Patents Issued in July 25, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190226019
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for high efficiency electronic sequencing of nucleic acids and molecular detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Hesaam Esfandyarpour
  • Publication number: 20190226020
    Abstract: The present invention provides genotyping methods and compositions for selecting patients with cardiovascular disease who will benefit from treatment with HDL-raising or HDL mimicking agent, in particular with a CETP inhibitor/modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Marie-Pierre Dube, Eric J. Niesor, Jean-Claude Tardif, Ruchi Upmanyu
  • Publication number: 20190226021
    Abstract: A method comprises magnetically holding a bead carrying biological material (e.g., nucleic acid, which may be in the form of DNA fragments or amplified DNA) in a specific location of a substrate, and applying an electric field local to the bead to isolate the biological material or products or byproducts of reactions of the biological material. For example, the bead isolated from other beads having associated biological material. The electric field in various embodiments concentrates reagents for an amplification or sequencing reaction, and/or concentrates and isolates detectable reaction by-products. For example, by isolating nucleic acids around individual beads, the electric field can allow for clonal amplification, as an alternative to emulsion PCR. In other embodiments, the electric field isolates a nanosensor proximate to the bead, to facilitate detection of at least one of local pH change, local conductivity change, local charge concentration change and local heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hesaam Esfandyarpour, Mark F. Oldham, Kosar Baghbani Parizi, Eric S. Nordman
  • Publication number: 20190226022
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for making paired tags and paired tag libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Bin Li, Lei Xi, Swati Ranade, Yangzhou Wang
  • Publication number: 20190226023
    Abstract: Provided is a method for evaluating the risk of drug hypersensitivity reaction induced by antibiotics sulfamethoxazole and/or trimethoprim. The drug hypersensitivity reaction comprises: maculopapular eruption, fixed drug eruption, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms. A specific HLA genotype is associated with the drug hypersensitivity reaction induced by the antibiotics sulfamethoxazole and/or trimethoprim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Wen-Hung CHUNG, Shuen-Iu HUNG
  • Publication number: 20190226024
    Abstract: A method of determining one or more target nucleic acids in cells includes the steps of: delivering one or more probes into the cells, each of the one or more probes being capable of binding with corresponding target nucleic acid present in the cells to form a double-stranded sequence; inserting an array of functionalized nanoneedles into the cells to bind with the double-stranded sequence; and hybridizing the bound double-stranded sequence with a first and second DNA sequence to produce a hybridized product, the first and second DNA sequence being at least partially complementary to each other. A kit for determining a target nucleic acid in cells includes a first reagent comprising a probe for binding with the target nucleic acid to form a double-stranded sequence; and an array of functionalized nanoneedles comprising a protein for binding with the double-stranded sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Peng Shi, Zixun Wang, Wenjun Zhang, Linfeng Huang, Xin Wang
  • Publication number: 20190226025
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for identify bovine spongiform encephalopathy in bovine, and related uses, agents, and kits. The invention includes and methods for detecting and diagnosing BSE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: CNA Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Balkema-Buschmann, Robert B. Church, Paul M. K. Gordon, Martin H. Groschup, Christoph W. Sensen, Maria Sensen, Deepthi T. Thomas Kannanayakal
  • Publication number: 20190226026
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery of genetic polymorphisms that are associated with psoriasis and related pathologies. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, including groups of nucleic acid molecules that may be used as a signature marker set, such as a haplotype, a diplotype, variant proteins encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Yonghong LI, Steven SCHRODI, Ann BEGOVICH, Monica CHANG, Michele CARGILL
  • Publication number: 20190226027
