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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922967 | High-strength and high-toughness magnesium based alloy, driving system part using the same and manufacturing method of high-strength and high-toughness magnesium based alloy material A high-strength and high-toughness magnesium based alloy contains, by weight, 1 to 8% rare earth element and 1 to 6% calcium and the maximum crystal grain diameter of magnesium constituting a matrix is not more than 30 μm. At least one intermetallic compound (6 | 04/12/2011 |
| 7354490 | Cryomilled aluminum alloys and components extruded and forged therefrom High strength aluminum alloy powders, extrusions, and forgings are provided in which the aluminum alloys exhibit high strength at atmospheric temperatures and maintain high strength and ductility at extremely low temperatures. The alloy is produced by blending about... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7308750 | Method of manufacturing a magnesium diaphragm In a rolling process, the level of rolling performed by a rolling mill for one operation is set to 1 μm to 20 μm. A magnesium substrate is rolled by rollers while being heated by a thermostatic chamber. As a result, there is manufactured a high-quality magnesium s... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7240529 | Partially reinforcing method and apparatus of metal material The present invention intends to provide the partially reinforcing method and apparatus for reinforcing the required part of the metal material having good forming property and relatively low strength (hardness and yield stress) by the press processing. The p... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7211039 | Strand with end plug A treatment strand for insertion into a patient using a needle. The strand includes an elongated member having first and second longitudinal ends, and a plurality of treatments seeds spaced apart from one another within the elongated member between the longitudinal ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175687 | Advanced erosion-corrosion resistant boride cermets A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175686 | Erosion-corrosion resistant nitride cermets The invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Mn, Fe, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and mixture... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7127927 | Continuous shear-deformation apparatus for controlling thickness uniformity of a metal sheet A continuous shear deformation apparatus comprises: a roller for pushing a metal sheet to be processed into dies; the dies having an inlet for introducing a metal sheet, a shear deformation zone for shear-deforming the sheet, and an exit; and a control unit for cont... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115177 | Method for the treatment of metallic materials In a method for the treatment of metallic materials especially for the consolidation of the texture of the materials, a blank of the metallic material is heated to a transformation temperature and the blank is then subjected to twisting preferably while, at the same... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108735 | Method and device for manufacturing metallic particulates, and manufactured metallic particulates Produce metal particles offering high purity and uniform granular shape and size: by forming a combustion chamber comprising an injector nozzle for mixture gas of oxygen and hydrogen, an ignition device and a material metal feeder in the upper space of a high-pressu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7081148 | Textured-grain-powder metallurgy tantalum sputter target The sputter target includes a tantalum body having tantalum grains formed from consolidating tantalum powder and a sputter face. The sputter face has an atom transport direction for transporting tantalum atoms away from the sputter face for coating a substrate. The ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074253 | Advanced erosion resistant carbide cermets with superior high temperature corrosion resistance Cermets are provided in which a substantially stoichiometric metal carbide ceramic phase along with a reprecipitated metal carbide phase, represented by the formula MxCy, is dispersed in a metal binder phase. In MxCy M is ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7041204 | Physical vapor deposition components and methods of formation A PVD component forming method includes inducing a sufficient amount of stress in the component to increase magnetic pass through flux exhibited by the component compared to pass through flux exhibited prior to inducing the stress. The method may further include ori... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017382 | Methods of forming aluminum-comprising physical vapor deposition targets; sputtered films; and target constructions The invention includes a method of forming an aluminum-comprising physical vapor deposition target. An aluminum-comprising mass is deformed by equal channel angular extrusion. The mass is at least 99.99% aluminum and further comprises less than or equal to about 1,0... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001570 | Metal-made seamless pipe and process for production thereof A metal-made seamless pipe is provided, containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals each having a melting point of 1,600° C. or more, and has a porosity of 0.3 to 25%. The porosity is defined as a ratio of the open pores present at th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001671 | Kinetic sprayed electrical contacts on conductive substrates The present invention is directed to electrical contacts that comprise spaced electrically conductive particles embedded and bonded into the surface of conductors in which the particles have been kinetically sprayed onto the conductors with sufficient energy to form... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993110 | Collimator for imaging systems and methods for making same A method for fabricating a collimator includes mixing an x-ray absorbent material with at least one of a temporary binder and a temporary gel, and extruding the mixed x-ray absorbent material through a die to form a unitary collimator structure that is at least one ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989127 | Health ornament containing titanium powder and method for manufacturing thereof Manufacture health ornaments such as necklaces, bracelets and wristbands that provide sufficient health-promoting function and effective therapeutic action for a long time, by burning a gaseous mixture of oxygen and hydrogen in high-pressure water, using the resulta... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976380 | Developing the texture of a material Developing a texture of a material includes receiving a billet of material having an initial texture. The billet is associated with an extrusion procedure having extrusion routes executed as passes. The following is repeated for each pass to transform the initial te... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6902699 | Method for preparing cryomilled aluminum alloys and components extruded and forged therefrom High strength aluminum alloy powders, extrusions, and forgings are provided in which the aluminum alloys exhibit high strength at atmospheric temperatures and maintain high strength and ductility at extremely low temperatures. The alloy is produced by blending about... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860257 | Processing apparatus and method A processing apparatus is powered by an internal combustion engine. Airborne emissions that are separate from the exhaust of the internal combustion engine are produced during processing. An air feedback mechanism directs the airborne emissions produced during proce... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6854969 | Apparatus for molding honeycomb structure and molding method A honeycomb structure molding apparatus 1 having a spinneret 4 provided with a back pore part 3 for introducing a molding material and a slit part 2 for extruding the molding material, and a press plate 5 for fixing the spinneret | 02/15/2005 |
