Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428593000 | Honeycomb, or with grain orientation or elongated elements in defined angular relationship in respective components (e.g., parallel, inter- secting, etc.) | 32 |
20080213614 | Honeycomb Body with an End-Side Brazing Zone, Exhaust-gas Treatment Component and Motor Vehicle Having a Honeycomb Body and Method for Producing a Honeycomb Body - A honeycomb body includes two opposite end sides, at least one housing and at least one metallic layer forming channels. At least one of the end sides has at least one brazed zone forming a belt-shaped, brazing material-free zone adjacent the housing. A method for producing the honeycomb body, an exhaust-gas treatment component for an internal combustion engine and a motor vehicle having the honeycomb body, are also provided. | 09-04-2008 |
20080261068 | Honeycomb Body for an Exhaust Gas Treatment Unit - A honeycomb body for an exhaust treatment unit has at least one honeycomb structure and a least one housing, which at least partially surrounds the at least one honeycomb structure. At least one region between the honeycomb structure and the housing is formed with a brazed joint and at least two separate measures delimit the brazed joint. Furthermore, a method for producing a corresponding honeycomb is also proposed. | 10-23-2008 |
20080268276 | PREFORM, HYDROFORMING METHOD, AND HYDROFORMED PRODUCT - A preform with edges overlapped and jointed each other and first and second outer members for forming outer surfaces of a hydroformed product, and reinforcement members that are jointed to the first and second outer members to form reinforcement ribs that divide a hollow cross section of the outer surfaces, the reinforcement members having dimensions capable of suppressing elongation in a tensile direction due to a tensile force that develops during hydroforming. | 10-30-2008 |
20080280157 | COMPOSITE METAL ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A composite metal article from two dissimilar metals is prepared. A metal base is comprised of a first metal and having first and second opposing surfaces and a least one longitudinally-positioned depression in each of the first and second opposing surfaces for receiving a wire. An elongated metal element comprised of a second metal is introduced into each of the at least one first and second depressions of the metal base to form a composite assembly, and the composite assembly is heated under pressure to urge the adjacent surfaces of the second metal elements and the depressions together to form a bonded article. | 11-13-2008 |
20080292899 | Titanium Alloy Composite Material, Method of Producing the Titanium Alloy Composite Material, Titanium Clad Material Using the Titanium Alloy Composite Material, and Method of Producing the Titanium Clad Material - A titanium alloy composite material including dispersed carbon fibers coated with a layer containing an element which forms a carbide in reaction with carbon, and the carbide formed thereby, in crystal grains of the titanium alloy. The element which forms a carbide in reaction with carbon is preferably at least one of silicon (Si), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), tantalum (Ta), molybdenum (Mo), zirconium (Zr), boron (B), and calcium (Ca). The carbon fibers are preferably carbon nanotubes, vapor-grown carbon fibers, or a mixture thereof. The titanium alloy composite material has excellent mechanical strength, such as tensile strength, Young's modulus, toughness, and hardness. | 11-27-2008 |
20090053548 | FORMED METAL CORE SANDWICH STRUCTURE AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING SAME - A method and apparatus for producing a metal core sandwich structure that is lightweight and many times stiffer than regular sheet metal, and which is easily formable into curved structures as well as structures having compound curves. In one embodiment, a formed metal core includes a plurality of cells comprising alternating front and rear projections extending outwardly in front of and behind a median plane, with each projection having a bonding surface area or land configured to be bonded with corresponding external metal sheets on both sides of the formed metal core. A plurality of micro-abrasions or indentations are formed on the bonding lands, allowing stronger bonding joints to be formed between the metal core and the external metal sheets by facilitating improved capillary action by the metal core during the bonding process. | 02-26-2009 |
20090136777 | WIRE-GRID METAL SHEET, WIRE GRID, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE WIRE-GRID METAL SHEET - A wire-grid metal sheet includes a grid portion defined by a plurality of spaced strip-shaped longitudinal members extending longitudinally and cross members extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal members. A wire grid is made by attaching the wire-grid metal sheet to a frame. The cross members are arranged at intervals at least about five times greater than those of the longitudinal members. The longitudinal members and the cross members may define a lattice pattern. Alternatively, the longitudinal members or the cross members may be arranged in a staggered manner. | 05-28-2009 |
20090155615 | DESIGNED ORIENTATION FOR WELDED AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS MADE OF PRESS HARDENED STEEL - The present invention provides an improved method of blanking and hot forming an elongated part from a coil of press hardened steel sheet stock, including the step of: cutting a blank from the coil of press hardened steel sheet stock such that the blank has a length that is greater than a width, and such that the length is substantially parallel to the rolling direction. Ideally, the blank is cut such that the length is parallel to the rolling direction within plus or minus ten degrees. The present invention also provides ultra high-strength metallic components, preferably automotive body shell parts, hot formed from coils of press hardened steel sheet stock. Each part has a body with a body length that is greater than a body width, and one or more weld joints. The body also has a material texture orientation that is substantially parallel to the body length. | 06-18-2009 |