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a prognostic method for determining whether a subject is at risk of having the CLAD, comprising: measuring the expression level of POU2AF1 or BLK in a biological sample obtained from the subject; comparing the expression level of POU2AF1 or BLK with a predetermined reference value and concluding that the subject is at risk of having CLAD when the expression level of POU2AF1 or BLK is lower than the predetermined reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Pierre-Joseph ROYER, Antoine MAGNAN, Sophie BROUARD, Richard DANGER
  • Publication number: 20190226028
    Abstract: Collections of polynucleotides useful for estimating breeding value or detecting likelihood of an increased susceptibility to contracting paratuberculosis are disclosed. The polynucleotides are used to detect genomic sequences quantitatively associated with an increased susceptibility to contracting paratuberculosis. Methods for using the collections to estimate breeding value or predict likelihood of an increased susceptibility to contracting paratuberculosis are also provided. Kits comprising the collection of polynucleotides are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Brian W. Kirkpatrick, George E. Shook, Michael T. Collins
  • Publication number: 20190226029
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods for assessing the health of a tissue by characterizing circulating nucleic acids in a biological sample. According to certain embodiments, methods for assessing the health of a tissue include the steps of detecting a sample level of RNA in a biological sample, comparing the sample level of RNA to a reference level of RNA specific to the tissue, determining whether a difference exists between the sample level and the reference level, and characterizing the tissue as abnormal if a difference is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Lian Chye Winston Koh, Stephen R. Quake, Hei-Mun Christina Fan, Wenying Pan
  • Publication number: 20190226030
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for detecting a colon cancer, methods for determining whether a colon cancer is stable or progressive, methods for determining a risk for disease relapse, and methods for determining a response by a subject having a colon cancer to a therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Irvin Mark MODLIN, Mark KIDD, Ignat DROZDOV
  • Publication number: 20190226031
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of conveniently carrying out amplification of methylated DNA, and determination of methylation of DNA and determination of the occurrence of cancer using the amplification of methylated DNA. The present invention relates to “a method for amplifying a methylated analysis target region; a method for determining the methylation of an analysis target region; a reagent for use in the determination of methylation; a method for determining the occurrence of cancer; a method for obtaining data for determining the occurrence of cancer; a reagent for use in the determination of the occurrence of cancer; and a marker for use in the determination of the occurrence of cancer”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Yukinobu HAYASHIDA
  • Publication number: 20190226032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing breast cancer in a patient or for determining whether a patient will respond to a therapeutic treatment of breast cancer. Further, the present invention relates to the use of at least one polynucleotide for detecting at least one miRNA for diagnosing breast cancer in a blood sample from a patient or for determining whether a patient will respond to a therapeutic treatment of breast cancer in a blood sample from the patient. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of at least one miRNA isolated from a blood sample from a patient for diagnosing breast cancer or for determining whether the patient will respond to a therapeutic treatment of breast cancer. In addition, the present invention relates to a kit for diagnosing breast cancer in a patient or for determining whether a patient will respond to a therapeutic treatment of breast cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Mustafa Kahraman, Thomas Laufer, Andreas Keller, Anne Roske
  • Publication number: 20190226033
    Abstract: A method for detecting small RNA or small RNA-associated protein, and more particularly to a method of detecting small RNA or small RNA-associated protein using a promer is provided. It has the structure X-Y-Z and has a nucleotide sequence capable of binding complementarily to the whole or a part of the small RNA to be detected. The present invention makes it possible to rapidly and accurately detect the small RNA or the small RNA-associated protein, and thus may be advantageously used for diagnosis of various diseases and prognostic prognosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Young Hyean NAM
  • Publication number: 20190226034
    Abstract: Specific mutations of FGFR3 (S249C) and of TP53 (V272M) are identified as being characteristic of breast cancer, and of having utility in diagnosis and prognosis of an individual with breast cancer. Systems and methods useful for identification of such mutations are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NantOmics, LLC
