| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 148579000 |
Iron(Fe) or iron base alloy
| 637 |
| 148688000 |
Aluminum(Al) or aluminum base alloy
| 100 |
| 148566000 |
Electric heating with work as conductor (e.g., alternating current, induction, etc.)
| 71 |
| 148668000 |
Refractory metal (i.e., titanium(Ti), zirconium(Zr), hafnium(Hf), vanadium(V), niobium(Nb), columbium(Cb), tantalum(Ta), chromium(Cr), molybdenum(Mo), tungsten(W)), or alloy base thereof
| 58 |
| 148679000 |
Copper(Cu) or copper base alloy
| 50 |
| 148675000 |
Nickel(Ni) or nickel base alloy
| 28 |
| 148565000 |
Utilizing wave energy (e.g., laser, electromagnetic, etc.) plasma or electron arc or beam
| 26 |
| 148561000 |
Passing through an amorphous state or treating or producing an amorphous metal or alloy
| 23 |
| 148563000 |
Mechanical memory (e.g., shape memory, heat-recoverable, etc.)
| 17 |
| 148707000 |
Over 50 percent metal, but no base
| 12 |
| 148708000 |
Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
| 11 |
| 148577000 |
Chilling to subambient temperature
| 9 |
| 148714000 |
Localized or zone heating or cooling treatment
| 8 |
| 148666000 |
Magnesium(Mg) or magnesium base alloy
| 8 |
| 148678000 |
Noble metals (i.e., silver(Ag), gold(Au), osmium(Os), iridium(Ir), platinum(Pt), ruthenium(Ru), rhodium(Rh), palladium(Pd)) or alloy base thereof
| 6 |
| 148562000 |
Treating single crystal
| 6 |
| 148564000 |
Superplastic (e.g., dynamic recrystallization, etc.) | 4 |
| 20090050242 | METHOD OF FABRICATING STRIPS OR FOILS, RESPECTIVELY, FROM TiA16V4 - A method of fabricating a superplastically formable strip or a superplastically formable foil from TiAl6V4 with a thickness of no more than 0.9 mm, preferably less than or equal to 0.5 mm, comprises the steps:
| 02-26-2009 |
| 20100326571 | TITANIUM-CONTAINING ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING - An article made of an alloy, and a method for making the article, are presented. The alloy is substantially free of martensite, and comprises the following composition: at least about 75 weight percent titanium; up to about 10 weight percent of a beta stabilizing component; from about 3 weight percent to about 15 weight percent of an alpha stabilizing component; and from about 0.05 weight percent to about 5 weight percent germanium. Another embodiment is a method for fabricating an article. The method comprises providing a billet made of an alloy as described above, and stabilizing the billet microstructure to form a stabilized billet; the method may further comprise superplastically processing the stabilized billet to form a processed item. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110146853 | Titanium Alloy Microstructural Refinement Method and High Temperature, High Strain Rate Superplastic Forming of Titanium Alloys - A method for refining the microstructure of titanium alloys in a single thermomechanical processing step, wherein the titanium alloy comprises boron. In some embodiments, the method comprises the steps of first adding boron to the titanium alloy then subjecting the boron-containing titanium alloy to a thermomechanical processing step. Also provided is a method for achieving superplasticity in titanium alloys comprising the steps of selecting a boron-containing titanium alloy, determining the temperature and strain rate necessary to achieve beta superplasticity, and applying sufficient temperature and strain rate to the boron-containing titanium alloy to deform the alloy to the desired shape. Also provided methods of forming titanium alloy parts and the parts prepared by these methods. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110259481 | High Strength Steel Plate for Nuclear Reactor Containment Vessel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - There is provided a high strength steel plate including, by weight: 0.03% to 0.20% C, 0.15% to 0.55% Si, 0.9% to 1.5% Mn, 0.001% to 0.05% Al, 0.030% or less P, 0.030% or less S, 0.30% or less Cr, 0.2% or less Mo, 0.6% or less Ni, 0.07% or less V, 0.04% or less Nb, 5 ppm to 50 ppm Ca, 0.005% to 0.025% Ti, 0.0020% to 0.0060% N, 0.0005% to 0.0020% B, the balance of F and unavoidable impurities. The steel plate may be formed of tempered martensite, and conditions for cooling and recrystallization controlled rolling are optimized so as to control an average grain size of a microstructure and an aspect ratio of structure grains. Accordingly, a superior high-strength steel plate that can be used for an atomic plant, for example, an atomic plant rated at IOOOMW or more by having a tensile strength of at least 650 MPa and an impact toughness of at least 200 J at −5O ° C., and a method of manufacturing the same can be provided. | 10-27-2011 |
| 148674000 |
Cobalt(Co) or cobalt base alloy | 3 |
