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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137614 | Medical devices and method for making the same Medical devices, such as stents, and methods of the devices are described. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7776257 | Titanium alloy having improved corrosion resistance and strength A titanium alloy containing carbon with and without addition of silicon exhibiting improved corrosion resistance and mechanical strength as compared to commercially pure ASTM grade 2 titanium or PGM-alloyed ASTM grade 7 titanium. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7722805 | Titanium alloy with extra-low modulus and superelasticity and its producing method and processing thereof The patent provides the titanium alloy with extra-low modulus and superelasticity containing 20˜35 wt. % niobium, 2˜15 wt. % zirconium, balanced titanium and other unavoidable impurity elements. The advantages of the invention alloy are shown as follows: The inven... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7465423 | Low cost brazes for titanium A braze material and method of brazing titanium metals. The material may consist of Ti, Ni, Cu Zr, PM and M where PM is a precious metal and M may be Fe, V, Cr, Co, Mo, Nb, Mn, Si, Sn, Al, B, Gd, Ge or combinations thereof, with the (Cu+PM)/Ni ratio around 0.9. Opti... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7442266 | High-strength titanium alloy and method for production thereof A high-strength titanium alloy of the present invention includes Ti as a major component, 15 to 30 at % Va group element, and 1.5 to 7 at % oxygen (O) when the entirety is taken as 100 atomic % (at %), and its tensile strength is 1,000 MPa or more. Overturnin... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438849 | Titanium alloy and process for producing the same A titanium alloy includes at least one alloying element whose molybdenum equivalent “Moeq” is from 3 to 11% by mass, at least one interstitial solution element selected from the group consisting of O, N and C in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by mass, an... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435282 | Elemental material and alloy A method of producing a non-metal element or a metal or an alloy thereof from a halide or mixtures thereof. The halide or mixtures thereof are contacted with a stream of liquid alkali metal or alkaline earth metal or mixtures thereof in sufficient quantity to conver... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422644 | Thin parts made of β or quasi-β titanium alloys; manufacture by forging The present invention provides non-axially symmetrical manufactured parts of thickness less than 10 mm, made of β or quasi-β titanium alloy, having a core microstructure constituted by whole grains presenting a slenderness ratio greater than 4 and an equivalent di... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7261782 | Titanium alloy having high elastic deformation capacity and method for production thereof A titanium alloy obtained by a cold-working step, in which 10% or more of cold working is applied to a raw titanium alloy, comprising a Va group element and the balance of titanium substantially, and an aging treatment step, in which a cold-worked member, obtained a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259124 | Hydrogen storage composite and preparation thereof The present invention discloses a hydrogen storage medium including a composite of an alloy and a catalyst/expandable graphite. The expandable graphite can be replaced by activated carbon. The catalyst content is 1-50% based on the weight of the medium, which can be... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7219412 | Methods of forming titanium-containing superconducting compositions The invention includes superconducting titanium-containing compositions having less than 200 ppm, by weight, of a combined total of interstitial materials selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen. The invention also includes method... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195455 | Application of high strength titanium alloys in last stage turbine buckets having longer vane lengths A new high-strength titanium-based alloy bucket specifically suited for use as the last stage buckets in steam turbine engines having vane lengths of about 40 inches or greater and the method for forming such bucket. Exemplary buckets according to the invention are ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175721 | Method for preparing Cr-Ti-V type hydrogen occlusion alloy The invention relates to a method for producing high-performance Cr—Ti—V hydrogen storage alloys utilizing a thermit process, whereby residence of adversely affecting impurities is inhibited, addition of not less than 10 at % of Ti as an alloy component is reali... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160503 | Metal matrix composites of aluminum, magnesium and titanium using silicon hexaboride, calcium hexaboride, silicon tetraboride, and calcium tetraboride A metal matrix composite was fabricated by adding particles of calcium hexaboride to a metal of aluminum, magnesium or titanium and their alloys. The resulting metal matrix composite is light weight has improved strength, increased elastic modulus and reduced therma... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147367 | Thermal interface material with low melting alloy A thermal interface composition undergoes a viscoelastic change at microprocessor operating temperatures to transfer heat generated by a heat source, such as a microprocessor to a heat sink. The composition includes a low melting alloy dispersed in a matrix. The mat... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135141 | Method of manufacturing a sintered body A method of manufacturing a sintered body, in which a material powder composed of metallic powder or alloy powder, a getter material having a higher oxidation potential than that of the material powder, and a hydride, which constitutes a hydrogen source, are sealed ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108757 | Hydrogen storage alloys providing for the reversible storage of hydrogen at low temperatures A reversible hydrogen storage alloy capable of storing large amounts of hydrogen and delivering reversibly large amounts of hydrogen at temperatures ranging from 0° C. up to 40° C. The hydrogen storage alloy is generally composed of titanium, vanadium, and chromiu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059233 | Tungsten-containing articles and methods for forming the same Tungsten-containing articles and manufacturing processes for tungsten-containing articles. The articles may include firearms projectiles, such as shot, shot slugs, bullets, big game bullets, lead-equivalent bullets, black powder bullets, etc.; radiation shields; and... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037389 | Thin parts made of β or quasi-β titanium alloys; manufacture by forging The present invention provides non-axially symmetrical manufactured parts of thickness less than 10 mm, made of β or quasi-β titanium alloy, having a core microstructure constituted by whole grains presenting a slenderness ratio greater than 4 and an equivalent di... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014722 | Titanium material superior in upset-forgeability and method of producing the same In finifsh-cogging a high-purity titanium material into a cylindrical form as the final shape, if cylindrical cogging is performed in all stages of warm forging or if cylindrical cogging is performed in the initial stage of the warm forging, there is no need of peri... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979375 | Titanium alloy member A titanium alloy member is characterized in that it comprise 40% by weight or more titanium (Ti), a IVa group element and/or a Va group element other than the titanium, wherein a summed amount including the IVa group element and/or the Va group element as well as th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6918971 | Titanium sheet, plate, bar or wire having high ductility and low material anisotropy and method of producing the same A sheet, a plate, a bar or wire is made of Ti and has high ductility and low material anistropy in a plane of a sheet or plate, or in a sectional plane of a bar or a wire and contains Fe, in mass, at 0.15-0.5%, N at 0.015-0.041 and 0, with the balance Ti and unavoid... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863987 | Titanium resistant to discoloration in atmospheric environment and process of production of same Titanium resistant to discoloration in an atmospheric environment characterized by having an average carbon concentration of 14 at % or less in a range to a depth of 100 nm from the surface and having an oxide film of a thickness of 12 to 40 nm at its surface. Titan... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6849231 | α-β type titanium alloy There is provided an α-β type titanium alloy having a normal-temperature strength equivalent to, or exceeding that of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy generally used as a high-strength titanium alloy, and excellent in hot workability including hot forgeability and subsequent sec... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6849230 | Mixture of two particulate phases used in the production of a green compact that can be sintered at higher temperatures A mixture of two particulate phases used in the production of a green compact that can be sintered at higher temperatures. The first phase contains particles that consist of a metal and/or a metal allow and/or a metal compound. The second phase contains particles fr... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6833058 | Titanium-based and zirconium-based mixed materials and sputtering targets The invention encompasses methods of forming titanium-based mixed-metal materials and zirconium-based mixed-metal materials utilizing one or more of a reduction process, electrolysis process and iodide process. The invention also encompasses a sputtering target comp... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6786984 | Ternary alloy and apparatus thereof This present invention relates to an alloy comprising Sn, at least one of Ti and Zr and at least one of Nb and Ta as the major elements. The total percentage of the Nb and Ta in the alloy material is preferably from 8 to 20 atom % and the percentage of the Sn in the... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6771490 | Metal frame for electronic hardware and flat panel displays A metal frame for electronic hardware and a method of manufacturing such a frame wherein at least a portion of the frame is made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys or bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy-composites is provided. The metal frames of the invention are pr... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767418 | Ti-Zr type alloy and medical appliance formed thereof A Ti—Zr type alloy manifesting excellent plastic workability at normal temperature fit for the use in general industry, allowing improvement in corrosion resistance fit for the use in medical treatment, offering improved corrosion resistance in an acidic solution,... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6759134 | Process of forming a metallic article having a black oxide/ceramic surface and articles produced by the method A process for forming a metallic article having a black ornamental surface includes the steps of metallurgically providing an alloy containing between about 51 and 70 about percent by weight of titanium, between about 3 and about 17 percent by weight of niobium, and... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755948 | Titanium target for sputtering A titanium sputtering target that contains a concentration of oxygen in an amount of 20 ppm or less and has a maximum grain diameter of 20 μm or less. The target permits a sputtering operation to be accomplished substantially free from the formation of particles or... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6692586 | High temperature melting braze materials for bonding niobium based alloys This invention relates to a high temperature melting composition and a method of using the composition for brazing high temperature niobium-based substrates, such as niobium-based refractory metal-intermetallic compositions (RMIC), including but not restr... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6632396 | Titanium-based alloy Titanium-based alloy contains, % by mass: aluminum 2.2 to 3.8; vanadium 4.5 to 5.9; moloybdenum 4.5 to 5.9; chromium 2.0 to 3.6; iron 0.2 to 0.8; zirconium 0.0l to 0.08; carbon 0.01 to 0.25; oxygen 0.03 to 0.25; titanium being the balance. The alloy posse... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6623543 | Method for forming titanium anisotropic metal particles A method for forming dendritic metal powders, comprising the steps of: (1) heating a powder comprising non-dendritic particles, under conditions suitable for initial stage sintering, to form a lightly sintered material; and (2) breaking the lightly sinter... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6607693 | Titanium alloy and method for producing the same A titanium alloy according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises an element of Va group (the vanadium group) in an amount of 30-60% by weight and the balance of titanium substantially, exhibits an average Young's modulus of 75 GPa... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6596228 | Titanium materials Described is a method and apparatus for producing high purity titanium and high purity titanium so produced. The process contemplates producing titanium sponge in a container and performing titanium fused salt electrolysis in situ in the same container to... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6562207 | Refractory metal silicide alloy sputter targets, use and manufacture thereof Sputter target, method of manufacture of same and sputter coating process using the target as a sputtering source are disclosed. The sputter target comprises an Me/Si multi-phase, consolidated blend wherein the Si component is present in a very small amou... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6511587 | Sputtering targets and method for the preparation thereof A process for the prearation of a sputtering target which comprises sub-stoichiometric titanium dioxide, TiOx, where x is below 2 having an electrical resistivity of less than 0.5 ohm.cm, optionally together with niobium oxide, which process co... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6461686 | Sputtering targets and method for the preparation thereof A process for the preparation of a sputtering target which comprises sub-stoichiometric titanium dioxide, TiOx, where x is below 2 having an electrical resistivity of less than 0.5 ohm.multidot.cm, optionally together with niobium oxide, which ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6428634 | Ni-Ti-Nb alloy processing method and articles formed from the alloy A method of processing a Ni--Ti--Nb based alloy which contains from about 4 to about 14 atomic percent Nb and in which the ratio of atomic percent Ni to atomic percent Ti is from about 3.8 to 1.2, comprising working the alloy sufficient to impart a textur... | 08/06/2002 |
