Patents by Inventor Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai
Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai 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: 8637166Abstract: Provided are strain hardened high strength nickel based alloy welds that yield improved properties and performance in joining high strength metals. The advantageous weldments include two or more segments of ferrous or non-ferrous components, and fusion welds, friction stir welds, electron beam welds, laser beam welds, or a combination thereof bonding adjacent segments of the components together, wherein the welds comprise a strain hardened nickel based alloy weld metal composition including greater than or equal to 10 wt % Mo based on the total weight of the nickel based alloy weld metal composition. Also provided are methods for forming the welds from the nickel based alloy weld compositions. The strain hardened high strength nickel based alloy welds are useful in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry in applications for natural gas transportation and storage, oil and gas well completion and production, and oil and gas refinery and chemical plants.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Exxonmobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Raghavan Ayer, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Daniel B. Lillig, Douglas Paul Fairchild, Steven Jeffrey Ford
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Patent number: 8426033Abstract: Provided are precipitation hardened high strength nickel based alloy welds that yield improved properties and performance in joining high strength metals. The advantageous weldments include two or more segments of ferrous or non-ferrous components, and fusion welds, friction stir welds, electron beam welds, laser beam welds, or a combination thereof bonding adjacent segments of the components together, wherein the welds comprise a precipitation hardened nickel based alloy weld metal composition including greater than or equal to 1.4 wt % of combined aluminum and titanium based on the total weight of the nickel based alloy weld metal composition. Also provided are methods for forming the welds from the nickel based alloy weld compositions, wherein the precipitation hardening occurs in the as-welded condition. The nickel based welds do not require a separate heat treatment step after welding to produce advantageous strength properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Raghavan Ayer, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Daniel B. Lillig, Douglas Paul Fairchild, Steven Jeffrey Ford
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Patent number: 8361244Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for protecting metal surfaces in oil & gas exploration and production, refinery and petrochemical process applications subject to solid particulate erosion at temperatures of up to 1000° C. The method includes the step of providing the metal surfaces in such applications with a hot erosion resistant cermet lining or insert, wherein the cermet lining or insert includes a) about 30 to about 95 vol % of a ceramic phase, and b) a metal binder phase, wherein the cermet lining or insert has a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0 and a K1C fracture toughness of at least 7.0 MPa-m1/2. The metal surfaces may also be provided with a hot erosion resistant cermet coating having a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Researach and Engineering CompanyInventors: John Roger Peterson, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, ChangMin Chun, Emery Bela Lendvai-Lintner
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Patent number: 8323423Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for protecting metal surfaces in oil & gas exploration and production, refinery and petrochemical process applications subject to solid particulate erosion at temperatures of up to 1000° C. The method includes the step of providing the metal surfaces in such applications with a hot erosion resistant cermet lining or insert, wherein the cermet lining or insert includes a) about 30 to about 95 vol % of a ceramic phase, and b) a metal binder phase, wherein the cermet lining or insert has a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0 and a K1C fracture toughness of at least 7.0 MPa-m1/2. The metal surfaces may also be provided with a hot erosion resistant cermet coating having a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: John Roger Peterson, Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, ChangMin Chun, Emery Bela Lendvai-Lintner
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Patent number: 8317940Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for protecting metal surfaces in oil & gas exploration and production, refinery and petrochemical process applications subject to solid particulate erosion at temperatures of up to 1000° C. The method includes the step of providing the metal surfaces in such applications with a hot erosion resistant cermet lining or insert, wherein the cermet lining or insert includes a) about 30 to about 95 vol % of a ceramic phase, and b) a metal binder phase, wherein the cermet lining or insert has a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0 and a K1C fracture toughness of at least 7.0 MPa-m1/2. The metal surfaces may also be provided with a hot erosion resistant cermet coating having a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: John Roger Peterson, Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, ChangMin Chun, Emery Bela Lendvai-Lintner
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Patent number: 7807098Abstract: The invention is related to a method for protecting a metal surface subject to erosion temperatures up to 850° C. The method comprises providing the metal surface with a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, and Group VI elements, Q is boride, R is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, S comprises Ti and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al, Si and Y.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru, ChangMin Chun, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Jayoung Koo, John Roger Peterson, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler
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Publication number: 20100021761Abstract: Provided are strain hardened high strength nickel based alloy welds that yield improved properties and performance in joining high strength metals. The advantageous weldments include two or more segments of ferrous or non-ferrous components, and fusion welds, friction stir welds, electron beam welds, laser beam welds, or a combination thereof bonding adjacent segments of the components together, wherein the welds comprise a strain hardened nickel based alloy weld metal composition including greater than or equal to 10 wt % Mo based on the total weight of the nickel based alloy weld metal composition. Also provided are methods for forming the welds from the nickel based alloy weld compositions. The strain hardened high strength nickel based alloy welds are useful in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry in applications for natural gas transportation and storage, oil and gas well completion and production, and oil and gas refinery and chemical plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Raghavan Ayer, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Daniel B. Lillig, Douglas Paul Fairchild, Steven Jeffrey Ford
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Publication number: 20090155623Abstract: Provided are precipitation hardened high strength nickel based alloy welds that yield improved properties and performance in joining high strength metals. The advantageous weldments include two or more segments of ferrous or non-ferrous components, and fusion welds, friction stir welds, electron beam welds, laser beam welds, or a combination thereof bonding adjacent segments of the components together, wherein the welds comprise a precipitation hardened nickel based alloy weld metal composition including greater than or equal to 1.4 wt % of combined aluminum and titanium based on the total weight of the nickel based alloy weld metal composition. Also provided are methods for forming the welds from the nickel based alloy weld compositions, wherein the precipitation hardening occurs in the as-welded condition. The nickel based welds do not require a separate heat treatment step after welding to produce advantageous strength properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Raghavan Ayer, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Daniel B. Lillig, Douglas Paul Fairchild, Steven Jeffrey Ford
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Publication number: 20080276757Abstract: Cermets are provided in which the ceramic phase is selected from the group consisting of Cr23C6, Cr7C3, Cr3C2 and mixtures thereof. The binder phase is selected from certain specified Ni/Cr alloys and certain Fe/Ni/Cr alloys. These cermets are particularly useful in protecting surfaces from erosion at high temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2004Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru, ChangMin Chun, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Shiun Ling, Hyun-Woo Jin, Jayoung Koo, John Roger Peterson, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler
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Publication number: 20080268230Abstract: A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, R is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, S comprises at least one element selected from Cr, Al, Si and Y.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru, ChangMin Chun, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Jayoung Koo, John Roger Peterson, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler
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Patent number: 7438741Abstract: Cermets are provided in which the ceramic phase is selected from the group consisting of Cr23C6, Cr7C3, Cr3C2 and mixtures thereof. The binder phase is selected from certain specified Ni/Cr alloys and certain Fe/Ni/Cr alloys. These cermets are particularly useful in protecting surfaces from erosion at high temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2004Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru, ChangMin Chun, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Shiun Ling, Hyun-Woo Jin, Jayoung Koo, John Roger Peterson, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler
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Patent number: 7384444Abstract: A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, R is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, S comprises at least one element selected from Cr, Al, Si and Y.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru, ChangMin Chun, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Jayoung Koo, John Roger Peterson, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler
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Patent number: 7175687Abstract: A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, R is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, S comprises at least one element selected from Cr, Al, Si and Y.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2004Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Narasimha-Rao Venkata Bangaru, ChangMin Chun, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Jayoung Koo, John Roger Peterson, Robert Lee Antram, Christopher John Fowler