| 20080289730 | MATERIAL HAVING A HIGH ELASTIC DEFORMATION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A Co based alloy including at least one member selected from among 0.01 to 10% Fe, 0.01 to 30% Ni and 0.01 to 25% Mn, which Co based alloy has a metal structure wherein ε-phase of h.c.p. structure having been generated by heat-induced or stress-induced transformation is formed in a ratio of 10 vol. % or more. According to necessity, there may be added at least one member selected from among 0.01 to 10% Al, 0.01 to 35% Cr, to 20% V, 0.01 to 15% Ti, 0.01 to 30% Mo, 0.01 to 10% Nb, to 3% Zr, 001 to 30% W, 0.01 to 10% Ta, 0.01 to 5% Hf, 0.01 to 8% Si, 0.001 to 3% C, 0.001 to 3% B, 0.001 to 3% P and 0.001 to 3% misch metal. The Co based alloy exhibits high elastic deformation capability and is good in ductility and workability. The Co based alloy is used as a functional material of, for example, sensor or actuator capable of displacement control by magnetic field application. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090014101 | INJECTION MOLDING METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS - Methods for manufacturing components capable of transporting a liquid including providing a mold, placing at least one core made from a core material into the mold, injecting a component material into the mold about the core to produce a green component, heating the green component to burn out the core and produce a brown component, and sintering the brown component to produce a finished component capable of transporting a liquid wherein the finished component is from about 95% to about 99% dense. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110041966 | FUNCTIONAL MEMBER FROM Co-BASED ALLOY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A Co-based alloy having a fundamental composition of Co—Al binary system containing 3-15% Al and having lamellar structure wherein f.c.c. structure α-phase and β(B2)-phase are superimposed on each other in layers, which Co-based alloy is modified so as to have a porous surface layer region effective for chemical retaining capability, sustained release, biocompatibility, etc. through selective removal of either the α-phase or the β-phase from the surface layer. As a third component, at least one member selected from among Ni, Fe, Mn, Ga, Cr, V, Ti, Mo, Nb, Zr, W, Ta, Hf, Si, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, Au, B, C and P may be contained in a total amount of 0.001 to 60%. | 02-24-2011 |
| 148560000 |
Actinide or trans-actinide metal or alloy having greater than 50 percent actinide or trans-actinide metals | 1 |
| 20140083570 | HOT ROLLING OF THICK URANIUM MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS - Disclosed herein are processes for hot rolling billets of uranium that have been alloyed with about ten weight percent molybdenum to produce cold-rollable sheets that are about one hundred mils thick. In certain embodiments, the billets have a thickness of about 7/8 inch or greater. Disclosed processes typically involve a rolling schedule that includes a light rolling pass and at least one medium rolling pass. Processes may also include reheating the rolling stock and using one or more heavy rolling passes, and may include an annealing step. | 03-27-2014 |
| 148706000 |
Lead(Pb) or lead base alloy | 1 |
| 20150325858 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING LEAD BATTERY PLATES - Methods and a system for manufacturing a lead or lead alloy plate lattice for a lead-acid battery are described, comprising continuous extrusion of a melt of lead or lead alloy under temperatures lower by 10-100° C. than the melting point of lead, or the lead alloy, the extrudate being subsequently subjected to a flattening process under a temperature lower by more than at least 230° C. than the melting point of lead or the lead alloy, with a total draft rate less than 10%, and thereafter the extrudate may be processed so as to manufacture a plate lattice. | 11-12-2015 |
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| 20080196797 | Flow formed high strength material for safety systems and other high pressure applications - A method for making a downhole tool material for a hydrocarbon well that includes solution heat treating a precipitation hardening nickel alloy; cold working the alloy following the solution heat treating; aging the alloy following the cold working and the material made therefrom. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080230156 | Dual process nickel alloy crack repair - A process for repairing cracks in a workpiece, such as a turbine engine component, comprises the steps of: providing a workpiece having a crack to be repaired; applying a nickel or cobalt base alloy material to a root of the crack in an amount sufficient to fill a portion of the crack; subjecting the workpiece with the nickel or cobalt base alloy material to a first heat treatment at a temperature in the range of from about 1950 to 2300° F. for a time period in the range of from about 5.0 to 30 minutes; applying a weld material to the crack; and subjecting the workpiece with the weld material to a second heat treatment. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080289729 | DIFFUSION-HARDENED MEDICAL IMPLANT - The present invention relates to a new composition and medical implant made therefrom, the composition comprising a thick diffusion hardened zone, and preferably further comprising a ceramic layer. The present invention relates to orthopedic implants comprising the new composition, methods of making the new composition, and methods of making orthopedic implants comprising the new composition. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080295926 | Thermal Process to Improve Metallurgical Characteristics - A thermal process for treating a metal to improve at least one structural characteristic of the metal comprising: placing a metal with a metal temperature within a thermal control apparatus, introducing a cryogenic material to decrease the metal temperature, while preventing over-stressing of the metal, to a first target temperature ranging from −120 degrees Fahrenheit to −380 degrees Fahrenheit at a first temperature rate, ranging from degrees Fahrenheit per minute to 20 degrees Fahrenheit per minute, stopping the introduction of cryogenic material once the first target temperature is reached, and increasing the chamber temperature to a second target temperature ranging from 0 degrees Fahrenheit to 1400, and increasing the metal temperature to the second target temperature at a second temperature rate ranging from 0.25 degrees Fahrenheit per minute to 20 degrees Fahrenheit per minute, resulting in a treated metal without fractures. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080308197 | Secondary processing of structures derived from AL-RE-TM alloys - A method for processing a metal part includes extruding an Al-RE-TM alloy to form an extruded part, heating the extruded part, and applying a compressive strain greater than about 50% on the heated part. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080314482 | Electrode active material, electrode, lithium-ion secondary battery, method of making electrode active material, and method of making lithium-ion secondary battery - The positive electrode active material in accordance with the present invention is used for a positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, includes Li, Mn, Ni, Co, and O atoms, and has a substantially halite type crystal structure. Specifically, it is preferably expressed by Li | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090020193 | RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In a process of producing an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet, first, an R—Fe—B based sintered magnet, including, as a main phase, R | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090071577 | PROCESS FOR MAKING TI-NI BASED FUNCTIONALLY GRADED ALLOYS AND TI-NI BASED FUNCTIONALLY GRADED ALLOYS PRODUCED THEREBY - The present invention relates to Ti—Ni based functionally graded alloys easy in proportional control, which are made by cold working and annealing Ti—Ni based alloys under a predetermined temperature gradient. The thus processed Ti—Ni based functionally graded alloys have a shape memory effect and an ultra elasticity and at the same time, have a consecutive variation of shape depending on a temperature variation. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090090437 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WROUGHT METAL PLATE PRODUCT HAVING A GRADIENT IN ENGINEERING PROPERTIES - Manufacturing heat-treatable wrought metal plate having length, width and thickness directions and an engineering properties gradient along at least one plate dimension. Rolled, extruded or forged wrought metal plate is solution heat treated and rapidly cooled. The cooled plate is aged by heat treatment for time to arrive at different tempers across at least one plate dimension (length or width). Controlled heat-input into the plate along its length direction raises plate temperature above ambient temperature to temperature T | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090145527 | METHOD OF INTRODUCING RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRESSES INTO A SHAFT - The invention relates to a method of introducing compressive residual stresses into shaft notches of a shaft which is configured as a stepped shaft having successive stages having a different diameter. Diameter transitions or notch regions are located between each two adjacent stages. The diameter transitions or notch regions are quenched in a controlled manner as part of a heat treatment of the shaft. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090151823 | RAPID THERMAL TREATMENT FOR COLORING SURGICAL NEEDLES - An apparatus for thermally treating and coloring a plurality of curved suture needles. The apparatus includes a conveyer for transferring the plurality of curved suture needles from a source of curved suture needles to a receiver, a housing positioned adjacent the conveyer, the housing having a first end, a second end, and an opening running from the first end to the second end, the opening aligned with the conveyer to enable the plurality of curved suture needles to pass therethrough, a heat source located within the housing for heating the plurality of curved suture needles as the plurality of curved suture needles are transferred by the conveyer from the first end of the housing to the second end of the housing and a system for providing a gas mixture containing a fractional concentration of oxygen to oxidize and colorize the surfaces of the plurality of curved suture needles as the plurality of suture needles pass through the housing. A process for thermally treating and coloring a plurality of curved suture needles to colorize and enhance the stiffness and yield moment of the curved suture needles is also provided. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090165903 | Material Having Ultrafine Grained Structure and Method of Fabricating Thereof - In the present invention, there is provided a fabrication method of a material having an ultrafine grained structure characterized by including a step of providing a metal or an alloy having a stacking fault energy no greater than 50 mJ/mm | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090178738 | Self-annealing enclosure - An insulated, self-annealing enclosure is taught, having an enclosure body for encasing one or more heated sheet metal coils, having an open bottom for receiving the heated coils and a floor that sealingly engages the open bottom of the enclosure body. A method is also taught for batch production of annealed sheet metal coils by loading a first batch of coils into an annealing furnace and heating the coils to a predetermined temperature. Next, the heated coils are transferred to a self-annealing enclosure. A second batch of coils is then loaded into the annealing furnace. Finally, a method is described for annealing sheet metal coils, involving heating the coils in an annealing furnace to a predetermined temperature, then loading the heated coils into a self-annealing enclosure and holding the heated coils inside the enclosure for a predetermined length of time. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100059148 | ENERGY EFFICIENT MODULAR GAS FLUIDIZED SAND HEAT TREATING APPARATUS AND SAND RETURN SYSTEM - A modular air fluidized sand bed for the heat treatment of metal products is disclosed. This technology provides for the heat-treatment of steels, particularly long products, and other alloys and shapes using fluidized-sand heat transfer media. The technology directs gas burners into U-tube assemblies suspended in the media. The fluidizing agent is hot exhaust gas recovered from the U-tubes. Blended exhaust gases and cool air can maintain fluidizing gas, plenum and retort temperatures at nearly the same temperature as the sand. Constant volume and pressure of fluidizing gas maximizes heat transfer between sand and product. For extreme heating applications, a thermally insulated cover held in direct contact with the hot fluidized sand improves energy efficiency. A sand return system returns sand lost from the bed exit to entrance. The modular air fluidized sand bed includes a fluidization pressure and volume that are altered independent of a fluidization media temperature. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100108205 | Method and device for tempering electronic components - Disclosed are a method and a device for tempering electronic components ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100126640 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR HOT FORMING A METAL WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a hot forming tool ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100132852 | METHOD OF HEAT TREATING MAGNESIUM ALLOYS - A method for the low temperature heat treatment of an age-hardenable magnesium based alloy, including following steps:
| 06-03-2010 |
| 20100218858 | NANOSTRUCTURED MN-AL PERMANENT MAGNETS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - Nanostructured Mn—Al and Mn—Al—C permanent magnets are disclosed. The magnets have high coercivities (˜4.8 kOe and 5.2 kOe, respectively) and high saturation magnetization values. The magnets are prepared from cost effective and readily available elements using a novel mechanical milling and annealing method. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110000588 | Continuous production system for magnetic processing of metals and alloys to tailor next generation materials - A system and method for producing material characteristics are described. A magnetic treatment chamber with a high magnetic field treats workpieces; and a conveyor or transporter continuously moves the workpieces through the high magnetic field in the magnetic chamber. A frictional or mechanical engagement system extracts the workpieces through and out of the high magnetic field. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110041964 | THERMO-MECHANICAL PROCESS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF GRAIN BOUNDARY NETWORKS - Methods to enhance the quality of grain boundary networks are described. The process can result in the production of a metal including a relatively large fraction of special grain boundaries (e.g., a fraction of special grain boundaries of at least about 55%). | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110061775 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL-BASED MATERIALS FOR MAGNETIC COOLING OR HEAT PUMPS - The process for preparing metal-based materials for magnetic cooling or heat pumps comprises the following steps:
| 03-17-2011 |
