110 patents
Utility
Cooling Pad Assembly for a Belt Casting System
18 Jan 24
A cooling pad for a belt casting system includes a first nozzle arrangement and a second nozzle arrangement.
Heinz BECKER, Edward S. LUCE, Kevin M. GATENBY, Dennis P. CHADWICK, Simon William BARKER
Filed: 3 Feb 22
Utility
Cast Aluminum Alloys Comprising Calcium and Related Processes
4 Jan 24
Described are processes for continuously casting aluminum alloys, wherein the alloys comprise or are modified to comprise Mg.
Robert Bruce Wagstaff, Samuel Robert Wagstaff, Kumar Sundaram, Carlos R. Morais, Simon William Barker
Filed: 26 Jan 22
Utility
Improved Ironing Systems and Methods
4 Jan 24
An ironing system includes a ram, a sensor system, and a punch nose.
Jay Michael Shores, Carlos Nobrega, Stewart Edward Hickey
Filed: 14 Dec 21
Utility
Rotating Magnet Heat Induction
21 Dec 23
A rotating magnet heater for metal products, such as aluminum strip, can include permanent magnet rotors arranged above and below a moving metal strip to induce moving or time varying magnetic fields through the metal strip.
Antoine Jean Willy Pralong, Peter Knelsen, David Anthony Gaensbauer, Rodger Brown, Michael Kosmicki, David Michael Custers, Natasha Iyer, Robert Bruce Wagstaff, Alp Manavbasi, ChangOok Son, Duane E. Bendzinski, Rajeev G. Kamat, David Skingley Wright, Andrew James Hobbis, Christophe Besson
Filed: 31 Aug 23
Utility
Highly Formable, Recycled Aluminum Alloys and Methods of Making the Same
2 Nov 23
Provided herein are highly formable aluminum alloys and methods of making the same.
Sazol Kumar Das, Matthew Heyen, Peter Evans, Martin Beech, ChangOok Son, Mark Marsh, Rajeev G. Kamat, Rainer Kossak, David Fryatt, David Scott Fisher, Guillaume Florey, Cyrille Bezencon, Juergen Timm
Filed: 3 Jul 23
Utility
Functionally Gradient Aluminum Alloy Products and Methods of Making
12 Oct 23
The present disclosure generally provides aluminum alloy products having a functional gradient across at least one dimension of the aluminum alloy product.
Samuel Robert WAGSTAFF, Vishwanath HEGADEKATTE, Ravindra Tarachand PARDESHI, Kumar SUNDARAM, Fatih Gurcag SEN
Filed: 23 Sep 21
Utility
High Strength and Low Quench Sensitive 7XXX Series Aluminum Alloys and Methods of Making
5 Oct 23
Described are methods of making an aluminum alloy product.
Yudie Yuan, Ganesh Bhaskaran, Anna E. Janoff, Cedric Wu, Rajeev G. Kamat, David Leyvraz
Filed: 16 Sep 21
Utility
System and Method for Monitoring Ingot Detachment from Bottom Block
21 Sep 23
A monitoring system may monitor a gap between an ingot and a bottom block of a mold.
John Robert Buster McCallum, Aaron David Sinden
Filed: 23 Jul 21
Utility
Sensing Events In a Metal Casting System
14 Sep 23
Systems and methods are disclosed for an event detection system that captures data associated with events while a DC casting system forms an ingot, determines characteristics of the events, and improves the casting system based on the events.
John Robert Buster McCallum, Phillip Wilson, Larry Hudson, Richard Shockley, Todd F. Bischoff, Adwait Thakur
Filed: 23 Jul 21
Utility
Monitoring Casting Environment
14 Sep 23
A monitoring system may monitor a casting environment, for example, including a mold.
John Robert Buster McCallum, Michael R. Kosmicki, Adwait Thakur, William M. Betts, Phillip Wilson, Adarsh Gupta, Augusto-Cesar Silva
Filed: 23 Jul 21
Utility
System and Method for Monitoring Metal Level During Casting
14 Sep 23
A monitoring system may monitor the level of molten metal in a mold.
John Robert Buster McCallum
Filed: 23 Jul 21
Utility
Direct Chill Cast Aluminum Ingot with Composition Gradient for Reduced Cracking
17 Aug 23
Described are methods of preparing compositionally gradient aluminum alloy products.
