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Process for warm forming an age hardenable aluminum alloy in T4 temper
7 Feb 23
Described are processes for shaping age hardenable aluminum alloys, such as 2XXX, 6XXX and 7XXX aluminum alloys in T4 temper, or articles made of such alloys, including aluminum alloy sheets.
Corrado Bassi, Etienne Combaz, Aude Despois, Pasquier Romain, Maude Fumeaux, Julie Richard
Filed: 5 Oct 16
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Tapered plug burner cleaning ports
10 Jan 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: 16 Oct 19
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Adjustable kiln flight for rotary kiln decoater and associated method
3 Jan 23
Disclosed are adjustable kiln flights for rotary kilns and associated methods.
JungYoung Son, Cameron Koentopp
Filed: 6 Aug 19
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High strength and highly formable aluminum alloys resistant to natural age hardening and methods of making the same
20 Dec 22
Disclosed are high-strength, highly deformable aluminum alloys and methods of making and processing such alloys.
Guillaume Florey, Corrado Bassi, Aude Despois, David Leyvraz
Filed: 12 Dec 17
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Brazing a heat exchanger with a moving brazing tool
20 Dec 22
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a brazed heat exchanger.
Steven Kirkham
Filed: 5 May 17
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Pretreatment compositions, coated aluminum alloys, and methods of making the same
6 Dec 22
Described herein are pretreatment compositions, coated aluminum alloy products, and methods for coating the alloys.
Corrado Bassi, Michèle Edith Berner, Christoph Ernst Joseph Radermacher
Filed: 27 Jul 18
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Cooling system and method for decoaters
6 Dec 22
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: 12 Sep 19
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Systems and methods for threading a hot coil on a mill
15 Nov 22
Systems and methods of threading a metal substrate on a rolling mill include receiving a coil of the metal substrate.
Andrew James Hobbis, Antoine Jean Willy Pralong, Stephen Lee Mick, Rodger Brown, Mark Finn, Peter Knelsen, Terry Lee, Hansjuerg Alder, William Beck, Roberto Quintal, Natasha Iyer, Jeffrey Edward Geho
Filed: 21 Jun 19
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Pre-ageing systems and methods using magnetic heating
25 Oct 22
Systems and methods of pre-ageing of a metal strip during metal processing include passing the metal strip adjacent a magnetic rotor of a reheater.
David Michael Custers
Filed: 27 Sep 17
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F* and W temper aluminum alloy products and methods of making the same
11 Oct 22
Disclosed herein are aluminum alloy products and methods of making the aluminum alloy products.
Cyrille Bezencon, David Leyvraz, Aude Celine Despois, Samuel R. Wagstaff
Filed: 14 May 19
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Formable, high strength aluminum alloy products and methods of making the same
11 Oct 22
Described herein are formable, high strength aluminum alloy products and methods of preparing and processing the same.
Sazol Kumar Das, Rajeev G. Kamat, Rajasekhar Talla, Tudor Piroteala
Filed: 23 Oct 19
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Systems and methods for controlling surface texturing of a metal substrate with low pressure rolling
30 Aug 22
Systems and methods of applying a texture on a substrate include applying a texture to the substrate with a work stand of a coil-to-coil process.
Mehdi Shafiei, Andrew James Hobbis, David Anthony Gaensbauer, Jeffery Edward Geho, Steven L. Mick
Filed: 20 Jul 18
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High strength 7xxx aluminum alloys and methods of making the same
23 Aug 22
Described herein are novel 7xxx series aluminum alloys.
Rajeev G. Kamat, Dhruba J. Chakrabarti, Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty, Rahul Vilas Kulkarni, Duane E. Bendzinski, Juergen Timm
Filed: 28 Oct 16
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Non-contacting molten metal flow control
12 Jul 22
Systems and methods are disclosed for using magnetic fields (e.g., changing magnetic fields) to control metal flow conditions during casting (e.g., casting of an ingot, billet, or slab).
Samuel R. Wagstaff, Wayne J. Fenton, Robert B. Wagstaff, Milan Felberbaum, Todd F. Bischoff, Tina J. Kosmicki
Filed: 30 Aug 19
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Container end closure liner and methods of preparing the same
5 Jul 22
An improved metal or glass container is described.
Ian Mussen Campbell, Sebastijan Jurendic
Filed: 20 Dec 19
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Systems and methods for threading a hot coil on a mill
5 Jul 22
Systems and methods of threading a metal substrate on a rolling mill include receiving a coil of the metal substrate.
Andrew James Hobbis, Antoine Jean Willy Pralong, Stephen Lee Mick, Rodger Brown, Mark Finn, Peter Knelsen, Terry Lee, Hansjuerg Alder, William Beck, Roberto Quintal, Natasha Iyer, Jeffrey Edward Geho
Filed: 21 Jun 19
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Fast response heaters and associated control systems used in combination with metal treatment furnaces
8 Mar 22
System and method for using fast response heaters to pre-heat metal before entering a metal treatment furnace, which may improve control over metal processing, especially in response to changes in material, mass flow rate, line speed, and/or desired treatment process.
David Michael Custers, Michael Bull, Andrew Hobbis
Filed: 6 Apr 20
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Systems and methods for threading a hot coil on a mill
8 Feb 22
Systems and methods of threading a metal substrate on a rolling mill include receiving a coil of the metal substrate.
Andrew James Hobbis, Antoine Jean Willy Pralong, Stephen Lee Mick, Rodger Brown, Mark Finn, Peter Knelsen, Terry Lee, Hansjuerg Alder, William Beck, Roberto Quintal, Natasha Iyer, Jeffrey Edward Geho
Filed: 21 Jun 19
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Laminated can end stock with elevated temperature annealing
8 Feb 22
Improved aluminum can end stock (CES) is disclosed.
Peter Spahn, Heinrich Prinzhorn, Nicolas C. Kamp, Dhiren Bhupatlal Ruparelia
Filed: 5 May 17
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Micro-textured surfaces via low pressure rolling
4 Jan 22
A substrate (e.g., metal or non-metal sheet) can have multiple textures on a surface of the substrate.
Mehdi Shafiei, John A. Hunter, Peter Knelsen, Steven L. Mick
Filed: 20 Jul 18