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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7138190 | Composite containing reinforcing fibers comprising carbon Composite which contains reinforcing fibers comprising carbon and whose matrix comprises silicon carbide, silicon and copper, with the mass fraction of copper in the composite being up to 55%, processes for producing it, in particular by liquid infiltration of C/C i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122583 | Cold-box binders containing an epoxy resin, acrylate, and certain akyl esters This invention relates to foundry binder systems, which will cure in the presence of sulfur dioxide and a free radical initiator, comprising (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an acrylate; (c) an alkyl ester of a fatty acid, wherein the alkyl group of the ester is an aliphatic... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7019047 | Acrylate-free binders containing an epoxy resin and an alkyl silicate This invention relates to foundry binder systems, which cure in the presence of sulfur dioxide and an oxidizing agent, comprising (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an alkyl silicate; (c) an ester of a fatty acid, (d) an effective amount of a oxidizing agent, and (e) no ethyle... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003878 | Method for producing a ring support with a sheet metal cooling channel welded thereon The invention relates to a method for producing a ring support (1) with a sheet metal cooling channel welded thereon (5), which is transfused later with an aluminium melt for producing a piston. The aim of the invention is to improve the production of ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986381 | CASTINGS OF METALLIC ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED SURFACE QUALITY, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES FABRICATED IN REFRACTORY METALS AND REFRACTORY METAL CARBIDES COATED GRAPHITE MOLDS UNDER VACUUM Molds are fabricated having a substrate of high density, high strength ultrafine grained isotropic graphite, and having a mold cavity coated with a refractory metal such as W or Re or a refractory metal carbide such as TaC or HfC. The molds may be made by making the... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6837298 | Method of producing by casting a piston with a cooled ring carrier To prevent, in a cooled ring carrier (1) for pistons, durinh Alfin bonding, the formation of oxides induced by air that escapes due to porous ring carrier material and, as a consequence, an impairment of the ring carrier bond. To this end, the cooled ring car... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6604567 | Free radically cured cold-box binders containing an alkyl silicate This invention relates to foundry binder systems, which will cure in the presence of sulfur dioxide and a free radical initiator, comprising (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an acrylate; (c) an alkyl silicate; and (d) an effective amount of a free radical initiato... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6479095 | Composite material for heat sinks for semiconductor devices and method for producing the same A high-pressure vessel is allowed to be in an initial state, and a first chamber is disposed downward. Copper or copper alloy is placed in the first chamber, and SiC is set in a second chamber. The high-pressure vessel is tightly sealed, and then the insi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6116328 | Fabrication of tile reinforced composite armor casting Alumina tiles within aluminum framing jigs are fixedly positioned by lock ns within an internally coated mold for centrifugal casting within a block of an aluminum alloy material. Such jigs and the tiles framed therein are coated with silver before castin... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112802 | Process for producing an intermetallic join The aim is to improve the strength of an intermetallic bond between engine component made from an aluminium alloy and a reinforcing element made from austenitic cast iron. For that purpose, the reinforcing element is annealed in a decarbonising atmosphere... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6082436 | Method of centrifugally casting reinforced composite articles The article is produced by prepositioning nonwoven reinforcement, coated h a bond enhancing compound inside of a centrifugal casting mold that is surface coated for protective shielding of the reinforcement. Molten matrix metal is then introduced into th... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5996676 | Tooling using thermostructural composite materials containing carbon for heat treatment and/or thermochemical treatment installations An interposition layer (12) is formed on the outside surface of a part (10) made of thermostructural composite material containing carbon, and a metal case is formed by casting molten metal (22) around the part provided with its interposition layer. The i... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5678298 | Method of making composite castings using reinforcement insert cladding A preformed fiber reinforced metal matrix composite reinforcement insert is clad or covered with a material that is effective to avoid the adverse reactions between the insert/melt and any exposed insert fibers/matrix. The clad insert is suspended in the ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5433261 | Methods for fabricating shapes by use of organometallic, ceramic precursor binders Organometallic ceramic precursor binders are used to fabricate shaped bodies by different techniques. Exemplary shape making techniques which utilize hardenable, liquid, organometallic, ceramic precursor binders include the fabrication of negatives of par... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5429173 | Metallurgical bonding of metals and/or ceramics A solid material is bonded to a metal cast thereagainst by means of a metallurgical diffusion bond. The solid material is coated with a latent exoergic coating which coating reacts exothermically to produce intermetallic phases at the surface of the solid... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5337803 | Method of centrifugally casting reinforced composite articles The article is produced by prepositioning nonwoven reinforcement made of a etallic mesh to which ceramic tiles are wired inside of a centrifugal casting mold. Molten matrix metal is then introduced into the mold while being rotated about an axis parallel t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5301599 | Pistons with ring groove reinforcing Pistons and a method for their manufacture are described. The piston has at least one piston ring groove reinforcing member being annular in form and having, in cross-section, upper and lower, generally radially extending face portions and a radially inne... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5295528 | Centrifugal casting of reinforced articles A reinforcement made of a composite material is positioned inside of a ceifugal casting mold. Molten matrix metal is then introduced into the mold while being rotated about its longitudinal axis until the molten metal completely encapsulates the reinforc... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5280820 | Method for metallurgically bonding cylinder liners to a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine A method for metallurgically bonding cylinder liners (12, 12') within a cylinder block 14 of an internal combustion engine. The liners (12, 12') are cleaned (16) and their outer surfaces coated (18) with a low melting point cooling material (20) such as m... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5097887 | Process of making a pressure-diecast, fiber-reinforced part A preshaped body of ceramic fibers is placed into a mold and molten aluminum-silicon alloy material is charged into the mold. The pressure is increased in a controlled manner so that the shaped fibrous body is penetrated by the molten material and the fin... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5012853 | Process for making articles with smooth complex internal geometries An improved process for forming objects such as turbine nozzles (10) with internal geometries without requiring machining of the internal geometry to produce a smooth complex internal surface (16, 18 and 19) is disclosed. The process includes forming a ma... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4997024 | Method of making a piston A method of bonding a component in a piston, involves the steps of coating the component surfaces to be bonded with an oxidation-resistant particulate material, preheating the coated component, placing the preheated component in a casting die and then cas... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4980123 | Process for obtaining a metallurgical bond between a metal material, or a composite material having a metal matrix, and a metal cast piece or a metal-alloy cast piece Disclosed is a process for obtaining a metallurgical bond between a metal material, or a composite material having a metal matrix, and a metal casting, or a metal alloy casting, which comprises carrying out a surface treatment on said material by means of... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4715423 | Composite break ring method A method of forming a break ring by providing a frame having a cross-section complementary to the exterior portion of the break ring, and the frame having an interior base of the cross-section of the break ring which will be in contact with the molten met... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4620507 | Stave cooler A cast steel stave cooler comprising a carbon steel cooling pipe having a roughened surface and having a coating thereon, and a cast steel embedding the cooling pipe therein. The cast steel contains 10 to 25% Cr and has a very reduced liquid-solid zone so... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4586557 | One-piece, open-ended, water-cooled continuous casting mould and method of making the same A one-piece open-ended water-cooled continuous casting mold and a method of making it to improve the service life of such mold made up from galvanically precipitated layers of which an inner layer consists of a wear-resistant metal such as nickel and an e... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4538331 | Method of manufacturing an integral bladed turbine disk The disclosure relates to a turbine rotor and method of manufacture thereof. A plurality of blades having dovetails at the radially inner ends thereof are arranged in a circumferentially spaced circular array. A metallic hub is cast about the dovetails of... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4505016 | Method of manufacturing a die-cast wobble plate assembly An improved method of manufacturing a swash plate assembly for use in a compressor, fluid motor or similar device in which a plurality of pistons are connected, by means of connecting rods, to a swash plate which drives (or is driven by) the pistons. A pl... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4494287 | Method of manufacturing a turbine rotor The disclosure relates to a process for the fabrication of low cost dual property turbine rotors having blades that are mechanically retained and a blade ring that is permanently bonded to a central hub.... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4453300 | Method of manufacturing a swash plate assembly An improved method of manufacturing a swash plate assembly for use in a compressor, fluid motor or similar device in which a plurality of pistons are connected, by means of connecting rods, to a swash plate which drives (or is driven by) the pistons. A pl... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4450886 | Method of producing suction manifolds for automobile engines A method of producing suction manifolds for automobile engines. In forming an exhaust gas re-circulating pipe passage integrally with a suction manifold for re-circulating exhaust gases from the engine to the suction manifold, a curved pipe of aluminum ha... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4375233 | Method of making a turbine blade having a metal core and a ceramic airfoil A finished ceramic airfoil is provided having within it a lining of thermal insulation and a fusible core having the desired contour of the metal core of the turbine blade. A casting mold is provided around the airfoil. The fusible core is melted and remo... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4291741 | Method of fixing a metal strength member on a non-metal part The invention relates to fixing a metal strength member on a non-metal part. A heat-resistant fibre glass layer is inserted between the strength member and the non-metal part, the layer extending throughout at least the zone of the non-metal part which co... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4172155 | Surfacing circular-section metal members A method of surfacing mill guide rolls 1 in which a metallic powder (6) is deposited on to the surface of the rotatable roll by flame, arc or plasma spraying, fusion welded and then shaped and compacted while in a plastic condition by a roll former 7 rota... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4120081 | Manufacture of pistons incorporating a thermal barrier A piston incorporating a thermal barrier is produced by first making an annular piston ring carrier insert from steel. The insert comprises an annular body to the upper and lower radially-inner edges of which are secured the upper and lower edges of an an... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4119135 | Method of producing foil in coils A method of producing foil in a coil relates to the art of applying coatings under vacuum and can prove to be most advantageous in producing foil from pure metals. The proposed method is characterized in that the foil is obtained by continuous condensatio... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4102033 | Method of producing layer-like clad metal materials A method of producing layer-like clad metal materials is disclosed. The layer-like clad metal material is produced by applying an organic substance consisting mainly of carbon and hydrogen to the surface of a metallic core material having at its surface s... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4008052 | Method for improving metallurgical bond in bimetallic castings Method for making a bicast article in which a solid metal preform is positioned in a mold and a molten metal is cast around portions of the preform which are exposed in the mold. In accordance with the present invention, the exposed portions are coated pr... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3995357 | Integrally cast bearing, method and apparatus for making same The invention relates to a process for forming a part including a bore with a bearing integrally cast thereto, the thus formed part and apparatus for thus forming the part. The process includes hot machining a bore into a billet in a non-oxidizing atmosph... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3949804 | Method of manufacturing a metal-impregnated body The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a metal-impregnated body in which a porous body is immersed under sub-atmospheric pressure in a molten alloy for impregnation with said alloy or a porous body is immersed under elevated pressures ... | 04/13/1976 |