    Inventors: Shahrooz Rabizadeh, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Stephen Charles Benz
  • Publication number: 20190226035
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for estimating the breeding value of individuals in populations such as those having small effective population size (Ne) e.g., to identify selection candidates having high breeding values, wherein the methods comprise inferring one or more genotypes for one or more markers at a locus or QTL to be the same as for an ancestor or founder or a subset of ancestors and/or founders from which a corresponding chromosome segment is derived and estimating the breeding value of the individual based on the inferred genotype(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Limited
    Inventors: Ben HAYES, Michael GODDARD
  • Publication number: 20190226036
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Clostridium sp. JS66 strain producing metabolites having 4 to 6 carbon atoms in a high yield. The strain produces metabolites having 6 carbon atoms in a significantly high yield while reducing the production of acetic acid and ethanol as by-products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Youngsoon UM, Joongsuk KIM, Sun-Mi LEE, Gyeongtaek GONG
  • Publication number: 20190226037
    Abstract: A method for producing a steel member includes carburizing the steel member, pearlitizing austenite, and performing quenching. The pearlitizing of the austenite includes performing a first pearlite precipitation treatment of cooling the steel member to a first temperature lower than an austenite transformation start temperature and higher than 680° C. and holding the steel member at the first temperature to pearlitize a part of the austenite formed in the carburizing of the steel member, and performing a second pearlite precipitation treatment of further cooling the steel member to a second temperature equal to or lower than 680° C. and higher than a nose temperature and holding the steel member at the second temperature to pearlitize the austenite retained in the first pearlite precipitation treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi TAWA, Hiroyuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190226038
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device (100) for cooling at least one element (150, 151) passing through said device, comprising a metal block (115), having a first side and a second side, and comprising a cooling channel (130) for cyrogenic gas. The at least one element (150, 151) can be guided along the sides of the first side of the metal block (115), the cooling channel (130) is at least partially in heat conductive connection with the second side of the metal block (115), and the cooling channel (130) has an attachment (131) on a first end for the entry of cryogenic gas and an attachment on a second end for the exit of cryogenic gas. The invention also comprises a hardening device having such a cooling device (100) and a method for cooling at least one element (150, 151) passing through said device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Gerd WANING, Sebastian BERGER
  • Publication number: 20190226039
    Abstract: Provided herein is a high-strength seamless steel pipe containing a particular chemical composition. The volume fraction of tempered martensite is 90% or more in terms of a volume fraction. The number of nitride inclusions with a particle diameter of 4 ?m or more is 50 or less per 100 mm2, the number of nitride inclusions with a particle diameter of less than 4 ?m is 500 or less per 100 mm2, the number of oxide inclusions with a particle diameter of 4 ?m or more is 40 or less per 100 mm2, and the number of oxide inclusions with a particle diameter of less than 4 ?m is 400 or less per 100 mm2 in a cross section perpendicular to a rolling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Yuga, Mitsuhiro Okatsu
  • Publication number: 20190226040
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of railway, and discloses a hypereutectoid rail and a manufacturing method thereof, which includes rolling a steel billet containing V and Ti, wherein, based on its total weight, the steel billet contains C of 0.85-0.94 wt %, and the relation between the start rolling temperature Tstart/final rolling temperature Tfinal and the content of V and the content of Ti satisfies the following formulas: Tstart=1100+a([V]+5[Ti]), Tfinal=750+b([V]+5[Ti]), wherein, 500?a?800, 300?b?500; based on its total weight, the steel billet contains V of 0.03-0.08 wt %, Ti of 0.011-0.02 wt %, and [V]+5[Ti]: 0.12-0.14 wt %. The hypereutectoid rail manufactured with the method has excellent comprehensive performance of strength and toughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: PANGANG GROUP PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenyu HAN, Ming ZOU, Hua GUO, Gongming TAO, Yuan WANG, Chunjian WANG, Jihai JIA