| 6803003 | Compositions and methods for preparing multiple-component composite materials Methods for preparing fibrous monolith composite materials include continuously extruding cell and boundary material compositions. A filament is formed from a cell material composition and passed through a chamber of an extrusion assembly. A boundary material compos... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797220 | Methods for preparation of three-dimensional bodies Processes for mechanically fabricating two and three-dimensional fibrous monolith composites include preparing a fibrous monolith filament from a core composition of a first powder material and a boundary material of a second powder material. The filament includes a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6749799 | Method for preparation of solid state electrochemical device A method for preparation of a solid state electrochemical device having a cathode, and anode and an electrolyte positioned between the cathode and the anode is disclosed, comprising the steps of forming a controlled geometry feedrod having a cross sectional area, ha... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6596226 | Process for producing thermoelectric material and thermoelectric material thereof A process for producing a thermoelectric material based on two or more elements selected in the group constituted by Bi, Sb, Te and Se, which process comprises: i. an alloying step wherein determined amounts of the elements Bi, Sb, Te or Se are mixed unti... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6569381 | Process for manufacturing thin tin/tungsten composite elements The subject of the invention is a particularly simple and inexpensive process for manufacturing tin/tungsten composite elements having a thickness of between 1 mm and 6 mm, such as spherical shot for hunting cartridges or fishing sinkers, from a tin/tungs... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6547550 | Apparatus for hot vacuum extrusion of ceramics This specification discloses a method and apparatus for forming and extruding ceramic materials. The apparatus utilizes a vacuum chamber mounted within a heating chamber or element; and the ceramic forming chamber is mounted within the vacuum chamber. A p... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6454993 | Manufacturing technique for multi-layered structure with magnet using an extrusion process A method is provided for manufacturing a multi-layered magnetic rod in which a steel powder is reduced and extruded through a die. To improve the magnetic properties, a layer of rare earth magnetic power formed around the low alloy steel in the extruder c... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451251 | Method for manufacturing billet using aqueous salt solutions Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a billet using aqueous salt solutions. The method for manufacturing a billet using aqueous salt solutions, comprising the following steps of: infiltrating aqueous salt solutions into metal powders or cut metal wires... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6402804 | Process for preparing metallic fibers Disclosed is a process for preparing metallic fibers. It comprises pre-treating metal powder of a predetermined size such that finally obtained metallic fibers can be separated with ease; elongating the pre-treated metal powder at a predetermined draw rat... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6284192 | Extruding electrode material A method of extruding an electrode, batch material, particularly a zinc or nickel, electrode material, and an extruder assembly for extruding the material, are described. The method and extruder are designed to produce a low compaction of the material and... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280682 | Iron aluminide useful as electrical resistance heating elements The invention relates generally to aluminum containing iron-base alloys useful as electrical resistance heating elements. The aluminum containing iron-base alloys have improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic fatigue resistance,... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6248277 | Continuous extrusion process and device for rods made of a plastic raw material and provided with a spiral inner channel Method and apparatus for the continuous extrusion of rods of plastic raw material. The rods contain at least one inner channel which is at least in part spiral-shaped. The raw material may be a powder-metallurgical or ceramic mass. The material is extrude... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6132677 | Method for making radioactive metal articles having small dimensions A method for making a radioactive article such as wire, includes the steps of providing a metal article having a first shape, such a cylinder, that is either radioactive itself or can be converted to a second, radioactive isotope by irradiation; melting t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6094798 | Component made from a metallic foam material A component, particularly for land vehicles, preferably a car body component for motor vehicles, consists of a metallic foam material with a foamed porous layer comprising a metal powder and a blowing agent and possibly at least one solid metal sheet, the... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6080345 | Method of forming and shaping plasticized mixtures Powder mixtures and a method of forming and shaping the mixtures. The method involves compounding the components of powder materials, binder, solvent for the binder, surfactant, and non-solvent with respect to at least the binder, the solvent, and the pow... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5989492 | Process including heating and cooling for production of an injection-moulded body A process for production of a moulded ceramic and/or metallic body from a ductile material comprising one or more ceramic and/or metallic components, which material is fed into the pre-heated mould cavity (1) of a moulding tool. The moulded tool includes ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5966582 | Method for rapid stiffening of extrudates A method for extruding a stiffer powder mixture at lower extrusion pressure involves providing an aqueous mixture of inorganic powder that can be metal, ceramic, glass, glass ceramic, molecular sieve, and/or carbon, fatty acid the main chain of which has ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5935514 | Method for extrusion of powder mixtures using supercritical fluids A method of making a shaped article involves forming an aqueous mixture comprising inorganic powder material, supercritical fluid, organic binder component a portion of which is essentially insoluble in water, and aqueous vehicle, and extruding the mixtur... | 08/10/1999 |
