94 patents
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Metal sheet with tailored properties
16 Jan 24
Moving metal strips can be heat treated with any number or combination of dimensionally variable tempers across widths, lengths, or thicknesses of a metal strip.
Corrado Bassi, Vinzenz Hofmann, Jörg Simon
Filed: 10 Jun 22
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Method and apparatus for controlling metal strip profile during rolling with direct measurement of process parameters
2 Jan 24
A rolling mill control system and method includes use of sensors located between rolling mill stands to directly measure metal sheet or plate flatness, thickness profile, position, and the camber of the rolls in the mill.
Matthew J. Fairlie, Timothy F. Stanistreet, Carlos Eboli, Hansjuerg Alder, Luiz Murad
Filed: 7 Apr 21
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Systems and methods for laminating can end stock
28 Nov 23
Improved aluminum can end stock (CES) is disclosed.
Peter Spahn, Christian Tussing, Michael Heinemann, Dhiren Bhupatlal Ruparelia, Joerg Hoehne
Filed: 20 Dec 19
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Metal surface coatings for improving bond performance and methods of making the same
28 Nov 23
Described herein are compounds for use in coating compositions and methods of using the same.
Corrado Bassi, Michéle Edith Berner, Sabyasachi Gaan, Patrik Schmutz
Filed: 7 Jul 20
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Anodized quality 5XXX aluminum alloys with high strength and high formability and methods of making the same
21 Nov 23
Provided herein are anodized quality AA5xxx series aluminum alloys and methods for making the aluminum alloys.
Daehoon Kang, YounGoo Hwang
Filed: 4 Apr 18
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High strength 6XXX series aluminum alloys and methods of making the same
21 Nov 23
Described herein are 6xxx series aluminum alloys with unexpected properties and novel methods of producing such aluminum alloys.
Sazol Kumar Das, Milan Felberbaum
Filed: 27 Sep 17
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Systems and methods for non-contact tensioning of a metal strip
21 Nov 23
Systems and methods of non-contact tensioning of a metal strip during metal processing include passing the metal strip adjacent a magnetic rotor.
Antoine Jean Willy Pralong, David Anthony Gaensbauer, Rodger Brown, William Beck, Andrew James Hobbis
Filed: 21 Jun 21
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Rapidly aged, high strength, heat treatable aluminum alloy products and methods of making the same
14 Nov 23
Described herein are methods of processing heat treatable aluminum alloys using an accelerated aging step, along with aluminum alloy products prepared according to the methods.
Cedric Wu, Rajeev G. Kamat, Yudie Yuan, David Leyvraz, Julie Richard, Rahul Vilas Kulkarni, Peter Lloyd Redmond, Yi Wang, Rajasekhar Talla, Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty, Tudor Piroteala
Filed: 11 Nov 19
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Systems and methods for making thick gauge aluminum alloy articles
7 Nov 23
Provided herein are systems and methods for producing thick gauge aluminum alloy articles such as plates, shates, slabs, sheet plates or the like.
Milan Felberbaum, Corrado Bassi, Sazol Kumar Das, Simon Barker, Tudor Piroteala, Rajasekhar Talla
Filed: 27 Sep 17
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Continuous coil pretreatment process
7 Nov 23
Described herein is a continuous coil pretreatment process used to treat the surface of an aluminum alloy sheet or coil for subsequent deposition of an acidic organophosphorus compound.
Michael Bull, Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane
Filed: 29 Apr 16
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Methods of making highly-formable aluminum alloys and aluminum alloy products thereof
17 Oct 23
Provided herein are highly-formable aluminum alloys and methods of making such alloys.
Sazol Kumar Das, Matthew Josef Heyen, ChangOok Son, Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty, Guillaume Florey
Filed: 22 Jul 19
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Rotating magnet heat induction
10 Oct 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: 27 Sep 17
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Clad aluminum alloy products
26 Sep 23
Provided herein are new clad aluminum alloy products and methods of making these alloys.
Rajeev G. Kamat, Hashem Mousavi-Anijdan, Rahul Vilas Kulkarni, Juergen Timm, Corrado Bassi, Robert Bruce Wagstaff, Guillaume Florey, Cyrille Bezencon, Samuel R. Wagstaff, David Leyvraz
Filed: 15 Jun 20
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Ultra-high strength aluminum alloy products and methods of making the same
5 Sep 23
Provided herein are ultra-high strength aluminum alloys and products prepared therefrom, along with methods of processing the ultra-high strength aluminum alloys.
Sazol Kumar Das, Rajeev G. Kamat, Samuel Robert Wagstaff, Simon William Barker, Rajasekhar Talla, Tudor Piroteala
Filed: 8 May 20
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Tapered plug burner cleaning ports
5 Sep 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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Expansion constraint assembly and related methods
11 Jul 23
An expansion constraint assembly can be attached to the exterior of a kiln cylinder.
Edwin L. Rauch
Filed: 22 Jan 20
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High strength 7XXX series aluminum alloys and methods of making the same
4 Jul 23
Described herein are 7xxx series aluminum alloys with unexpected properties and novel methods of producing such aluminum alloys.
Milan Felberbaum, Sazol Kumar Das, Duane E. Bendzinski, Rajeev G. Kamat, Tudor Piroteala, Rajasekhar Talla
Filed: 27 Sep 17
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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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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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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