Patents by Inventor Marios D. Demetriou
Marios D. Demetriou 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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Publication number: 20140130942Abstract: An alloy comprising Fe, Ni, P, B and Ge is disclosed, having a composition according to the formula [Fe1-yNiy](100-a-b-c)PaBbGec, where a, b, c subscripts denote atomic percent; y subscript denotes atomic fraction, a is between 9 and 12, b is between 5.5 and 7.5, c is between 2 and 6, and y is between 0.45 and 0.55. Metallic glass rods with diameter of at least 1 mm can be formed from the alloy by rapid quenching from the molten state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Glassimetal Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael Floyd, Jong Hyun Na, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson, Glenn Garrett
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Publication number: 20140130945Abstract: A bulk-glass forming Ni—Cr—Nb—P—B alloy is provided. The alloy includes Ni(100?a?b?c?d)CraTabPcBd, where the atomic percent a is between 3 and 11, the atomic percent b is between 1.75 and 4, the atomic percent c is between 14 and 17.5, and the atomic percent d is between 2.5 and 5. The alloy is capable of forming a metallic glass having a lateral dimension of at least 3 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Glassimetal Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jong Hyun Na, Michael Floyd, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson, Glenn Garrett
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Publication number: 20140116579Abstract: A Ni-based bulk metallic glass forming alloy is provided. The alloy includes Ni(100-a-b-c-d)CraNbbPcBd, where an atomic percent of chromium (Cr) a ranges from 3 to 13, an atomic percent of niobium (Nb) b is determined by x?y*a, where x ranges from 3.8 to 4.2 and y ranges from 0.11 to 0.14, an atomic percent of phosphorus (P) c ranges from 16.25 to 17, an atomic percent of boron (B) d ranges from 2.75 to 3.5, and the balance is nickel (Ni), and where the alloy is capable of forming a metallic glass object having a lateral dimension of at least 6 mm, where the metallic glass has a stress intensity factor at crack initiation when measured on a 3 mm diameter rod containing a notch with length between 1 and 2 mm and root radius between 0.1 and 0.15 mm, the stress intensity factor being at least 70 MPa m1/2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Glassimetal Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jong Hyun Na, Michael Floyd, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson, Glenn Garrett, Maximilien Launey
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Publication number: 20140102163Abstract: A forging apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via forging in a time frame of less than 1 second.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Georg Kaltenboeck, Joseph P. Schramm, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20140096873Abstract: The disclosure provides Ni—Mo—P—B, Ni—Mo—Nb—P—B, and Ni—Mo—Nb—Mn—P—B alloys capable of forming metallic glass objects. The metallic glass objects can have lateral dimensions in excess of 1 mm and as large as 3 mm or larger. The disclosure also provides methods for forming the metallic glasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: GLASSIMETAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Jong Hyun Na, Michael Floyd, Glenn Garrett, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20140083150Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming magnetic metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, sheet forming, and blow molding in a time frame of less than 1 second.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Georg Kaltenboeck, Joseph P. Schramm, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20140076467Abstract: Nickel based alloys capable of forming bulk metallic glass are provided. The alloys include Ni—Cr—Si—B compositions, with additions of P and Mo, and are capable of forming a metallic glass rod having a diameter of at least 1 mm. In one example of the present disclosure, the Ni—Cr—Mo—Si—B—P composition includes about 4.5 to 5 atomic percent of Cr, about 0.5 to 1 atomic percent of Mo, about 5.75 atomic percent of Si, about 11.75 atomic percent of B, about 5 atomic percent of P, and the balance is Ni, and wherein the critical metallic glass rod diameter is between 2.5 and 3 mm and the notch toughness between 55 and 65 MPa m1/2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Glassimetal Technology Inc.Inventors: Jong Hyun Na, Michael Floyd, Glenn Garrett, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20140047888Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, sheet forming, and blow molding in a time frame of less than 1 second.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: William L. Johnson, Marios D. Demetriou, Joseph P. Schramm
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Publication number: 20140043132Abstract: Ferromagnetic cores made from amorphous glasses and methods of forming ferromagnetic cores from metallic glasses are provided. The method forms a magnetic core from a section of a series of concentrically nested ferromagnetic tubes formed of an amorphous metallic material having a Curie-point temperature above room temperature and demonstrating soft ferromagnetic properties, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and improving the electrical and mechanical performance of the core itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2011Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson, Xiao Liu, Joseph P. Schramm, Georg KAltenboeck
