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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6309994 | Fiber reinforced composite having an aluminum phosphate bonded matrix A method of forming fiber reinforced aluminum phosphate bonded material having improved strength at elevated temperatures. The method comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a slurry by blending alumina and alumina phosphate solution, the slurry being subst... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6281466 | Projection welding of an aluminum sheet A projection coined onto a metal sheet, preferably an aluminum sheet, for projection welding the sheet to an adjacent metal sheet. The projection has a thickness greater than the thickness of the sheet on which it is formed. The wall of the projection sur... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6193273 | Automotive vehicle cast frame components An automotive vehicle frame has a front frame portion, a rear frame portion and an intermediate frame portion connecting the front frame portion and the rear frame portion. The front frame portion has a pair of relatively spaced front strut towers and the... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6187168 | Electrolysis in a cell having a solid oxide ion conductor An electrolytic cell and electrolytic process for producing a metal by reduction of a metal oxide dissolved in a molten salt bath containing at least one chloride and at least one fluoride. A solid conductor of oxide ions is interposed between the anode a... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6173755 | Nozzle for continuous slab casting An improved casting nozzle for continuous slab casting machines is provided. The nozzle includes a sloped surface which reduces molten metal turbulence during the casting process. The nozzle also includes a resilient, thermal insulation layer which preven... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6167609 | Acid pretreatment for adhesive bonding of vehicle assemblies An aluminum alloy sheet, plate, casting or extrusion having a surface layer containing magnesium oxide and aluminum oxide is cleaned with an acidic solution. The cleaned component has an aluminum oxide layer that is pretreated with a phosphorus-containing... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6139094 | Rocker to pillar joint A rocker joint assembly provides adjustability in the Z-axis and Y-axis of a body-in-white structure. The individual components of the assembly includes a vertical pillar and a rocker member that cooperate with a main beam of a frame. The several componen... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6135198 | Substrate system for spray forming A substrate system for receiving a deposit of sprayed metal droplets including a movable outer substrate on which the sprayed metal droplets are deposited. The substrate system also includes an inner substrate disposed adjacent the outer substrate where t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132531 | Alloy and cast alloy components Alloy and cast alloy product ideally suited for use as a component in a vehicle frame or subframe, i.e., body-in-white, comprising an alloy consisting of about 2.80 to 3.60 wt. % magnesium, less than approximately 0.20 wt. % silicon, approximately 1.10 to... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129792 | Corrosion resistant aluminum alloy rolled sheet A process for fabricating an aluminum alloy rolled sheet particularly suitable for use for an automotive body, the process comprising: (a) providing a body of an alloy comprising: about 0.8 to about 1.5 wt. % silicon, about 0.15 to about 0.65 wt. % magnes... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6125612 | Method of stretch wrapping heavy coils A stretch wrapped and roped package for heavy loads such as cylindrical coils of metal, paper or the like that includes a skid supporting the load. A friction layer on the top of the skid and another friction layer on the bottom of the load which is cover... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123378 | Cross beam-main beam integral joint The invention provides a vehicle frame joint structure that is used in a ladder frame structure and in space frame type structures. The joint includes at least a first member, a second member, and a third member extending thereinbetween. Each of these thr... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6116680 | Structural component for vehicle body-in-white An integral structural element particularly well suited as a component of a body-in-white comprises an elongated hollow member with a first end and a second end opposite thereto. A first region, a second region, and a third region extend between a first e... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6117302 | Fuel cell aluminum production A process and apparatus are disclosed for electrolytically smelting alumina to produce aluminum metal, including providing a combination solid oxide fuel cell and electrolytic smelting cell for the production of aluminum from refined alumina positioned ne... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113711 | Extrusion of aluminum-lithium alloys Disclosed is a method of making lithium-containing aluminum base alloy extrusion having at least a section thereof having a low aspect ratio or which is generally axisymmetrical, the extrusions having improved properties in sections thereof having the low... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113850 | 2XXX series aluminum alloy An A-rated, aluminum alloy suitable for machining, said alloy consisting essentially of: about 4-5.75 wt. % copper, about 0.2-0.9 wt. % bismuth, about 0.12-1.0 wt. % tin, the ratio of bismuth to tin ranging from about 0.8:1 to 5:1, up to about 0.7 wt. % i... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6100487 | Chemical treatment of aluminum alloys to enable alloy separation The present invention is directed to a method employing wet chemistry techniques of treating wrought aluminum alloys in order to quickly and efficiently separate the alloys into their alloy families and major constituent members by separation by surface c... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6077616 | Laminated strip for use as reflective vehicle trim A reflective laminated strip includes an aluminum alloy or steel strip having a cleaned and conversion coated outer surface, an adhesive layer adjacent the conversion coated outer surface, and a polymer layer joined to the adhesive layer. An exterior side... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6063210 | Superplastically-formable Al-Mg-Si product and method A superplastically formable, aluminum alloy product which consists essentially of about 2-10 wt. % magnesium; at least one dispersoid-forming element selected from the group consisting of: up to about 1.6 wt. % manganese, up to about 0.2 wt. % zirconium, ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056349 | Vehicle door having improved side crash resistance and associated method A vehicle door has a door body which includes an outer door panel, an inner door panel, and a recess disposed therebetween. A metal mat has a plurality of elongated first elements and a plurality of second elements interwoven with respect to the first ele... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6050440 | Easy open container end, method of manufacture, and tooling An easy open can end has an improved structure for facilitating the opening operation of the tear panel, a method of further forming a can end to have the improved structure, and tooling for accomplishing the method. The further formation of the can end i... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6051327 | Non-corrosive metal laminated on aluminum A non-corrosive metal on aluminum or aluminum alloy lamination is disclosed including a non-corrosive metal top sheet, an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate, and an adhesive bonding the non-corrosive metal top sheet to the aluminum or aluminum alloy sub... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6045631 | Method for making a light metal-rare earth metal alloy A method of making a light metal-rare earth metal alloy includes mixing a light metal powder, such as aluminum powder, with a finely divided rare earth metal-containing compound, such as scandium oxide, creating a billet by subjecting the mixture to cold ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6036792 | Liquid-state-in-situ-formed ceramic particles in metals and alloys A novel product composed of a ceramic phase particle dispersoid in metal, including uniformly distributed, finely sized carbide phase particles formed in situ in a molten metal and a novel method for producing such a ceramic phase particle dispersoid in m... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6030518 | Reduced temperature aluminum production in an electrolytic cell having an inert anode Aluminum is produced by electrolytic reduction of alumina in a cell having a cathode, an inert anode and a molten salt bath containing metal fluorides and alumina. The inert anode preferably contains copper, silver and oxides of iron and nickel. Reducing ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6020030 | Coating an aluminum alloy substrate An aluminum alloy substrate is pretreated with an aqueous solution containing an organophosphorus compound, preferably a vinyiphosphonic acid-acrylic acid copolymer, before coating the substrate with a polymer. Passing the substrate through the solution c... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017487 | Lid of preformed refractory material for metallurgical melting furnace A lid for a melting furnace includes preformed refractory side panels in the form of circular sectors and a center panel in the form of a circular or octagonal closure. The side panels are inclined upward and inward from support provided by a lid ring enc... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6012764 | Vehicle greenhouse support assembly and associated method A vehicle greenhouse support assembly has an elongated substantially rigid beam, a deformable sheet covering at least a portion of the beam adapted to face the interior of the vehicle with the deformable sheet having a plurality of protrusions. An overlyi... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6010028 | Lightweight reclosable can with attached threaded pour spout and methods of manufacture Thin wall metal cans are described having threaded necks attached thereto for receiving threaded closure to seal contents in the cans. Techniques for forming such threaded cans are also provided.... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010026 | Assembly of aluminum can and threaded sleeve A thin wall metal can is described having a converging neck portion and cylindrical chimney with a threaded sleeve encircling the chimney and restrained from rotation on the chimney by splines on an inner surface of the sleeve firmly engaged against an ou... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6006415 | Techniques for transferring holograms into metal surfaces A method for impressing holographic images or holograms in the surface of metal objects such as aluminum cans. The surfaces of metal shims and print rolls bearing holograms are hardened as by coating them with thin amorphous diamond coatings or diamond li... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004506 | Aluminum products containing supersaturated levels of dispersoids An aluminum alloy containing dispersoid-forming elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Mn, Cr, V, Hf, Ti, Nb, Y, Sc and combinations thereof. The improved alloy comprises the dispersoid-forming elements partially in solid solution above the sa... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003898 | Main beam-rear beam joint A vehicle frame structure comprises a right side primary longitudinal member and a left side primary longitudinal member, at least two cross beams extending there between that define in combination a ladder like frame having a forward portion and a rearwa... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003221 | Metal matrix composites containing electrical insulators A method of fabricating a metal matrix composite containing electrically isolated areas and the MMC formed from the method. The method comprises: (a) providing a liquid pool of unreinforced aluminum alloy; (b) infiltrating the unreinforced aluminum alloy ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001245 | Separating solid particles from used lubricant compositions A process for separating oil from a lubricant composition containing solid particles. The contaminated lubricant composition is mixed with liquid or supercritical CO2 before the lubricant composition and CO2 mixture is filtered throu... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5992892 | Beverage can having instant winner type game thereon A promotional gaming device for beverage cans which includes ink jet printed indicia of winning status on an exterior surface of the can and an opaque removable material covering the printing. The opaque material may be scratched off or peeled off the rev... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989310 | Method of forming ceramic particles in-situ in metal A novel method for producing a ceramic phase particle dispersoid in metal and a novel product composed thereof. The method includes (a) providing a molten composition consisting essentially of molten aluminum alloy containing molten metal selected from th... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989306 | Method of making a metal slab with a non-uniform cross-sectional shape and an associated integrally stiffened metal structure using spray casting A method of making a metal slab with a non-uniform cross-sectional shape including providing a spray casting apparatus including a substrate and a plurality of spaced atomization nozzles, the nozzles having a discharge opening and introducing molten metal... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5988066 | Process of making lithographic sheet material for laser imaging A sheet material suitable for imaging by laser radiation includes a substrate, an adhesive layer comprising a thermoplastic or elastomeric polymer coated onto the substrate, and a particle layer adhered to the adhesive layer and comprising a plurality of ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5985046 | Process for making clear coated aluminum alloy lighting sheet A process for making an aluminum alloy lighting sheet product having a reflective surface protected by a UV-stable polymer coating. An aluminum alloy sheet is chemically brightened in an aqueous acidic solution, conversion coated, and then coated with a U... | 11/16/1999 |