20090280348 | Structured composite sheet - A composite sheet comprising two sheets joined by material closure provides on the one hand high global and local bending stiffness, and on the other hand very good forming behavior and very high load capacity in case of great deformations, as in case of a crash for example. Both sheets of the composite sheet comprise an at least partially structured surface and a smooth surface and both sheets are at least partially joined by material closure via the structured surfaces. | 11-12-2009 |
20090286100 | Manufacture of Lattice Truss Structures from Monolithic Materials - Methods and systems to manufacture bonded corrugation truss-based structures. This allows the ability to change the dimensions of the individual structural features of the corrugations, i.e. thickness of the core, face sheet thickness, relative density of the core, and the alloys. The nodal design which provides ideal stress/strain distribution for in-plane and out-off plane loading. The node has a curved/smooth triple point intersection which in turn can provide best load transfer interface with high integrity/toughness. The bonded corrugation truss based structure can be continuous to any length only limited by the volume of the extrusion billet and the press capacity. An aspect of the bonded corrugation structures may include friction stir welding of the face sheets or any fusion welding of panels with edge members for strengthening allows fabrication of panels of any width and length. Bonding panels enables the fabrication of structures of any width. | 11-19-2009 |
20090324987 | Autogenously welded metallic cellular structures and methods for forming such structures - An autogenously welded structure is provided that includes a first face sheet, a plurality of individual stiffener elements, and a second face sheet. The stiffener elements each have a first edge disposed against the first face sheet and an opposed second edge. Each stiffener element has a central portion extending between the opposed edges. The central portion is disposed at an angle to the first face sheet. The stiffener elements include at least some stiffener elements that are disposed at an angle to at least some of the other stiffener elements. The second face sheet is disposed against the second edges of the stiffener elements and the first and second face sheets are autogenously welded to the edges of the stiffener elements. | 12-31-2009 |
20100196735 | METALLIC FOIL FOR PRODUCING HONEYCOMB BODIES, HONEYCOMB BODY PRODUCED THEREFROM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A HONEYCOMB BODY USING A FOIL - A foil for producing a metal honeycomb or catalyst carrier body, has an average surface roughness of more than 0.3 μm (micrometers) on both surfaces in at least one measurement direction. Preferably, the foil is rolled and has an average surface roughness of more than 0.3 or 0.5 μm, especially approximately 0.6 μm, in the rolling direction and/or transverse thereto. The foil can have an oxide coating with a thickness between 60 and 80 or between 70 and 75 nm (nanometers) on both surfaces. Despite the roughness, an even thickness of the oxide coating with a tolerance of less than 10% or 5% is advantageous on both surfaces. The foil allows production of durable honeycomb bodies, especially for exhaust systems of internal combustion engines, requiring an exactly defined distribution and quality of compounds in the interior thereof. A honeycomb body and method of production using a foil, are also provided. | 08-05-2010 |
20100233503 | PANEL FOR A STORAGE CONTAINER - A panel for a storage container, such as a trailer, for example, includes a first, generally planar layer and a second layer coupled to the first layer. The second layer is configured to define a plurality of channels therein. | 09-16-2010 |
20100279140 | Metal Panel With Cellular Structure, Related Manufacturing Process, And Use In An Impact Energy Absorber - Metal cellular panel ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100291401 | RETICULATED MESH ARRAYS AND DISSIMILAR ARRAY MONOLITHS BY ADDITIVE LAYERED MANUFACTURING USING ELECTRON AND LASER BEAM MELTING - Compositions and methods for making a three dimensional structure comprising: designing a three-dimensional structure; melting the three-dimensional structure from two or more layers of a metal powder with a high energy electron or laser beam is described herein. The position where the metal is melted into the structure is formed along a layer of metal powder, wherein the location and intensity of the beam that strikes the metal layer is based on the three-dimensional structure and is controlled and directed by a processor. The instant invention comprises a novel dry state sonication step for removing metal powder that is not melted from the three dimensional structure. | 11-18-2010 |