  • Publication number: 20190226041
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing of steel tube from a long steel strip, including providing a length of steel strip material to the process, forming a tube of the steel strip material, welding the formed tube in longitudinal direction, giving the tube a heat treatment wherein the mentioned steps are performed in one continuous in-line manufacturing line and the heat treatment includes a heating regime such that in successive cross-sections of the tube a microstructure is achieved which holds at least 50 vol % austenite and a cooling trajectory to re-introduce ferrite, and/or bainite in desired volume fractions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: TATA STEEL NEDERLAND TUBES BV
    Inventors: Steven CELOTTO, Gerardus Jacobus PAULUSSEN, Arjen KAMP, Robertus FLIPSEN
  • Publication number: 20190226042
    Abstract: A method for producing a high strength tube part is provided. The method includes the acts of: producing a sheet metal blank, producing a tube part by cold forming the sheet metal blank, and hardening the tube part at least in some sections to a high strength tube part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Markus PFESTORF
  • Publication number: 20190226043
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ultra-hard and wear-resistant composite blade, comprising the following steps: carrying out pre-blank-fabricating and pre-matrix-forming treatments on a blade matrix (2) material to form a preformed blank; adding an ultra-hard alloy material in the preformed blank by means of an ultra-high-temperature melting treatment; after cooling, machining and grinding according to the blade specifications to obtain the ultra-hard, wear-resistant and antirust composite blade. The composite blade manufactured using the method has ultra-high hardness, wear resistance and blank antirust performance; moreover, the cutting edge of the nanoscale ultra-hard alloy body is durable and sharp and is not liable to wear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Yu-chang CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20190226044
    Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet is a ferritic stainless steel sheet which is temper rolled after bright annealing and has a passivation film. The area ratio of minute defects having an area of 10 ?m2 or more on the surface of the steel sheet is 0.2% or more and 1.5% or less. In addition, the thickness of the passivation film is 1 nm or more and 10 nm or less, the average concentration of Si in the passivation film is 10 at % or more and 20 at % or less, and the average concentration ratio of Si, Al, Cr and Fe in the passivation film component is (Si+Al+Cr)/Fe>1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi KAWAGOE, Teruhiko SUETSUGU, Koji SETO
  • Publication number: 20190226045
    Abstract: A hot-rolled and annealed ferritic stainless steel sheet which has sufficient corrosion resistance and with which it is possible to inhibit a crack from occurring when punching work is performed to form a thick-walled flange and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet. The hot-rolled and annealed ferritic stainless steel sheet has a chemical composition comprising, by mass %, C: 0.001% to 0.020%, Si: 0.05% to 1.00%, Mn: 0.05% to 1.00%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.001% to 0.100%, Cr: 10.0% to 24.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.60%, Ti: 0.10% to 0.40%, N: 0.001% to 0.020%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a threshold stress intensity factor KIC of 20 MPa·m1/2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masataka YOSHINO, Mitsuyuki FUJISAWA
  • Publication number: 20190226046
    Abstract: A steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention has a chemical composition within a predetermined range; in which a metallographic structure at a thickness ¼ portion includes, by unit area %, ferrite: 10% or more and less than 50%, granular bainite: 5% or more and less than 50%, and martensite: 20% or more and less than 60%; in the metallographic structure at the thickness ¼ portion, a total of upper bainite, lower bainite, residual austenite, and pearlite is 0% or more and less than 15% by unit area %; at the thickness ¼ portion, a product of an area ratio Vm of the martensite and an average hardness Hv of the martensite is 12,000 to 34,000; and a tensile strength is 980 MPa or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuri TODA, Kunio HAYASHI, Katsuya NAKANO, Hiroyuki KAWATA, Akihiro UENISHI
  • Publication number: 20190226047
