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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988799 | Welding repair method for full hoop structures A unique heat treat method for relieving stresses caused by a repairing weld joint in a full hoop part heat treats locally, at the location of the weld joint, and at a diametrically opposed location. By providing the diametrically opposed heat treat location, the pr... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7967926 | UOE steel pipe excellent in collapse strength and method of production thereof The present invention relates to UOE steel pipe excellent in collapse characteristics formed by the UOE production method and a method for forming this UOE steel pipe, said UOE steel pipe characterized in that a ratio between compression and tension of yield strengt... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7892368 | UOE steel pipe excellent in collapse strength and method of production thereof The present invention relates to UOE steel pipe excellent in collapse characteristics formed by the UOE production method and a method for forming this UOE steel pipe, said UOE steel pipe characterized in that a ratio between compression and tension of yield strengt... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7399372 | Method for manufacturing metallic bellows A metallic bellows, composed of precipitation hardening stainless steel, includes ridge portions and valley portions formed alternately and continuously, an average grain size of 10 to 15 μm, and compressive residual stress of not less than 500 MPa provided to at l... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371988 | Methods for extending the life of alloy steel welded joints by elimination and reduction of the HAZ In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for welding together two metal pieces, comprising buttering a surface of a first metal piece with a first nickel-based filler metal at a thickness sufficient to isolate a heat-affected zone in the first meta... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361411 | Hardfacing alloy, methods, and products Disclosed is a hardfacing alloy capable of withstanding service abrasion of the order of silicious earth particles and weldable on industrial products, such as tool joints and stabilizers used in oil and gas well drilling, and other industrial products. The hardfaci... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7323228 | Method of vaporizing and ionizing metals for use in semiconductor processing Techniques for vaporizing and handling a vaporized metallic element or metallic element salt with a heated inert carrier gas for further processing. The vaporized metallic element or salt is carried by an inert carrier gas heated to the same temperature as the vapor... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7251979 | Method of producing forged part and method of producing suspension arm for automotive vehicles A method of producing a forged part includes holding a material by a jig, upsetting the material, held by the jig, to a predetermined length by a pair of upsetting dies disposed on both ends of the material, while pressing the upsetting dies on the material, so as t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7219727 | Wear resistant tubular connection A wear resistant casing connection including a wear resistant portion on its exterior surface is taught. A casing connection having a controlled bend angle is also taught. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7152699 | Connection rod and method for production thereof A connection rod (1) for rock drilling includes a first rod part (2) whidh has an external thread (4) provided at one end thereof, wherein the end of the rod opposite to the one end includes an end portion (6) which carries an internal th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7013617 | Method of filling and sealing A method of filling and sealing a gas capsule having (i) a hollow body portion and (ii) an elongate hollow neck portion having a free open distal end extending from the body portion is disclosed. The method is accomplished by applying a filling cap to the open end o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959476 | Aluminum automotive drive shaft A method for producing aluminum drive shafts from molten aluminum alloy using a continuous caster to cast the alloy into a slab. The method comprises providing a molten aluminum alloy consisting essentially of 0.2 to 0.8 wt. % Si, 0.05 to 0.4 wt. % Cu, 0.45 to 1.2 w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960274 | Tooling and method of manufacturing a mesh laminate An apparatus and method of manufacturing a wire mesh laminate includes wrapping a central core with multiple layers of mesh screen and a barrier layer having a higher melting point than the mesh screen to form a spool assembly. The spool assembly is then surrounded ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948649 | Method of producing steel pipes, and welded pipes The high yield ratio problem intrinsic in high-strength steel pipes is solved and a method of producing a steel pipe, while securing the pipe roundness is provided. A steel pipe produced from a steel plate by forming and welding is subjected to 0.3 to 1.2% of expans... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6884305 | High-strength α+β type titanium alloy tube and production method therefor The present invention provides a high strength α+β titanium alloy pipe not requiring a large amount of cutting and enabling full use to be made of the features of titanium alloy of light weight and high strength and a method for production of the same. Specificall... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6547894 | Method of forming a stabilizer bar A method of making a stabilizer bar from a tubular blank to which a mixture of an adhesive and powdered metal is applied to the inside surface of opposite ends of the tube. The adhesive is cured and then the fuseweld powder is placed in an oven to melt th... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6454884 | Method of manufacturing a vehicle structural beam A vehicle structural beam, such as a door intrusion beam, which possesses an elongate tubular beam part which at opposite ends is provided with mounting flanges for securement to a vehicle frame. The elongate tubular beam part and the flanges provided at ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6419768 | Method for producing welded tubing having a uniform microstructure A method for producing an autogenous welded tubular metal article having a substantially uniform grain size, including the weld-affected area thereof. This is achieved by applying to the metal article a series of cold reduction and annealing operations th... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6379480 | Method for obtaining thin, light and rigid metal parts The invention concerns a method for producing parts made of thin, light and rigid metal alloy essentially having the following steps: producing a core having the part shape; producing cavities in the core; producing shells made of metal alloy combined wit... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375895 | Hardfacing alloy, methods, and products Disclosed is a hardfacing alloy capable of withstanding abrasion of the order of silicious earth particles and weldable in crack free state on industrial products, such as tool joints and stabilizers used in oil and gas well drilling, and other industrial... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6350327 | Process for manufacturing pipes A process for producing clad pipe comprises forming a hollow body (S10) of base material, bonding a cladding material metallurgically to the base material (S12) to form a composite body and subsequently extruding the composite body to form a pipe. This pr... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6200397 | Method and apparatus for strip anode wrapping for cathodic protection of tubular members A novel method and apparatus to apply a corrosion protection in the form of a zinc (or other sacrificial anodic material) tape to a tubular member such as pipe or coiled tubing to used as an underground or underwater pipeline or flow line is disclosed. Th... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6042659 | Method of coating the seams of a welded tube An improved method of coating the welded seam of a metal tube comprising heating the weld area only of the metal tube to a first temperature which is less than the melting temperature of the protective metal coating, applying the protective metal coating ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5935351 | Method for making a high temperature, high pressure, erosion and corrosion resistant composite structure The present invention is a metallic composite which is resistant to erosion and corrosion at the high temperatures and pressures which are encountered in gun tubes, including projectile launchers. This composite comprises a ductile layer of rhenium or a r... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5895533 | Beryllium-copper bonding material For bonding pure beryllium to a copper alloy, a beryllium-copper material comprising a single layer or multiple layers having a thickness of 0.3-3.0 mm and containing at least 50 atomic % of Cu is inserted between the pure beryllium and the copper alloy t... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5858556 | Multilayer composite tubular structure and method of making A multilayer composite tubular structure for use as a stent in surgical procedures has an outer layer of biocompatible material, a middle layer of radiopaque material, and an inner layer of biocompatible material. The layers are metallurgically bonded, to... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855699 | Method for manufacturing welded clad steel tube In a method of the present invention for manufacturing a welded clad steel tube, an alloy including a corrosion-resisting or heat-resisting alloy is overlaid on a raw steel tube to manufacture a cold steel tube. Then, a cold or warm working is subjected t... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5607524 | Drive shafts for vehicles and other applications and method for production Methods for making an aluminum drive shaft for automobiles or trucks or other drive shaft applications from aluminum alloy tube and methods for making said tube including using an aluminum alloy containing about 0.5 to 1.3% magnesium, about 0.4 to 1.2% si... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5527404 | Vehicle frame components exhibiting enhanced energy absorption, an alloy and a method for their manufacture An improved elongate aluminum alloy product, and a method of producing such a product, ideally suited for use as a component in a vehicle frame or subassembly, i.e., body-in-white. The alloy consists of essentially 0.45 to 0.7% magnesium, and about 0.35 t... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5407494 | Method of fabricating a welded metallic duct assembly A process for fabricating a welded metallic duct assembly includes the steps of forming tubing from a flat form of a metal or alloy, annealing the tubing while applying radially directed pressure to a surface thereof, and then welding an end of the tubing... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5314108 | Method of producing welded tube with excellent corrosion-resistant inner surface Disclosed is a method of producing a welded steel tube with excellent inner surface corrosion resistance, in which at least one surface of a steel strip is coated with a first plate layer made of at least one of nickel, cobalt and alloys based on the meta... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5312026 | Welded tube with excellent corrosion-resistant inner surface and method of producing the same Disclosed is a welded tube with an excellent corrosion-resistant inner surface, in which the inner surface including the bead part has a first plate layer of one metal material selected from Sn, Sn--Zn, Sn--Ni, Ni--P and Ni--B and the first plate layer is... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5304261 | Method of fabricating a channel box or other part for a nuclear reactor In a method of fabricating a channel box for use in a nuclear reactor, Zr-alloy sheet material is formed into a tubular channel box. The method includes solution heat treatment of the Zr-alloy sheet material including quenching from a temperature at which... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5249730 | Process for the manufacture of zirconium based tubes formed from layers of varying composition The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of zirconium based tubes formed from layers of varying composition. The process consists in preparing the tubular blank which is intended to form the outer layer of the tube by rolling-solderi... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5217158 | Process for thermodynamically treating a region joining two members This invention relates to a process for thermodynamically treating a region joining two members. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, are the steps of heating the region to a first temperature generally within a range of 750° F. and 85... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5022931 | Process for hot working article defining hole at the center thereof A process for hot working a tubular material having one open end and the other closed end including the steps of: injecting an inert gas into the hole of the material; then fastening a cap to the open end of the material in order to hermetically seal the ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5013370 | Method for localization of tensile residual stress and product produced thereby A metallic object is treated to produce tensile residual stress in a known localized area of the metallic object. A metallic object having at least one portion substantially free of tensile residual stress is provided, and a localized area adjacent to or ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4975128 | Method for heat-treating straight bead welded pipes A method for welding and heat treating straight bead welded pipes made of austenitic, ferritic or austenitic-ferritic rust-resistant steel includes welding a straight bead on a pipe forming a welding seam region, a heat affected zone and a remaining regio... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4885044 | Method of controlling hardness of pipe weld-joints by radially inserting insulating rings prior to tempering heat-treatment A process is provided for heat treating an annular martensitic heat-affected zone. The heat-affected zone is commonly created in the outer segment of a pipeline wall as a result of applying a circumferential fillet weld to the pipe. The embrittled zone cr... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4799971 | Tubing for energy absorbing structures Tubing for energy absorbing structures such as automotive door beams: The tubing is heated, quenched, reheated and cold rolled to final diameter. The tubing may be of a ferrous alloy containing C--0.21 to 0.30; Mn--1.00 to 1.50; P--0.035 max.; S--0.040 ma... | 01/24/1989 |