20110070458 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY HONEYCOMB BOARD AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a magnesium alloy honeycomb board and a production process thereof. The magnesium alloy honeycomb board is formed through the glue-jointing of an upper panel, a lower panel and a honeycomb core structure, and is characterized in that: both the upper and lower panels are made of magnesium alloy sheets with a thickness of 0.6 to 3.5 mm, and the honeycomb core structure is made of magnesium alloy foil with a thickness of 0.08 to 0.25 mm; the thickness of the honeycomb board is within 8 to 45 mm, the thickness of the honeycomb core structure is within 6 to 38 mm, the height of the hexagonal honeycomb aperture is within 5 to 15 mm, and the fillet radius is within 0.4 to 1.2 mm. The honeycomb core structure is a regularly-hexagonal one formed through the rolling, cutting, plastic bending, accurate forming and positioned bonding of high-strength magnesium alloy, and is then glue-jointed with the high-strength magnesium alloy panels to form the magnesium alloy honeycomb board with high strength and ultra-light weight through pressurizing solidification. Being capable of realizing the weight reducing effect, the magnesium alloy honeycomb board not only can be used as components like wallboard, floor, partition board, etc. in such transportation equipment as spacecrafts, aircrafts, light-weight rapid trains, urban railway trains, etc., but also can be applied in other structures as panel or partition board. | 03-24-2011 |
20110212343 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEEL FIBERS - A method of making steel fibers, preferably for use as a concrete additive, and for the supply thereof in making steel fiber concrete, characterized in that to form the steel fibers ( | 09-01-2011 |
20120028069 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR - A producing method of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes forming a preferentially-deformable portion at an end region of a steel sheet so as to be parallel with the rolling direction of the steel sheet; coiling the steel sheet; and performing a final annealing to the steel sheet after disposing the steel sheet in a manner such that the end region becomes the lower side of the steel sheet. | 02-02-2012 |
20120064360 | SHEET-METAL LAYER WITH ANTI-DIFFUSION STRUCTURES AND METALLIC HONEYCOMB BODY WITH AT LEAST ONE SUCH SHEET-METAL LAYER - A sheet-metal layer includes anti-diffusion structures made of a high-temperature-corrosion-resistant steel having a longitudinal direction, upper and lower surfaces, a thickness of 0.015 to 0.1 mm and discontinuous microstructures extending approximately in the longitudinal direction. The microstructures have a structure height (0.02 to 0.1 mm), a structure length (2 to 10 mm), a structure width (0.2 to 1 mm), a longitudinal spacing (greater than 2 mm), formed by interruptions, from the nearest microstructure aligned approximately in the longitudinal direction and a lateral distance (1 to 10 mm) from the nearest laterally adjacent microstructure. Some of the microstructures project out of the sheet-metal layer toward the upper surface and some toward the lower surface. The microstructures cause each straight theoretical line extending across the sheet-metal layer perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction to intersect at least two microstructures projecting toward the upper surface and two microstructures projecting toward the lower surface. | 03-15-2012 |
20120077052 | MULTILAYERED CELLULAR METALLIC GLASS STRUCTURES - 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. The metallic glass cellular structures are useful in a wide variety of applications, including but not limited to blast protection applications, energy absorption applications, structural support applications, biomedical implant applications, heat exchanger applications, thermal management applications, electrical shielding applications, magnetic shielding applications, and debris and radial | 03-29-2012 |
20120177941 | Multilayer armor and method of manufacture thereof - Multilayer armor includes an outside armor layer, a first armor layer underneath the outside armor layer, a second armor layer underneath the first armor layer, and a truss layer underneath the second armor layer. In another variation, the multilayer armor includes an outside armor layer, a composite layer underneath the outside armor layer that comprises a plurality of spheres, a second armor layer underneath the composite layer to provide a rigid support to the composite layer, and a third armor layer underneath the second armor layer. The second layer may comprise a composite material that includes a plurality of tightly nested layers in a self-assembling arrangement of spheres made of a high hardness material bonded together using a matrix. | 07-12-2012 |
20120208041 | TEARDROP LATTICE STRUCTURE FOR HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH MATERIALS - A continuous segment of metallic glass material having a thickness substantially less than a width is disclosed. The continuous strip is bent into a repeating pattern of a teardrop shape providing an outer radius and an inner point defined by two adjacent radii. | 08-16-2012 |
20120288728 | Thermoplastic Joining and Assembly of Bulk Metallic Glass Composites Through Capacitive Discharge - Systems and methods for joining BMG Composites are disclosed. Specifically, the joining of BMG Composites is implemented so as to preserve the amorphicity of their matrix phase and the microstructure of their particulate phase. Implementation of the joining method with respect to the construction of modular cellular structures that comprise BMG Composites is also discussed. | 11-15-2012 |
20130230735 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CHANNEL ARRANGEMENT, A CHANNEL ARRANGEMENT, USE OF A CHANNEL ARRANGEMENT AND A METAL PROFILE - A method for producing a channel arrangement, a channel arrangement, a metal profile and use of a channel arrangement. The method includes arranging a first metal profile towards a second metal profile. The first profile includes elongated trench-like portions mutually separated by flat portions. The first profile is joined to the second profile so that channels between the first profile and the second profile are defined. The channels are separated by flat regions. In the arranging, at least one of the profiles is a profile including an incipient cut to be located in at least one of the flat regions. Material is removed from the at least one flat region so that the thickness of a part of the at least one flat region becomes less than the sum of the thicknesses of the profiles. | 09-05-2013 |