Samuel Robert WAGSTAFF, Kumar SUNDARAM
Filed: 23 Sep 21
Utility
Detecting Metal Separation from Casting Mold
3 Aug 23
Metal can separate from a casting mold during the casting process.
John Robert Buster McCallum, Robert Bruce Wagstaff, Michael R. Kosmicki, Wayne J. Fenton
Filed: 23 Jul 21
Utility
Thermally Modified Oxide Based Pretreatments for Metals and Methods of Making the Same
3 Aug 23
Provided herein are corrosion resistant metal substrates and methods for producing the same by thermal modification.
Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane, Max Scruggs, Lasitha Cumaranatunge, Kevin Mark Johnson, Brian Paradis, Tudor Piroteala, Peter Lloyd Redmond, Duane Bendzinski, Thomas J. Beck, Thomas John Beckman
Filed: 23 Apr 21
Utility
Slotted Casting Spout with Bottom Control Pin
20 Jul 23
A metal delivery system for a casting system includes a spout having a spout passageway extending through the spout with an elongated slot as a bottom orifice.
Brent Opdendries, Tina Kosmicki, Todd F. Bischoff
Filed: 6 May 21
Utility
Metal Casting and Rolling Line
20 Jul 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: 23 Jan 23
Utility
Aluminum Alloy Pretreatment with Phosphorus- Containing Organic Acids for Surface Modification
20 Jul 23
Described are techniques for making aluminum alloy products and methods for pre-treating aluminum alloys with small molecules, and the resultant aluminum alloy products, in which small molecules including phosphorus-containing organic acid functionality, such as organo-phos-phonic acids, are applied to a surface of an aluminum alloy product to generate a self-assembled monolayer or multilayer of small molecules on the surface of the aluminum alloy product.
Michèle Edith Berner, Mathilde Guèrin, Holger Frauenrath, Reuben Yeo, Enzo Bomal
Filed: 9 Jun 21
Utility
Direct Chill Casting Mold System
13 Jul 23
A direct chill casting mold system includes a mold and at least one coolant bar.
Randal Guy Womack, Ravindra Tarachand Pardeshi, Paul Sisk
Filed: 19 Jul 21
Utility
Method of Manufacturing an Aluminium Alloy Plate for Vacuum Chamber Elements
13 Jul 23
Described herein is a method of manufacturing an aluminium alloy plate for vacuum chamber elements, valves, or total assemblies, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a rolling feedstock material of an Al—Mg—Si aluminium alloy having a composition comprising of, in wt. %, Mg 0.80%-1.05%, Si 0.70%-1.0%, Mn 0.70%-0.90%, Fe up to 0.20%, Zn up to 0.08%, Cu up to 0.05%, Cr up to 0.03%, Ti up to 0.06%, unavoidable impurities and balance aluminium; (b) homogenizing of the rolling feedstock at a temperature in a range of 550-595° C.; (c) hot-rolling of the homogenized rolling feedstock in one or more rolling steps to a hot-rolled plate having a thickness of at least 10 mm; (d) solution heat-treatment (SHT″) of the hot rolled plate at a temperature in a range of 540-590° C.; (e) rapid cooling the SHT plate; (f) stretching of the cooled SHT plate to obtain a permanent elongation from 1-5%; (g) artificial ageing of the stretched plate.
Dennis Aust, Fabian Ritz, Bernd Jacoby
Filed: 7 Jun 21
Utility
Aluminium Alloy Sheet Material and Heat Exchanger Incorporating Such an Aluminium Alloy Sheet Material
13 Jul 23
Described herein is a brazed heat exchanger comprising at least one header, manifold and/or tube structured to hold a coolant or refrigerant; said header, manifold, and/or tube component including a plurality of apertures; a plurality of substantially parallel fluid-carrying tubes each extending substantially perpendicular from one of said plurality of apertures in said header plate, manifold, and/or tube component and structured to receive said coolant or refrigerant therethrough; and a plurality of corrugated aluminium alloy fins being in thermal communication with said plurality of fluid-carrying tubes and structured to transfer heat away therefrom.
Fabian Ritz, Bernd Jacoby, Axel Alexander Maria Smeyers, Steven Kirkham
Filed: 27 Apr 21