Patents by Inventor Yume Grot

Yume Grot 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).

  • Preparation of steel surfaces for single-dip aluminium-rich zinc galvanising
    Patent number: 7160581
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the preparation of a steel surface for single-dip aluminium-rich zinc galvanizing. The process steps comprise: cleaning the surface so as to obtain less than 0.6 ?g/cm2 residual dirt; pickling the surface; applying a protective layer to the surface by immersion in a flux solution comprising bismuth. This invention also relates to a continuous steel product coated with a layer of metallic bismuth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Umicore
    Inventors: Michael Gilles, David Leychkis, Yume Grot, Roger Pankert
  • Preparation of steel surfaces for single-dip aluminium-rich zinc galvanising
    Publication number: 20050069653
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the preparation of a steel surface for single-dip aluminium-rich zinc galvanising. The process steps comprise: cleaning the surface so as to obtain less than 0.6 ?g/cm2 residual dirt; pickling the surface; applying a protective layer to the surface by immersion in a flux solution comprising bismuth. This invention also relates to a continuous steel product coated with a layer of metallic bismuth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Gilles, David Leychkis, Yume Grot, Roger Pankert