20130302633 | THIN FILM BI-MATERIAL LATTICE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A micro-scaled bi-material lattice structure includes a frame comprising a first material having a first coefficient of expansion and defining a plurality of unit cells. The bi-material lattice structure further includes a plurality of plates comprising a second material having a second coefficient of expansion different from the first coefficient of expansion. One of the plates is connected to each unit cell. The bi-material lattice structure has a third coefficient of expansion different from both the first coefficient of the expansion and the second coefficient of expansion, and the bi-material lattice structure has a thickness of about 100 nm to about 3000 microns. | 11-14-2013 |
20130316184 | Spacer Profile and Insulating Glass Unit Comprising Such a Spacer - A spacer profile adapted to be used in a spacer frame of an insulating glass unit includes a hollow profile body made of a first synthetic material and a chamber for accommodating hydroscopic material, the hollow profile body having an inner wall that is, in an assembled state of the insulating glass unit, directed to the intervening space between panes of the insulating glass unit, an outer wall on the opposite side of the inner wall, a first side wall and a second side wall on the opposite side to the first side wall, the walls being connected to form the chamber, and a diffusion barrier portion made of a second synthetic material with sheet silicates and being formed as at least a part of the outer wall. | 11-28-2013 |
20140017509 | BONDED OBJECT OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE-BASED SUPERHARD ALLOY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided in the present invention is a bonded tungsten carbide-based super hard alloy assembly equipped with a first metal member having a first bonding surface and comprised of a steel material containing a martensite structure and a second metal member having a second bonding surface directly bonded to the first bonding surface of the first metal member and comprised of a tungsten carbide-based super hard alloy. The martensite structure-containing steel material which constitutes the first metal member is a stainless steel having an average carbon concentration of from 0.10 to 0.40 mass %. The first metal member has a high carbon concentration region at a depth ranging from 0.70 to 3.00 mm from the first bonding surface. The high carbon concentration region has a maximum carbon concentration of from 0.3 to 1.2 mass %. The bonded tungsten carbide-based super hard alloy assembly has both high bonding strength and excellent mechanical strength. | 01-16-2014 |
20140127528 | PANEL STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A sandwich structure is provided that includes a core formed of profiled metal sheet material and a metal face sheet secured to at least one side of the core. Protrusions are provided in a pattern on at least one side of the core and apertures are provided in a pattern in each face sheet. Dimensions of the protrusions and apertures are such that the protrusions extend at least partially through the apertures of the associated face sheet and are secured thereto. A method for producing such a sandwich structure is also provided. | 05-08-2014 |
20140154522 | STRUCTURAL PANEL UNIT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - Structural panel unit ( | 06-05-2014 |
20150086804 | CONICAL HONEYCOMB BODY HAVING CHANNELS EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARD AT AN ANGLE AND HONEYCOMB BODY ASSEMBLY - A honeycomb body includes wound and/or stacked layers having a geometric center axis, a cavity rotationally symmetrically around the center axis and an outer lateral surface. Each layer extends approximately concentrically around the axis. At least one of the layers is at least partially structured forming channels through which a fluid can flow. The channels extend from the cavity outward to the outer lateral surface at a non-right cone angle to the axis. The channels have a cross-section changing along the channels from inside to outside. At least one structured layer and at least one intermediate layer are alternatingly disposed and helically layered. The structure height of the structured sheet-metal layer forming the channels is substantially constant and channel cross-sectional areas increase from inside to outside. The intermediate layer can be made of simple wires or of specially cut or folded smooth sheet-metal layers. | 03-26-2015 |
20160052223 | Profile Based Structural Material Core, Structural Material and Production Method - The invention relates to a sandwich structural material core, where said core comprises a honeycomb structure, with hexagonal cells, where the hexagonal cells comprise at least two adjacent sides connected by an edge, where the two adjacent sides have a first length and each comprise a corrugated area, one among said two adjacent sides being the image of the other adjacent side by rotation through an angle around said edge, and also where at least one of said parallel sides has a second length and is substantially flat. The first length is substantially included between 80 and 120% of said second length. | 02-25-2016 |
20160185069 | HIGH RESISTANCE PANELS (HRP) - The present invention discloses a high resistance panel for thermal insulation consisting of an impermeable barrier and backing, a surface of low emissivity, an adhesive, a mixture of phononic cocrystals at both sides, and a support material in a honeycomb structure in between two sides. The high resistance panel reduces heat transfer and has an overall thermal conductivity in order of 10 | 06-30-2016 |