    Abstract: This ferritic stainless steel contains, by mass %, C: 0.001% to 0.030%; Si: 0.01% to 1.00%. Mn: 0.01% to 2.00%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Cr: 11.0% to 30.0%, Mo: 0.01% to 3.00%, Ti: 0.001% to 0.050%, Al: 0.001% to 0.030%, Nb: 0.010% to 1.000%, and N: 0.050% or less, with a remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein an amount of Al, an amount of Ti, and an amount of Si (mass %) satisfy Al/Ti?8.4Si-0.78.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi ABE, Junichi HAMADA, Nobuhiko HIRAIDE, Norihiro KANNO, Shigeo FUKUMOTO, Shigeru KANEKO, Atsutaka HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190226048
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a steel part, which includes the steps of: preparing a built-up steel sheet including a steel sheet 20 including: C: 0.15 to 0.5% by mass, Si: 0.10 to 3% by mass, Mn: 0.5 to 5% by mass, P: 0.05% by mass or less (excluding 0%), S: 0.05% by mass or less (excluding 0%), Al: 0.01 to 1% by mass, B: 0.0002 to 0.01% by mass, Ti: 0.005 to (3.4[N]+0.1) % by mass (in which [N] represents a content of N (% by mass)), and N: 0.001 to 0.01% by mass, with the balance being iron and inevitable impurities, and one or more built-up portions 30 provided on the steel sheet 20; hot-forming the built-up steel sheet at a temperature of an Ac3 point or higher of the steel sheet 20; and cooling the hot-formed built-up steel sheet to a temperature of an Ms point or lower of the steel sheet such that an area ratio of martensite in the metal structure of the steel sheet 20 is 70% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Takayuki KIMURA, Reiichi SUZUKI, Hideto KATSUMA, Kenichi WATANABE, Liang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190226049
    Abstract: A method for peening an obstructed region of a metal assembly that is obstructed by an obstructing part of the metal assembly is provided. The method includes determining an optimal peening path for treating the obstructed region irrespective of the obstructing part; identifying a portion of the obstructing part within the optimal peening path; determining a section of the portion of the obstructing part that is removable without affecting a mechanical integrity and functionality of the obstructing part; removing, by machining, the section so as to create additional space along the optimal peening path; and peening the obstructed region, a path of the peening at least partially crossing through the additional space. A method for peening a nuclear reactor pressure vessel is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew J. SPENCER, Douglas M. LAWRENCE, Gary R. POLING, Ryan S. MELCHER
  • Publication number: 20190226050
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to a binder composition for pelletization of fine mineral particles comprising a) at least one colloid agent which exerts a cohesive force on the mineral particles forming the pellets, and b) at least one synthetic polymer which disperses mineral particles evenly in the pellets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicants: Clariant International Ltd., Clariant S.A.
    Inventors: Stefan DILSKY, Carlos Augusto Blasques TOOGE, Nilson Mar BARTALINI, Almir T. SANTOS, Wagner Claudio DA SILVA, Monica SPECK CASSOLA, Jorge Antonio ARIAS MEDINA
  • Publication number: 20190226051
    Abstract: A system and method for recycling metals from industrial waste using an electrodepositing technique. The method includes the steps of collecting the industrial waste, transporting, processing and digesting the waste in a solvent or acidic solution and then electrodepositing out the desired metals. Other processing steps may be used to prepare the industrial waste for electrodeposition and the process may be repeated on the digest solution, to obtain multiple metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Raymond Mark Pierpoint, Zachary Jon Halkola, Brenton Harold Zettl
  • Publication number: 20190226052
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a device for retrieving, from an object A, elements G present in a matrix M, the method including at least the following steps: bringing said abject A into contact with a dense fluid Fd with a molar mass greater than 2 g mol?1 under temperature T1 and pressure P1 conditions suitable for transforming the intergranular phase and for releasing the elements G,, modifying the temperature T2 and/or pressure P2 values to stop the reaction transforming the intergranular phase,, and recovering the elements G separated front the matrix M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Rouen-Normandie, Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Rouen Normandie
    Inventors: Jean-Marie LE BRETON, Nicolas MAAT, Cyril AYMONIER
  • Publication number: 20190226053
    Abstract: A process for the recovery of precious metal (PM) from PM oil, the process including combustion of PM oil within a furnace, where the PM oil is burned in atomized form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Peters, Jimmy Taylor, Chris Hobbs, Felix Stoffner, Holger Winkler, Thomas Richards, SR.
