nitrogen?0.01%, 0%?Molybdenum?0.5%, 0%?Vanadium?0.5%, 0%?Niobium?0.05%, 0.001%?Titanium?0.1%, 0%?Nickel?1%, 0%?Copper?1%, 0%?Tin?0.1%, 0%?Lead?0.1%, 0%?Antimony?0.1%, 0.0001%?Calcium?0.01%, 0%?Magnesium?0.0010%, the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of the steel sheet including in area fraction, at least 94% Martensite, 0% to 5% Residual Austenite and carbides of Chromium, Niobium, Vanadium and Iron from 0% to 5%.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Laura MARTINEZ TARANILLA, Lode DUPREZ, Laura MOLI SANCHEZ, Tom WATERSHOOT, Atish KUMAR HATUI
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Publication number: 20240425956Abstract: A hot rolled steel sheet having a composition including, 0.02%?Carbon?0.2%, 3%?Manganese?9%, 0.2%?Silicon?1.2%, 0.9%?Aluminum?2.5%, 0%?Phosphorus?0.03%, 0%?Sulfur?0.03%, 0%?Nitrogen?0.025%, 0%?Molybdenum?0.6%, 0%?Titanium?0.1%, 0.0001%?Boron?0.01%, 0%?Chromium?0.5%, 0%?Niobium?0.1%, 0%?Vanadium?0.2%, 0%?Nickel?1%, 0%?Copper?1%, 0%?Calcium?0.005%, 0%?Magnesium?0.0010% the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of the steel sheet including in area fraction, at least 60% of tempered martensite, 15% to 40% residual austenite, 0% to 10% polygonal ferrite, 0% to 5% of bainite, 0 to 15% of fresh martensite and 0% to 5% of carbides of Niobium, Titanium, Vanadium or Iron.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Dorien DE KNIJF, Tom WATERSCHOOT, Ulrike LORENZ, Lode DUPREZ, Lieven BRACKE
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Publication number: 20240368723Abstract: A hot rolled steel sheet having a composition including of the elements, 0.02%?Carbon?0.2%, 3%?Manganese?9%, 0.2%?Silicon?1.2%, 0.9%?Aluminum?2.5%, 0%?Phosphorus?0.03%, 0%?Sulfur?0.03%, 0%?Nitrogen?0.025%, 0%?Molybdenum?0.6%, 0%?Titanium?0.1%, 0.0001%?Boron?0.01%, 0%?Chromium?0.5%, 0%?Niobium?0.1%, 0%?Vanadium?0.15%, 0%?Nickel?1%, 0%?Copper?1%, 0%?Calcium?0.005%, 0%?Magnesium?0.0010%, the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of the steel sheet including in area fraction, at least 60% of tempered martensite, 15% to 40% residual austenite, 0% to 10% polygonal ferrite, 0% to 5% of bainite, 0 to 15% of fresh martensite and 0% to 5% of carbides of Niobium, Titanium, Vanadium or Iron.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Dorien DE KNIJF, Tom WATERSCHOOT, Ulrike LORENZ, Lode DUPREZ, Lieven BRACKE
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Patent number: 12123081Abstract: A hot rolled steel having a composition including the following elements, expressed in percentage by weight: 15%?Nickel?25% 6%?Cobalt?12% 2%?Molybdenum?6% 0.1%?Titanium?1% 0.0001%?Carbon?0.03% 0.002%?Phosphorus?0.02% 0%?Sulfur?0.005%. 0%?Nitrogen?0.01% and can contain one or more of the following optional elements 0%?Aluminum?0.1% 0%?Niobium?0.1% 0%?Vanadium?0.3% 0%?Copper?0.5% 0%?Chromium?0.5% the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of said steel sheet comprising in area fraction, 20% to 40% Tempered Martensite, at least 60% of Reverted Austenite and inter-metallic compounds of Molybdenum, Titanium and Nickel.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Lode Duprez, Tom Waterschoot, Nele Van Steenberge, Laura Moli Sanchez
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Publication number: 20230104535Abstract: A process for manufacturing an additively-manufactured part from a metal powder having a composition having the following elements, expressed in content by weight: 6%?Ni?14%, 5%?Cr?10%, 0.5%?Si?2.5%, 0.5%?Ti?2%, C?0.04% and optionally containing 0.5%?Cu?2%, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the metal powder having a microstructure including in area fraction more than 98% of a body-centered cubic crystalline phase, the process having a step during which at least a part of the metal powder is melted in an atmosphere substantially composed of an inert gas other than Argon or of a combination of inert gases other than Argon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Ana MARTINEZ SUAREZ, Laura MOLI, Laura DEL RIO FERNANDEZ, Nele VAN STEENBERGE, Lode DUPREZ
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Publication number: 20230058956Abstract: A hot rolled steel sheet having a composition including the following elements, 0.18%?Carbon?0.3%, 1.8%?Manganese?4.5%. 0.8%?Silicon?2%,0 001%?Aluminum ?0.2%, 0.1%?Molybdenum?1%, 0.001%?Titanium?0.2%, 0.0001%?Boron?0.01%, 0%?Phosphorus?0.09%, 0%?Sulfur?0.09%.,0%?Nitrogen?0.09%, 0%?Chromium?0.5%, 0%?Niobium?0.1%, 0%?Vanadium?0.5%, 0%?Nickel?1%, 0%?Copper?1%, 0%?Calcium?0.005%, 0%?Magnesium?0.0010% the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of said steel sheet including in area fraction, of at least 70% martensite, 8% to 25% residual austenite, wherein the shape factor of the residual austenite is between 4 and 12.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Dorien DE KNIJF, Lode DUPREZ, Koenraad THEUWISSEN, Tom WATERSCHOOT