| 20110094636 | Production equipment and production method for precipitation hardened alloy strip - In the production equipment for the precipitation hardened alloy strip, a solution treatment unit | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110139319 | VERTICAL HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD - According to the present invention, there is provided a vertical heat treatment apparatus which is a vertical heat treatment furnace comprising at least: a reaction tube; a heat treatment boat configured to hold a substrate; a heater configured to heat the substrate; a gas introduction tube configured to introduce an atmospheric gas into the reaction tube; a gas supply tube connected to the gas introduction tube; and a gas port portion that is formed at a flange body provided under the reaction tube or the reaction tube and into which the gas introduction tube is inserted, wherein the gas introduction tube is connected to the gas supply tube through a joint outside the reaction tube, the joint has at least a metal short tube having a flange portion, and the gas introduction tube is inserted into a through hole formed by connecting the flange portion of the metal short tube to the flange portion provided at the gas port portion through an O-ring and further connected to the gas supply tube through the joint. As a result, there can be provided the vertical heat treatment apparatus that can avoid damages to the gas introduction tube and easily achieve connection between the gas introduction tube and the gas supply tube without haze on a substrate. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110192506 | Hydrogen absorbing alloy, hydrogen absorbing alloy electrode, secondary battery, and production method of hydrogen absorbing alloy - The present invention provides a hydrogen absorbing alloy containing a phase of a Pr | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110214786 | METHOD OF MAKING A SHAPED OBJECT WITH REGIONS OF DIFFERENT DUCTILITY - A shaped part with different microstructures is made by continuously conveying a succession of hardenable steel blanks having first and second regions through a furnace such that the blanks reach an outlet of the furnace each with both of the respective first and second regions heated to an austenitization temperature. Then the blanks are positioned with the second regions thereof in a chamber of a holding unit and the first regions outside the chamber, and, while holding the second regions in the chamber and the first regions outside the chamber the second regions are heated and maintained at the austenitization temperature and the first regions are cooled with air to a temperature at which their microstructures become ferritic-pearlitic. Thereafter the blanks are transferred from the holding unit to a press where they are hardened and finish shaped. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120018061 | LIQUID QUENCH - A liquid quench is disclosed. In one embodiment, a liquid quench apparatus for rapidly cooling a metal strand product includes: a chamber to hold a liquid, configured for placement under a drawn metal stand product, and defined by a length of a predetermined, adjustable value selected to create a desired temperature upon the stand product in a predetermined amount of time; a liquid quenchant disposed within the chamber with which to cool the strand product; a means to raise the liquid quenchant above a height of the strand product to rapidly cool the strand product to the desired temperature in the predetermined amount of time within the predetermined chamber length; and a means to adjust the temperature of the liquid quenchant to the desired temperature upon the stand product. In another embodiment, a system includes an austenitizing furnace, liquid quench, and air fluidized sand bed. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120067467 | QUENCHING DEVICE AND QUENCHING METHOD - A quenching device is described that includes at least one chamber that can be filled with quenching gas and that has a blower wheel for circulating quenching gas, in particular a quenching chamber and/or a flow channel, a drive motor, situated outside the chamber, for driving the blower being allocated to the blower wheel. The drive motor is coupled to the blower wheel so as to transmit torque via a coupling that operates in contactless fashion. Also described is a related quenching method. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120085469 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROJECTION MATERIALS FOR A SHOT PEENING - Provided is a method for manufacturing a blasting material for shot peening with which a reliably high level of hardness can be achieved while preventing an increase in the material cost. Quenchable steel is used as a material in a blasting material manufacturing step (S | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120090739 | HIGH STRENGTH VALVE SPRING FOR VEHICLE ENGINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a high strength valve spring for a vehicle engine is provided, which includes (a) forming a high strength wire rod in the form of a spring using a roller type jig, (b) cutting an end of the formed spring using a rotary type cutting blade, (c) performing residual stress removal heat treatment at 390° C. to 410° C. for 20 to 40 minutes, (d) performing shot peening for applying compression stress to a surface of the spring with fine ball particles, and (e) performing hot setting for applying, in advance, plastic deformation to the spring. Accordingly, the damage of the spring during the spring forming process is prevented, and the hardness deterioration of the spring during the residual stress removal heat treatment process is also prevented. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090740 | Nanostructured Mn-Al Permanent Magnets And Methods Of Producing Same - Nanostructured Mn—Al, Mn—Al—C permanent magnets are disclosed. The magnets have high coercivities (about 4.8 kOe and 5.2 kOe) and high magnetization values. An intennetallic composition includes a ternary transition metal modified manganese aluminum alloy Mn—Al—Fe, Mn—Al—Ni, or Mn—Al—Co having at least about 80% of a magnetic τ phase and permanent magnetic properties. The alloy may have a saturation magnetization value of at least 96 emu/g with approximately 5% ternary transition metal replacing Al. The alloy may also have a saturation magnetization value of at least 105 emu/g with 10% ternary transition metal replacing Al. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120097297 | High hardness, high corrosion resistance and high wear resistance alloy - There are provided a high hardness, high corrosion resistance and high wear resistance alloy, wherein the alloy is an aging heat treated Cr(chromium)-Al(aluminum)-Ni(nickel)-base alloy, the proportion of a mixed phase of (α phase+γ′ phase+γ phase) precipitated at grain boundaries of γ phase grains in a metal structure in the cross section of the alloy is not less than 95% in terms of area ratio, and the intensity ratio as measured by X-ray diffractometry of the alloy is not less than 50% and not more than 200% in terms of Iα(110)/[Iγ(200)+Iγ′(004)]×100, and a component comprising this alloy, a material for an alloy which can form this alloy, and a process for producing this alloy. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120168043 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDENING RAILS - System and method to harden rails by cooling, in a cooling medium, at least one part of a respective rail cross-section of a rail over an entire length of the rail. The system includes a cross displacement device arranged in an area of a roller table, at least one coolant container containing the cooling medium, a manipulation gripper structured and arranged to move the rail, and at least one positioning device comprising substantially horizontally aligned holding components having fittings structured and arranged to support a foot portion of the rail such that the rail hangs from the fittings. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120255655 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A CLIP AND CLIP - The present disclosure relates to a clip manufactured according to a method which can be used to engage body tissue for the purpose of closing wounds. Such clips are generally annular in shape and have radially inwardly extending tines. The present disclosure first forms a precursor which, in one embodiment, has the tines extending radially outwardly from the annular body and then forms the clip by inverting the precursor such that the tines extend radially inwardly. In an alternate embodiment, the precursor is formed with an over-sized lateral dimension and then compressed inwardly to bring the tines closer together and to reduce the lateral dimension of the precursor. Such clips may be manufactured from a superelastic alloy such as nickel-titanium, in which case the inverted or compressed precursor must be heated and quenched to heat set the clip in its final shape. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120273094 | ALLOY STRIP MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - Methods for producing alloy strips including zirconium alloy strips that demonstrate improved formability are disclosed. The strips of the present disclosure have a purity and crystalline microstructure suitable for improved formability, for example, in the manufacture of certain articles such as panels for plate heat exchangers and high performance tower packing components. Other embodiments disclosed herein relate to formed alloy strip, articles of manufacture produced from the alloy strip, and methods for making the articles of manufacture. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120312432 | METALLIC MATERIAL AS A SOLID SOLUTION HAVING A BODY-CENTERED CUBIC (BCC) STRUCTURE, AN ORIENTATION OF CRYSTAL AXIS <001> OF WHICH IS CONTROLLED, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An orientation of crystal axis <001> of the metallic material as a solid solution having a structure of body-centered cubic (BCC) is arranged along a work surface of the metallic material by hot rolling process in a temperature range of structuring the metallic material to be BCC single phase solid solution. For example, Fe-Si alloy as the metallic material is heated in the temperature range for BCC single phase solid solution, and processed so as to arrange the orientation of crystal axis <001> along the work surface by pressing the BCC single phase solid solution in a strain rate to maintain work condition for controlling motion of dislocation by atmosphere of solute atom generated in BCC single solid solution and migrating grain boundary by strain energy stored in a crystal grain as driving force. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130056114 | TWIST-AXLE WITH LONGITUDINALLY-VARYING WALL THICKNESS - The invention relates to a twist-axle that includes a cross-beam member and two trailing arms, each trailing arm rigidly secured to the cross-beam member in one of two connection regions of the cross-beam member or formed integrally with and extending from one of the two connection regions. The cross-beam member is formed from a tubular blank and has a torsionally elastic central portion and two torsionally stiff connection regions. The cross-beam member has a wall thickness that varies longitudinally along the length of the cross-beam member from the torsionally elastic central portion to each of the torsionally stiff connection regions. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130153095 | SUPERELASTIC WIRE AND METHOD OF FORMATION - A shape memory alloy including a Ni—Ti based alloy is superelastic at temperatures of about −40° C. to about 60° C. after being exposed to temperatures of about −55° C. to about 85° C. A method of forming a memory shape alloy may include preparing a rod comprising a Ni—Ti alloy, drawing a wire from the rod, and treating the wire at a temperature of about 500° C. to about 550° C. for about less than 1 minute. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130269841 | METHOD OF MODIFYING A PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF AN ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENT - Methods for modifying a physical characteristic of finished endodontic instruments made from one or more superelastic alloys is described which include heat treating one or more finished endodontic instruments in a salt bath for a specific time (e.g., from about four hours to about six hours), at a specified temperature (e.g., from about 475° C. to about 550° C.), and preferably at a specified pH range. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130299050 | METHOD OF PRODUCING R-T-B SINTERED MAGNET - A method for producing a sintered R-T-B based magnet according to the present invention includes the steps of: providing at least one sintered R-T-B based magnet material (where R is a rare-earth element and T is Fe or Fe and Co); providing RH diffusion sources, each of which includes a heavy rare-earth element RH (which is Dy and/or Tb) and 30 to 80 mass % of Fe and has a particle size of more than 53 μm and equal to or smaller than 5600 μm; performing an arrangement process to arrange the magnet material and the RH diffusion sources in a process vessel so that some of the RH diffusion sources are in contact with the magnet material; performing an RH diffusion process by carrying out a heat treatment in an inert ambient at a pressure of 5000 Pa or less and at a temperature of 800° C. to 1000° C. in the process vessel on the magnet material, with which some of the RH diffusion sources are in contact, and on the RH diffusion sources which are in contact, and out of contact, with the magnet material; and performing a separation process to separate the RH diffusion sources from the magnet material. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130312878 | CRYSTAL AND SUBSTRATE OF CONDUCTIVE GaAs, AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - An electrically conductive GaAs crystal has an atomic concentration of Si more than 1×10 | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130312879 | Spray Quench Systems for Heat Treated Metal Products - A spray quench system is provided with one or more spray quench rings that eject a controlled volume of quenchant spray onto a workpiece passing through the quench rings. Supply of the quenchant to the quench rings is coordinated with control of the quench rings to selectively change the pressure, quenchant spray exit velocity from the quench rings, flow rate or pattern of the quenchant spray onto the workpiece depending upon mass cooling requirements as the workpiece passes through the quench rings. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130333813 | PUNCH FOR COLD BACKWARD EXTRUSION FORGING | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140053957 | INJECTOR NOZZLE QUENCHING PROCESS FOR PIPING SYSTEMS - A quenching process for quenching a flowing first fluid with a flowing second fluid may involve a first hollow pipe for containing the flowing first fluid and a second hollow pipe for containing the flowing second fluid; dividing the flowing second fluid into a first baffle flow along a first side of a longitudinal baffle and a second baffle flow along a second side of the longitudinal baffle within the second hollow pipe; providing a transverse baffle protruding from the longitudinal baffle for directing the first baffle flow from a first baffle flow outlet and the second baffle flow from a second baffle flow outlet in the second hollow pipe and into the flowing first fluid in the first hollow pipe; and configuring an area of the first baffle flow outlet area to be greater than or equal to an area of the second baffle flow outlet area. | 02-27-2014 |
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