  • Publication number: 20190226054
    Abstract: A method of recovering a rare earth element. The method comprises dissolving a rare earth element magnetic material in a dissolution organic solvent and a ?-diketone compound to form a dissolved rare earth element mixture. A rare earth element of the rare earth element magnetic material and the ?-diketone compound are reacted to form a ?-diketonate chelate complex and the dissolution organic solvent is removed. The ?-diketonate chelate complex is removed using a separation organic solvent, and the ?-diketonate chelate complex is recovered. Additional methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: John Klaehn, Harry W. Rollins, Joshua S. McNally
  • Publication number: 20190226055
    Abstract: A process for separating rare earth elements (REE) from Ca, Mg and other non-REE elements comprises raising the pH of an acidic aqueous solution of REE to pH 8 to pH 11; adding nano- or micro (NoM) particles having a silica or titanium oxide surface; agitating the suspension for 6 h to 48 h to provide for adherent crystallization of REE hydroxide on the particles; separating the particles from the solution; releasing REE by treatment with aqueous acid to form an aqueous solution of REE salt; separating them from the aqueous solution of REE salt formed. The acidic aqueous solution comprising REE is preferably provided by leaching of an REE mineral with aqueous acid; adding a base to bring the pH to from pH 4.0 to pH 6.5; separating precipitated non-REE hydroxide from the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Gulaim A. SEISENBAEVA, Elizabeth POLIDO LEGARIA, Vadim KESSLER
  • Publication number: 20190226056
    Abstract: A metal alloy comprising effective amounts of gold, palladium, and silver and having a grey gold hue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Simon Ghanimian, Zaven Ghanimian
  • Publication number: 20190226057
    Abstract: A thin film resistor has a higher resistivity compared to that of a conventional thin film resistor. The thin film resistor includes 30-45 at % of nickel, 15-30 at % of chromium, 1-10 at % of manganese, 10-30 at % of yttrium and 1-20 at % of tantalum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Ying-Chieh LEE
  • Publication number: 20190226058
    Abstract: Provided are: an alloy member that is excellent in homogeneity of both the alloy composition and microstructure and excellent in shape controllability and includes a high entropy alloy having high mechanical properties and high corrosion resistance, a process for producing the same, and a product including the alloy member. In the present invention, the alloy member having a chemical composition comprising elements of Co, Cr, Fe, Ni, and Ti each in an amount within a range of 5 atomic % or more and 35 atomic % or less and Mo in an amount within a range of more than 0 atomic % and 8 atomic % or less, the reminder consisting of unavoidable impurities, wherein ultrafine grains having an average grain diameter of 100 nm or less are dispersed and precipitated in a parent phase crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi FUJIEDA, Hiroshi SHIRATORI, Kousuke KUWABARA, Atsuhiko ONUMA
  • Publication number: 20190226059
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steel for a tool holder. The steel comprises the following main components (in wt. %): C 0.07-0.13 Si 0.10-0.45 Mn 1.5-3.1 Cr 2.4-3.6 Ni 0.5-2.0 Mo 0.1-0.7 Al 0.001-0.06 S?0.003 The steel has a bainitic microstructure comprising up to 20 volume % retained austenite and up to 20 volume % martensite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Uddeholms AB
    Inventors: Petter DAMM, Lena RÅHLEN, Amanda FORSBERG, Victoria BERGQVIST, Riccardo ZANCHETTA