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Publication number: 20140033787Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically farming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, and blow molding in a time frame of less than 1 second.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: William L. Johnson, Marios D. Demetriou, Choong Paul Kim, Joseph P. Schramm
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Publication number: 20140007991Abstract: A family of iron-based, phosphor-containing bulk metallic glasses having excellent processibitity and toughness, methods for forming such alloys, and processes for manufacturing articles therefrom are provided. The inventive iron-based alloy is based on the observation that by very tightly controlling the composition of the metalloid moiety of the Fe-based, P-containing bulk metallic glass alloys it is possible to obtain highly processable alloys with surprisingly low shear modulus and high toughness.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Patent number: 8613815Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, sheet forming, and blow molding in a time frame of less than 1 second.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: William L. Johnson, Marios D. Demetriou, Joseph P. Schramm
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Patent number: 8613813Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, and blow molding in a time frame of less than 1 second.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: William L. Johnson, Marios D. Demetriou, Choong Paul Kim, Joseph P. Schramm
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Patent number: 8613814Abstract: A forging apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via forging in a time frame of less than 1 second.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Georg Kaltenboeck, Joseph P. Schramm, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Patent number: 8613816Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming magnetic metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, sheet forming, and blow molding in a time frame of less than 1 second.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Georg Kaltenboeck, Joseph P. Schramm, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20130319062Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool in combination with an electromagnetic force generated by the interaction of the applied current with a transverse magnetic field. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous metal and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less, at which point the interaction between the electric field and the magnetic field generates a force capable of shaping the heated sample into a high quality amorphous bulk article via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, and blow molding in a time scale of less than one second.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: William L. Johnson, George Kaltenboeck, Marios D. Demetriou, Scott N. Roberts, Konrad Samwer
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Publication number: 20130295321Abstract: Multi-layered cellular metallic glass structures and methods of preparing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the cellular metallic glass structure includes at least one patterned metallic glass sheet and at least one additional sheet. The at least one patterned metallic glass sheet may include multiple sheets connected together to form a group of sheets, and the structure may include a group of sheets sandwiched between two outer sheets. The patterned metallic glass sheets may be patterned by thermoplastically forming two- and/or three-dimensional patterns in the metallic glass sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Patent number: 8529712Abstract: A family of iron-based, phosphor-containing bulk metallic glasses having excellent processibility and toughness, methods for forming such alloys, and processes for manufacturing articles therefrom are provided. The inventive iron-based alloy is based on the observation that by very tightly controlling the composition of the metalloid moiety of the Fe-based, P-containing bulk metallic glass alloys it is possible to obtain highly processable alloys with surprisingly low shear modulus and high toughness.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
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Patent number: 8499598Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool in combination with an electromagnetic force generated by the interaction of the applied current with a transverse magnetic field. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous metal and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less, at which point the interaction between the electric field and the magnetic field generates a force capable of shaping the heated sample into a high quality amorphous bulk article via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, and blow molding in a time scale of less than one second.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: William L. Johnson, Georg Kaltenboeck, Marios D. Demetriou, Scott Roberts, Konrad Samwer
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Patent number: 8444745Abstract: Amorphous metal foams and methods of making the same are provided. The amorphous metal foams have properties matching those of natural bone, enabling their use as bone replacement scaffolds. In one embodiment, for example, an amorphous metal foam has a density-dependent stiffness (or Young's modulus, denoted E) ranging from about 640?3.75 ?o ??ou? 2900?0.78, and a density dependent strength (?y) greater than about 8.1?2.57, wherein ? (the density) is less than about 1.7 g/cc.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Marios D. Demetriou, John S. Harmon, William L. Johnson, Chris Veazey