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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114227 | Method for making a steel part of multiphase microstructure The subject of the invention is a process for manufacturing a part made of steel having a multiphase microstructure, said microstructure comprising ferrite and being homogeneous in each of the regions of said part, which process comprises the steps consisting in: | 02/14/2012 |
| 7182909 | Forging quench Apparatus and methods are provided for cooling workpieces. A cooling gas is directed toward a surface of a workpiece. The cooling gas includes at least a first component that is gaseous at a reference ambient condition and a second component that is a liquid at the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6878220 | Method of making a hardened sheet metal article In a method of making a hardened sheet metal article, at least one pot-shaped depression is formed in a sheet metal blank. Thereafter, the sheet metal blank is hot formed in a press mold to a sheet metal article, and the sheet metal article is hardened. The press mo... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6488791 | Method for strengthening a steel channel member A conventional steel C-channel used as a side rail in a truck frame is strengthened by forming, after heat treating, strengthening lips on the edges of the C-channel flanges while the C-channel is still hot from the final tempering step of the heat treati... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6328829 | Constrained hardening method and apparatus for deformed bar workpieces Hardening is accomplished by heating a longitudinal section of a workpiece such as an odd-shaped bar, and by quenching while constraining the workpiece section in dies. The quenching is executed while the workpiece is pressed in a direction perpendicular ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6185978 | Method for manufacturing of curved and quenched profiled elements and a die tool for carrying out the method In a method of manufacturing a curved and quenched profile element, a profile element is positioned in a die tool with relatively movable tool halves for forming the profile element into a desired curved shape. The profile element is pushed between the to... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6048418 | Ring forming apparatus and heat treating process An improved method for heat treating and forming Belleville washers, springs, clutch plates and the like by initially stamping or otherwise forming a flat ring, heating the ring to an elevated temperature of approximately 1700° F., placing the hot ring w... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5626693 | Method and apparatus for quenching a tubular workpiece This invention provides a method and apparatus for quenching a tubular workpiece such as cylindrical tubes or different-shaped tubes, which are difficult to be exerted constraining force for preventing warping especially in case of thinner thickness. Warp... | 05/06/1997 |
| 4444604 | Method of preventing distortion of a heated workpiece during cooling A method is provided for preventing distortion of a heated cylindrical metal workpiece during cooling. The method includes heating the workpiece and then placing a fixture substantially at room temperature in the workpiece. The fixture has a plurality of ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4057230 | Die quench machine and method The invention is concerned with a horizontally closing die quenching apparatus and with a method for die quenching. The apparatus comprises a pair of relatively movable opposed substantially vertical platens each supporting a plurality of die blocks, the ... | 11/08/1977 |