  • Publication number: 20190226060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the fabrication of a steel sheet with a completely martensitic structure which has an average lath size of less than 1 micrometer and an average elongation factor of the laths is between 2 and 5. The elongation factor of a lath is defined as a maximum dimension lmax divided by and a minimum dimension lmin. The steel sheet has a yield stress greater than 1300 MPa and a mechanical strength greater than (3220(C)+958) megapascals. A composition of a semi-finished steel product includes, expressed in percent by weight, is, 0.15%?C?0.40%, 1.5%?Mn?3%, 0.005%?Si?2%, 0.005%?Al?0.1%, 1.8%?Cr?4%, 0%?Mo?2%, whereby: 2.7% 0.5 (Mn)+(Cr)+3(Mo)?5.7%, S?0.05%, P?0.1%, optionally: 0%?Nb?0.050%, 0.01%?Ti?0.1%, 0.0005%?B?0.005%, 0.0005%?Ca?0.005%. The semi-finished product is reheated to a temperature T1 in the range between 1050° C. and 1250° C., then subjected to a roughing rolling at a temperature T2 in the range between 1000 and 880° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Kangying Zhu, Olivier Bouaziz
  • Publication number: 20190226061
    Abstract: A steel sheet has a specific chemical composition and has a structure represented by, by area ratio, ferrite: 30 to 95%, and bainite: 5 to 70%. When a region that is surrounded by a grain boundary having a misorientation of 15° or more and has a circle-equivalent diameter of 0.3 ?m or more is defined as a crystal grain, the proportion of crystal grains each having an intragranular misorientation of 5 to 14° to all crystal grains is 20 to 100% by area ratio. An average aspect ratio of ellipses equivalent to the crystal grains is 5 or less. An average distribution density of the total of Ti-based carbides and Nb-based carbides each having a grain size of 20 nm or more on ferrite grain boundaries is 10 carbides/?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohichi SANO, Makoto UNO, Ryoichi NISHIYAMA, Yuji YAMAGUCHI, Natsuko SUGIURA, Masahiro NAKATA
  • Publication number: 20190226062
    Abstract: Object of the invention is multi-phase steel, used for production of standard-gauge rails, characterized by the fact that the content of basic elements in the steel is no less than: C—0.15% wt, Si—0.60% wt, Mn—1.20% wt, Cr—1.20% wt, Ni—0.20% wt, Mo—0.10% wt, and additionally contains: Ti—0.01-0.25% wt, satisfying the relationship (% wt Mo)/(% mas. Ti)>1; Al—0.01-0.80% wt; B—0.001-0.003% wt., H2?2 ppm, N?80 ppm, volume of individual constituents is in relation to the total weigh of multiphase steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Tomasz ZYGMUNT, Janusz KASPROWICZ, Tomasz DZIERZAWCZYK, Stanislaw WOJCIK, Roman KUZIAK, Wladyslaw ZALECKI, Ryszard MOLENDA, Krzysztof RADWANSKI, Andrzej WROZYNA
  • Publication number: 20190226063
    Abstract: The steel material according to the present invention contains, in mass %, C: 0.15 to 0.45%, Si: 0.10 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.10 to 0.8%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, N: 0.010% or less, Cr: 0.1 to 2.5%, Mo: 0.35 to 3.0%, Co: 0.05 to 2.0%, Ti: 0.003 to 0.040%, Nb: 0.003 to 0.050%, Cu: 0.01 to 0.50%, and Ni: 0.01 to 0.50%, and satisfies the following Formulae. A prior-austenite grain diameter of its microstructure is less than 5 ?m, and a block diameter of its microstructure is less than 2 ?m. The microstructure contains a total of 90% by volume or more of tempered martensite and tempered bainite. C+Mn/6+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+(Cu+Ni)/15?Co/6+??0.70??(1) (3C+Mo+3Co)/(3Mn+Cr)?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Yuji Arai, Kengo Hata
  • Publication number: 20190226064
