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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7704332 | Moderate density, low density, and extremely low density single crystal alloys for high ANapplications A single crystal alloy for high AN2 applications has a composition consisting essentially of from 4.0 to 10 wt % chromium, from 1.0 to 2.5 wt % molybdenum, up to 5.0 wt % tungsten, from 3.0 to 8.0 wt % tantalum, from 5.5 to 6.25 wt % aluminum, from 6.0 to... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7473326 | Ni-base directionally solidified superalloy and Ni-base single crystal superalloy A Ni-base directionally solidified superalloy and a Ni-base single-crystal superalloy, which have superior creep strength at a high temperature, consists essentially of from 5.0 percent by weight to 7.0 percent by weight of Al, from 4.0 percent by weight to 16.0 per... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465365 | Method for making materials having artificially dispersed nano-size phases and articles made therewith A method for forming a nanocomposite material and articles made with the nanocomposite material are presented. The method comprises providing a molten material; providing a nano-sized material, the nano-sized material being substantially inert with respect to the mo... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7347292 | Braze material for an attack tool In one aspect of the invention, a tool has a wear-resistant base suitable for attachment to a driving mechanism and also a hard tip attached to an interfacial surface of the base. The tip has a first cemented metal carbide segment bonded to a superhard material at a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338259 | High modulus metallic component for high vibratory operation A high modulus component, such as an aircraft engine turbine blade, is formed from a base metal that has a high modulus crystallographic orientation that is aligned with the primary, i.e. radial, direction of the turbine blade. The base metal is Ni, Fe, Ti, Co, Al, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318267 | Strip production equipment Arranged are a twin- or single-roll continuous casting machine supplied with molten metal from a tundish arranged above so as to continuously cast a strip with a predetermined width, a trimmer arranged downstream of the continuous casting machine to trim widthwise e... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316988 | Gas turbine single plant modifying method, a catalyst re-using method and a re-produced catalyst A high temperature denitration catalyst of a gas turbine single plant contains TiO2, at least one of WO3 and MoO3 and V2O5 of 0.5 wt % or less, preferably 0.2 wt % or less, or none of V2O5,... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7264887 | MCrAlY bond coating and method of depositing said MCrAlY bond coating A method of depositing a bond coating to a surface of an article includes the steps of depositing an inner layer of the bond coating consisting of β-NiAl comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/β-MCrAlY comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/γ′- or γ-MCrAlY... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261783 | Low density, high creep resistant single crystal superalloy for turbine airfoils A nickel-base superalloy article for use in turbines has increased creep resistance and lower density. The superalloy article includes, as measured in % by weight, 6.0-12.0% Mo, 5.5-6.5% Al, 3.0-7.0% Ta, 0-15% Co, 2.0-6.0% Cr, 1.0-4.0% Re, 0-1.5% W, 0-1.5% Ru, 0-2.0... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250088 | Directionally solidified columnar grained article and apparatus for manufacture thereof A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a directionally solidified columnar grained article with a reduced amount of secondary misorientation of the columnar grains. The method employs a casting assembly comprising a mold with a cavity, a selector section at a l... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7204019 | Method for repairing an apertured gas turbine component A method for repairing defects in a gas turbine component that comprises a substrate and an existing coating on the substrate. The article includes cooling holes having a predetermined air flow requirement and an outer shaped portion and an inner metering portion. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175705 | Process for producing compound semiconductor single crystal A process for producing compound semiconductor single crystal, comprises the steps of: putting a compound semiconductor raw material into a crucible, setting the crucible in a vertical type of heating furnace to heat and melt the raw material by a heater, promoting ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169241 | Ni-based superalloy having high oxidation resistance and gas turbine part A Ni-based alloy hardened with the γ′ phase, which is able to exhibit not only superior strength at high temperatures, but also excellent hot corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance at high temperatures in spite of containing no Re or reducing the amount of... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161476 | Electronic tire management system An electronic tire maintenance system is provided for measuring a parameter of a device at a first location. The system includes a sensor for measuring the device parameter and generating a data signal representing the measured parameter. The system also includes a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7115175 | Modified advanced high strength single crystal superalloy composition The present invention relates to an improved single crystal nickel base superalloy and a process for making same. The single crystal nickel base superalloy has a composition comprising 3 to 12 wt % chromium, up to 3 wt % molybdenum, 3 to 10 wt % tungsten, up to 5 wt... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101639 | Fuel cell electrocatalyst of Pt-Rh-Mo-Ni/Fe An improved metal alloy fuel cell electrocatalyst composition containing platinum, rhodium, molybdenum, and nickel iron or a combination thereof. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6946096 | Use of powder metal sintering/diffusion bonding to enable applying silicon carbide or rhenium alloys to face seal rotors A method for making aerospace face seal rotors reinforced by rhenium metal, alloy, or composite in combination with silicon carbide or other ceramic. The resulting rotor also is disclosed. Ceramic grains, preferably silicon carbide (SiC), are mixed with powdered met... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936116 | Nickel-based alloy for producing components solidified in single crystal form A nickel-based alloy for producing, by casting, components which have solidified in single crystal form, contains rhenium and tungsten, as well as aluminium, chromium and cobalt. The rhenium content is at least 2.3% by weight, and the weight ratio of the tungsten co... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918969 | Cast steel and steel material with excellent workability, method for processing molten steel therefor and method for manufacturing the cast steel and steel material A cast steel with excellent workability, characterized in that not less than 60% of the total cross section thereof is occupied by equiaxed crystals, the diameters (mm) of which satisfy the following formula: D | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908518 | Nickel base superalloys and turbine components fabricated therefrom A nickel base superalloy suitable for the production of a large, crack-free nickel-base superalloy gas turbine bucket suitable for use in a large land-based utility gas turbine engine, comprising, by weight percents: Chromium 7.0 t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908288 | Repair of advanced gas turbine blades Methods for repairing and manufacturing a gas turbine blade, and the gas turbine blade repaired and manufactured with such methods are presented with, for example, the repair method comprising providing a gas turbine blade, the blade comprising a blade tip and a bla... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905558 | Billet by continuous casting and manufacturing method for the same A billet produced by continuous casting having little central segregation, in particular a billet of high carbon steel produced by continuous casting, and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. In the continuous casting billet, the size of the dendritic equia... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905559 | Nickel-base superalloy composition and its use in single-crystal articles A composition of matter is about 1 to about 3 percent rhenium, from about 6 to about 9 percent aluminum, from 0 to about 0.5 percent titanium, from about 4 to about 6 percent tantalum, from about 12.5 to about 15 percent chromium, from about 3 to about 10 percent co... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6841013 | Metallic nanowire and method of making the same A metallic nanowire having an aspect ratio of at least 100 and a diameter less than 200 nanometers composed of at least one of bismuth, indium, tin, lead, zinc, antimony and alloys of the same and a method of making the same from a thin film composite. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6800148 | Single crystal vane segment and method of manufacture The present invention contemplates a multi-airfoil vane segment produced as a single crystal casting from a rhenium containing directionally solidified alloy. The single crystal casting containing grain boundary strengtheners. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6637500 | Cores for use in precision investment casting Concepts for fabricating improved cores for investment casting are described. The cores are composite which include refractory metal elements and ceramic elements. The refractory metal elements are provided to enhance the mechanical properties of the core... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632299 | Nickel-base superalloy for high temperature, high strain application A nickel-base superalloy that exhibits outstanding mechanical properties under high temperature and high strain conditions when cast in an equiaxed and/or directionally solidified, columnar grain structure, and which exhibits increased grain boundary stre... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6451135 | High-purity copper sputtering targets and thin films There is provided copper targets for sputtering capable of forming a deposition film with low electric resistance indispensable for high-speed operation elements and also with excellent thickness uniformity, and such thin copper films. A high-purity coppe... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6436208 | Process for preparing aligned in-situ two phase single crystal composites of titanium-niobium alloys A process of preparing aligned, in-situ, two-phase single crystal alloys of titanium, aluminum and niobium which comprises growing the alloys at rates of about 3.0 mm. to about 6.0 mm. per hour by rotating a seed rod alloy consisting essentially of Ti-43 ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6419763 | Nickel-base superalloy A nickel-base superalloy, in particular for the production of single-crystal components or directionally solidified components, comprising (measured in % by weight): 3.0-13.0% Cr, 5.0-15.0% Co, 0-3.0% Mo, 3.5-9.5% W, 3.2-6.0% Al, 0-3.0% Ti, 2.0-10.0% Ta, ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6355117 | Nickel base superalloy single crystal articles with improved performance in air and hydrogen Compositional requirements and processing improvements are disclosed which improve the hydrogen embrittlement resistance and the fatigue resistance in air of nickel base single crystal articles. The compositional requirements enlarge the difference betwee... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6322643 | Columnar crystalline Ni-base heat-resistant alloy having high resistance to intergranular corrosion at high temperature, method of producing the alloy, large-size article, and method of producing large-size article from the alloy An Ni-base heat resistant alloy, has a composition which contains, by weight, Cr: from 12.0 to 14.3%, Co: from 8.5 to 11.0%, Mo: from 1.0 to 3.5%, W: from 3.5 to 6.2%, Ta: from 3.0 to 5.5%, Al: from 3.5 to 4.5%, Ti: from 2.0 to 3.2%, C: from 0.04 to 0.12%... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6273969 | Alloys and methods for their preparation The present invention relates to an alloy comprising a first element A, a second element B, a third element C, and a fourth element D. In the alloy, first element A and second element B are present as a binary compound AB, and third element C and fourth e... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6255000 | Single-cast, high-temperature, thin wall structures Disclosed is a single-cast, thin wall structure capable of withstanding impinging gases at temperatures of 4300° F. and higher, and method of making the same.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6217286 | Unidirectionally solidified cast article and method of making A cast superalloy article having a unidirectional crystal structure that is substantially defect free with primary dendrite arm spacing greater than 150 μm is provided. The unidirectional crystalline microstructure comprises a longitudinal columnar struc... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6114052 | Ingot plate made of thermoelectric material, rectangular bar cut from the ingot plate, and process of fabricating the ingot plate An ingot plate (10) of cleaveable thermoelectric material has a layered structure having substantially parallel cleavage planes. Substantially all of the cleavage planes are disposed at a less cleavage angle with respect to the upper and lower faces (11, ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6103396 | Thick amorphous metal strip having improved ductility and magnetic properties An amorphous metal strip having a sheet thickness ranging from about 50 to 75 μm and a sheet width of at least 20 mm is produced by a casting process utilizing a single nozzle orifice and a high thermal conductivity, large diameter wheel as a casting sub... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103402 | Crack free metallic articles A containerless method of producing a crack free metallic article of near-net shape includes melting a filler material into a metallic substrate or seed under conditions chosen to preclude cracking. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a laser beam... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6051083 | High strength Ni-base superalloy for directionally solidified castings In order to provide a high strength Ni-base superalloy for directionally solidified castings, which is prevented from solidification cracking at the casting, having a sufficient grain boundary strength for ensuring reliability during its operation and a s... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6036791 | Columnar crystalline Ni-based heat-resistant alloy having high resistance to intergranular corrosion at high temperature, method of producing the alloy, large-size article, and method of producing large-size article from the alloy An Ni-base heat resistant alloy, has a composition which contains, by weight, Cr: from 12.0 to 14.3%, Co: from 8.5 to 11.0%, Mo: from 1.0 to 3.5%, W: from 3.5 to 6.2%, Ta: from 3.0 to 5.5%, Al: from 3.5 to 4.5%, Ti: from 2.0 to 3.2%, C: from 0.04 to 0.12%... | 03/14/2000 |
