Patents by Inventor Marc De Wulf

Marc De Wulf 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).

  • Amorphous alloy and process for producing products made thereof
    Patent number: 8657967
    Abstract: The present invention is related to process for producing an amorphous Fe-based bulk metallic glass product, formed of an alloy having a chemical formula of Fe100-a-b-c-d-x-y MaNbbSicBdIxJy wherein: • M is Co and/or Ni, •I is one or more elements of the group consisting of Al, Cr, Cu, Mn, C and P, •J is one or more elements of the group consisting of Ti, S, N and O and wherein a, b, c, d, x and y are satisfying the following conditions: 0 wt. %<a?46. 1 wt. %, 5.4 wt. %?b?12.4 wt. %, 2.2 wt. %?c?4.4 wt. %, 2 wt. %<d?6 wt. %, x?2 wt. % and y?0.2 wt. %, the process comprising the steps of producing a master alloy by melting starting materials, comprising Fe-containing alloys, and by melting said master and pouring the molten alloy into a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: OCAS Onderzoekscentrum voor Aanwending van Staal N.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Ruiz Romera, Serge Claessens, Marc De Wulf, Nele Van Steenberge, Joachim Antonissen
  • Amorphous Alloy and Process for Producing Products Made Thereof
    Publication number: 20110162759
    Abstract: The present invention is related to process for producing an amorphous Fe-based bulk metallic glass product, formed of an alloy having a chemical formula of Fe100-a-b-c-d-x-y MaNbbSicBdIxJy wherein: .M is Co and/or Ni, .I is one or more elements of the group consisting of Al, Cr, Cu, Mn, C and P, .J is one or more elements of the group consisting of Ti, S, N and O and wherein a, b, c, d, x and y are satisfying the following conditions: 0 wt. %<a?46. 1 wt. %, 5.4 wt. %?b?12.4 wt. %, 2.2 wt. %?c?4.4 wt. %, 2 wt. %<d?6 wt. %, x?2 wt. % and y?0.2 wt. %, the process comprising the steps of producing a master alloy by melting starting materials, comprising Fe-containing alloys, and by melting said master and pouring the molten alloy into a mould.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: OCAS Onderzoekscentrum voor Aanwending van Staal N.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Ruiz Romera, Serge Claessens, Marc De Wulf, Nele Van Steenberge, Joachim Antonissen