    Abstract: A micro-alloyed manganese-boron steel includes about 0.25 to 0.4 wt. % carbon, about 0.5 to 2.7 wt. % manganese, about 0.001 to 0.005 wt. % boron, about 0.1 to 0.8 wt. % silicon, about 0.1 to 0.6 wt. % chromium, molybdenum and nickel, and about 0.01 to 0.06 wt. % aluminum, niobium and titanium. The balance is iron, and the steel is a micro-alloyed material for hot stamping of automotive parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Constantin Chiriac, Raj Sohmshetty, Jason Scott Balzer, David Scott Ruhno, Ilya Popov
  • Publication number: 20190226065
    Abstract: An air castable Fe-based stainless steel alloy comprises in weight % based on the total weight of the alloy 18-22% Cr, 15-22% Ni, 3-6% Al, 0.5-5% Mn, 0-3.5% W, 0-5% Cu, 0-2% Si, 1-2.5% Nb, 0.3-0.5% C balance Fe wherein, Cu+W+Si=0.5-10.5, and the alloy provides an oxidation resistance of 0.5<specific mass change <+2 mg/cm2 after 400 one hour cycles at 900° C. in 10% water vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Philip J. Maziasz, Govindarajan Muralidharan, Bruce A. Pint, Kinga A. Unocic, Ying Yang
  • Publication number: 20190226066
    Abstract: A steel plate according to an aspect of the present invention has a predetermined chemical composition, an index Q obtained by Equation (1) is 0.00 or more, a carbon equivalent Ceq (%) obtained by Equation (2) is less than 0.800%, a ratio of a difference between a hardness at a surface layer portion and a hardness at a thickness center portion to the hardness at the surface layer portion at a room temperature is 15.0% or less, the hardness at the suffice layer portion at a room temperature is 400 or more in terms of Vickers hardness, and a steel thickness is 40 or more. Q=0.18?1.3(logT)+0.75(2.7×[C]+[Mn]+0.45×[Ni]+0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru SAWAMURA, Naoki SAITOH, Yasunori TAKAHASHI, Takumi MIYAKE, Norimasa KAWABATA, Takeshi TSUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190226067
    Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet having a TS of 780 MPa or more, excellent stretch flangeability, and excellent in-plane anisotropy of TS is provided. A high-strength steel sheet comprises: a predetermined chemical composition; a steel microstructure including, in area fraction, ferrite: 20% or more and 50% or less, lower bainite: 5% or more and 40% or less, martensite: 1% or more and 20% or less, and tempered martensite: 20% or less, and including, in volume fraction, retained austenite: 5% or more, the retained austenite having an average grain size of 2 ?m or less; and a texture having an inverse intensity ratio of ?-fiber to ?-fiber of 3.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu MINAMI, Shinjiro KANEKO, Reiko SUGIHARA, Kazunori TAHARA, Kazuma MORI
  • Publication number: 20190226068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a duplex stainless steel composition, the composition of which consists of, in % by weight: C?0.05% 21%?Cr?25% 1%?Ni?2.95% 0.16%?N?0.28% Mn?2.0% Mo+W/2?0.50% Mo?0.45% W?0.15% Si?1.4% Al?0.05% 0.11%?Cu?0.50% S?0.010% P?0.040% Co?0.5% REM?0.1% V?0.5% Ti?0.1% Nb?0.3% Mg?0.1% the balance being iron and impurities resulting from the smelting, and the microstructure consisting of austenite and 35 to 65% ferrite by volume, the composition furthermore satisfying the following relationships: 40?IF?70 where IF=6×(% Cr+1.32×% Mo+1.27×% Si)?10×(% Ni+24×% C+16.15×% N+0.5×% Cu+0.4×% Mn)?6.17 and ILCR?30.5 where ILCR=% Cr+3.3×% Mo+16×% N+2.6×% Ni?0.7×% Mn, and also to a process for manufacturing plate, strip, coil, bar, rod, wire, sections, forgings and castings made of this steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Bernard BONNEFOIS, Jérôme PEULTIER, Mickael SERRIERE, Jean-Michel HAUSER, Eric CHAUVEAU