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Publication number: 20220074029Abstract: A hot rolled steel having a composition including the following elements, expressed in percentage by weight: 15%?Nickel?25% 6%?Cobalt?12% 2%?Molybdenum?6% 0.1%?Titanium?1% 0.0001%?Carbon?0.03% 0.002%?Phosphorus?0.02% 0%?Sulfur?0.005%. 0 %?Nitrogen?0.01% and can contain one or more of the following optional elements 0%?Aluminum?0.1% 0%?Niobium?0.1% 0%?Vanadium?0.3% 0%?Copper?0.5% 0%?Chromium?0.5% the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of said steel sheet comprising in area fraction, 20% to 40% Tempered Martensite, at least 60% of Reverted Austenite and inter-metallic compounds of Molybdenum, Titanium and Nickel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Lode DUPREZ, Tom WATERSCHOOT, Nele VAN STEENBERGE, Laura MOLI SANCHEZ
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Publication number: 20190112684Abstract: A rolled steel sheet suitable for enameling, having a carbon profile, defined by a gradient in the C-level from a level Csurface at at least one surface of the sheet, to a level Cbulk in the bulk of the sheet, Cbulk being higher than Csurface, and with Cbulk higher than 0 and lower than 0.08 wt %, Csurface between 0 and 0.015 wt %, Al between 0.012 wt % and 0.07 wt %, Mn between 0.12 wt % and 0.45 wt % and O lower than 0.01 wt % and wherein the depth where the C-level reaches (Cbulk+Csurface)/2, is higher than 75 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Arcelormittal Investigacion Y Desarrollo SLInventors: Nele Van Steenberge, Marc Leveaux, Lode Duprez, Philippe Gousselot
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Publication number: 20190112683Abstract: A rolled steel sheet suitable for enamelling, having a carbon profile, defined by a gradient in the C-level from a level Csurface at at least one surface of the sheet, to a level Cbulk in the bulk of the sheet, Cbulk being higher than Csurface, and with Cbulk higher than 0 and lower than 0.08 wt %, Csurface between 0 and 0.015 wt %, Al between 0.012 wt % and 0.07 wt %, Mn between 0.12 wt % and 0.45 wt % and O lower than 0.01 wt % and wherein the depth where the C-level reaches (Cbulk+Csurface)/2, is higher than 75 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Arcelomittal Investigacion Y Desarrollo SLInventors: Nele Van Steenberge, Marc Leveaux, Lode Duprez, Philippe Gousselot
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Publication number: 20180245220Abstract: The present invention provides a steel sheet or part suitable for enamelling. The steel sheet or part is coated with a coating including polymer in which particles of non-oxide ceramic are homogeneously dispersed. A process for producing an enamelled steel sheet or part which has a reduced firing temperature and reduced time compared with conventional firing temperatures and times is also provided. An enamelled steel sheet or part are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Lode Duprez, Philippe Gousselot, Marc Leveaux, Javier Jimenez Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20140065434Abstract: The present invention is related to a rolled steel sheet suitable for enamelling, said sheet having a carbon profile, defined by a gradient in the C-level from a level Csurface at at least one surface of the sheet, to a level Cbulk in the bulk of the sheet, Cbulk being higher than Csurface, and with: Cbulk higher than 0 and lower than or equal to 0.08 wt %, Csurface between 0 and 0.015 wt %, Al between 0.012 wt % and 0.07 wt %, Mn between 0.12 wt % and 0.45 wt %, O lower than 0.01 wt % and optionally: Cu between 0.025 wt % and 0.1 wt %, S between 0.008 wt % and 0.04 wt %, Ca between 0.0005 wt % and 0.005 wt %, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and wherein the depth where the C-level reaches Cbulk+Csurface)/2, is higher than 75 ?m. The invention is equally related to a method for producing said steel sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Arcelormittal Investigacion Y Desarrollo SLInventors: Nele Van Steenberge, Marc Leveaux, Lode Duprez, Philippe Gousselot
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Publication number: 20110070425Abstract: The invention relates to a steel sheet or part whose composition is suitable for enamelling, and which is coated with a coating consisting of a matrix of polymer in which particles of non-oxide ceramic are homogeneously dispersed. It also relates to the use of this coated steel sheet or part for producing an enamelled steel sheet or part, and to a process for producing an enamelled steel sheet or part allowing a decrease of firing temperature and time compared with conventional firing temperatures and times.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: ArcelorMittal FranceInventors: Lode Duprez, Philippe Gousselot, Marc Leveaux, Javier Gonzalez Jimenez