204 patents
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Aluminum alloy products exhibiting improved bond durability and methods of making the same
16 May 23
Disclosed are aluminum alloy products and methods of making and processing such products.
Liangliang Li, Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane, Sazol Kumar Das, Peter Lloyd Redmond, Changook Son, Dewei Zhu, Yudie Yuan, Luis Fanor Vega, Milan Felberbaum, Julio Malpica, Brian Paradis, Alp Manavbasi, Dechao Lin
Filed: 23 Oct 18
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Multi-purpose Pump System for a Metal Furnace and Related Methods
11 May 23
A pump system for a metal furnace includes a tank and a magnetic stirrer.
Brent Opdendries, Ravindra Tarachand Pardeshi, Sean Jackson
Filed: 16 Feb 21
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Systems and methods for controlling flatness of a metal substrate with low pressure rolling
2 May 23
A flatness control system includes a work stand of a finishing line, a plurality of actuators, a flatness measuring device, and a controller.
Mehdi Shafiei, David Anthony Gaensbauer, Jeffrey Edward Geho, Andrew James Hobbis, Steven L. Mick
Filed: 20 Jul 18
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Mold Corner Heating During Casting
20 Apr 23
Systems and methods may utilize magnetic rotors to heat molten metal in the corner regions of a mold during casting (e.g., casting of an ingot, billet, or slab).
Brent Opdendries, Robert Bruce Wagstaff, Ravindra Tarachand Pardeshi, Samuel Robert Wagstaff
Filed: 26 Feb 21
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Aluminum Alloy Articles Exhibiting Improved Bond Durability and Methods of Making the Same
20 Apr 23
Disclosed are metal articles and methods of making and processing such metal articles.
Emanuel Beck, Alexandre Durussel, Xavier Varone, Mario A. Salgado-Ordorica, Joerg Simon, Guillaume Florey, Michele Edith Berner, Corrado Bassi, Cyrille Bezencon, Mathilde Guerin, Alejandro Puig
Filed: 17 Mar 21
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Scrap Submergence Device and Related Processes
13 Apr 23
A scrap submergence device for mixing molten metal in a furnace may include an upper structure, a shaft extending down from the upper structure, and an impeller at a lower end of the shaft.
Edwin L. Rauch, Wesley Donald Stevens, Tina Kosmicki, Steven W. Dinsmore, Stephen James Salt, Donnie Northern, Robert Bruce Wagstaff
Filed: 29 Apr 21
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Method of Controlling the Shape of an Ingot Head
6 Apr 23
Systems and associated methods are provided for controlling the shape of an ingot head during formation.
Phillip Wilson, John Robert Buster McCallum, Aaron David Sinden, Brent Opdendries, Jason Dell Hymas, Todd F. Bischoff
Filed: 25 Mar 21
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Aluminum Anode Current Collectors for Lithium Ion Batteries
6 Apr 23
Described are substrates including a layer of an aluminum alloy with a conductive coating, also referred to as a protective overlayer.
Diptarka Majumdar, Venkatesh Sundaram, Matthew McDowell, Francisco J. Quintero Cortes, DaeHoon Kang
Filed: 8 Mar 21
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Systems and Methods for Forming a Double Dome Container
30 Mar 23
A bottom forming system for a metal container includes a domer assembly that forms a double dome in a bottom of the metal container during a bottom forming process.
Jaesuk Park, Yihai Shi, Vishwanath Hegadekatte, Sebastijan Jurendic
Filed: 7 Jul 22
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Tapered Plug Burner Cleaning Ports
30 Mar 23
A burner for a metal-melting furnace can releasably receive a tapered plug in sealing engagement with an access passage aligned with an air passage.
Edwin L. Rauch
Filed: 30 Nov 22
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Control of Aluminum Alloy Microstructure for Improved Corrosion Resistance and Bonding Performance
30 Mar 23
Described are aluminum alloy products that generally have a microstructure and composition that resists corrosion.
Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane, Lasitha Cumaranatunge, Sazol Kumar Das, Yudie Yuan, Thomas J. Beck, Rajeev G. Kamat, Peter Lloyd Redmond, John Anthony Hunter, Liangliang Li, Samuel Robert Wagstaff, Kumar Sundaram, Robert Bruce Wagstaff
Filed: 18 Feb 21
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Electrolytic Processing of Metallic Substrates
23 Mar 23
Provided herein are methods and systems for electrolytic processing of metallic substrates, such as aluminum alloys.
Kevin Mark Johnson, Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane, Brian Paradis, Markondeyaraj Pulugurtha
Filed: 11 Mar 21
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Metal Products with Improved Bond Durability and Related Methods
16 Mar 23
Aluminum alloy products having a bulk and a micro-grained subsurface structure are described.
THERESA ELIZABETH MACFARLANE, SAZOL KUMAR DAS, RASHMI RANJAN MOHANTY, ALP MANAVBASI, YUDIE YUAN, THOMAS J. BECK
Filed: 18 Feb 21
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Adjustable Kiln Flight for Rotary Kiln Decoater and Associated Method
9 Mar 23
Disclosed are adjustable kiln flights for rotary kilns and associated methods.
JungYoung SON, Cameron KOENTOPP
Filed: 17 Nov 22
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Techniques for Producing Aluminum Alloy Products Having Improved Formability and Recyclability
9 Mar 23
Described are aluminum alloy products and methods of making aluminum alloy products in which the aluminum alloy products have carefully controlled intermetallic particle density and particle size.
Daehoon Kang, Kyle David Dasch, Mitchell Glenn Roux, John Min Ho, Sazol Kumar Das, Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty, Dewei Zhu, Stephen Buckingham, Amanda Owens
Filed: 20 Jan 21
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Metal Alloy Surface Modification Methods and Related Metal Alloy Products with Improved Bond Durability
9 Mar 23
Described are methods of treating surfaces of metal alloy substrates and associated metal alloy products.
Alp Manavbasi, Stephen Buckingham, Brian Matthew Walczak, Thomas Beck, Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane, Lasitha Cumaranatunge, Samuel Robert Wagstaff, John Min Ho
Filed: 18 Feb 21
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Ultrasonic Treatment for Microstructure Refinement of Continuously Cast Products
2 Mar 23
Described herein are techniques for improving the grain structure of a metal product by applying ultrasonic energy to a continuously cast metal product at a position downstream from the casting region and allowing the ultrasonic energy to propagate through the metal product to the solidification region.
Samuel Robert Wagstaff
Filed: 14 Jan 21
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Metal casting and rolling line
28 Feb 23
A continuous casting and rolling line for casting, rolling, and otherwise preparing metal strip can produce distributable metal strip without requiring cold rolling or the use of a solution heat treatment line.
Milan Felberbaum, Sazol Kumar Das, Aurele Mariaux, Duane E. Bendzinski, Cyrille Bezencon, Simon William Barker, Corrado Bassi, Rajeev G. Kamat, Tudor Piroteala, Rajasekhar Talla, Robert Bruce Wagstaff
Filed: 30 Oct 20
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Cooling System and Method for Decoaters
23 Feb 23
A cooling system for the decoating system includes a sensor, a control device, and a controller communicatively coupled with the sensor and the control device.
JungYoung Son, Edwin L. Rauch
Filed: 13 Oct 22
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Aluminum Alloys and Coated Aluminum Alloys with High Corrosion Resistance and Methods of Making the Same
16 Feb 23
Provided herein are new aluminum alloys comprising Ca, Mg and/or Zn and new coated aluminum alloys comprising surface layers (e.g., coatings) comprising Ca, Mn, Zn, and/or Ni that can be used in aluminum alloy products, such as clad layers.
Aurèle Mariaux, Juergen Timm, Guillaume Florey, Emanuel Beck, Lasitha Cumaranatunge, Peter Lloyd Redmond, Duane E. Bendzinski, Aude Celine Despois, Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane, Rajeev G. Kamat
Filed: 15 Jan 21