Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428603000 | Nonplanar uniform thickness or nonlinear uniform diameter (e.g., L-shape) | 66 |
20080213617 | Coated articles - This invention relates to articles coated with a thermally sprayed coating of a high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder, said high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder comprising from about 0 to about 0.15 weight percent impurity oxides, from about 0 to about 2 weight percent hafnium oxide (hafnia), from about 6 to about 25 weight percent yttrium oxide (yttria) or from about 10 to about 36 weight percent ytterbium oxide (ytterbia), and the balance zirconium oxide (zirconia). The articles include, for example, blades, vanes and seal surfaces of gas turbine engines coated with a thermal barrier coating. | 09-04-2008 |
20090053551 | Surface Treated Stainless Steel Sheet for Automobile Fuel Tank and for Automobile Fuel Pipe with Excellent Salt Corrosion Resistance and Weld Zone Reliability and Surface Treated Stainless Steel Welded Pipe for Automobile Fuel Inlet Pipe Excellent in Pipe Expandability - The present invention provides surface treated stainless steel sheet for an automobile fuel tank or for a fuel pipe with excellent corrosion resistance and weld zone reliability in a salt environment and a surface treated stainless steel welded pipe for an automobile fuel inlet pipe, characterized by comprising a stainless steel sheet substrate having a predetermined composition of ingredients on the surface of which is provided a corrosion-proofing plating layer comprising Sn and unavoidable impurities and having a weight of 10 g/m | 02-26-2009 |
20090291318 | Composite material for electric and electronic components, electric and electronic components, and method for manufacturing composite material for electric and electronic components - The invention provides a composite material for an electric and electronic component, formed by punching, followed by bending. The composite material includes a metallic base material, an insulating film having a substantially single-layer structure provided on at least a part of the metallic base material, and a metal layer provided between the metallic base material and the insulating film so that a peeling width of the insulating film at the end of the material after punching is less than 10 μm. After bending, the adhesion of the insulating film on the inner side of the bent material is retained. The invention also provides the electric and electronic component using the composite material, and a method for manufacturing the composite material for the electric and electronic component. | 11-26-2009 |
20090297874 | CORRUGATED ALUMINUM FOIL BOARD - A corrugated aluminum foil board has one or more sheets of aluminum foil corrugated, ridged, or bent in a wave-like or folded pattern to achieve increased rigidity, and sandwiched between aluminum foil sheets to form a strong and rigid material composition resembling metallic cardboard. The shaped sheets may be assembled by using a non-flammable glue, or by welding or otherwise fastened or fused, to create a generally rigid, lightweight, and fire resistant material with many advantages for the entertainment industry with respect to motion picture or television lighting, and other uses. | 12-03-2009 |
20090297875 | SCULPTURE KIT - A sculpting coil segment, a system, and a kit including sculpting coil segments and couplers is described in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the invention. Sculpting coil segments may comprise a distensible, flexible hollow metal body shaped into a coil, a first coil segment end and a second coil segment end wherein the first coil segment end is connectable to the second coil segment end. In a system or kit, a plurality of couplers may adjoin adjacent sculpting segments to form an interconnection among the sculpting segments. In another exemplary embodiment, coiled sculpting segments may be powder-coated with desired colors and connected to form curvilinear sculptures. | 12-03-2009 |
20090305075 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LOW-SPRINGBACK HALF SHELLS - A method for producing low-springback half shells made of a metal, in particular steel or a steel alloy, includes drawing in at least one drawing die a blank, such that the blanks have flange regions on the deep drawn body after the deep drawing. The flange regions are shaped by upsetting a corner substantially perpendicularly to a wall of the deep drawn region of the blank and the flange regions are subsequently trimmed in a shearing die, such that half shells without margins are produced. | 12-10-2009 |
20090311551 | Connecting Structure of Metal Plates - Provided is a connecting structure in which it is difficult for a crack to occur, even if a connection location is set in a portion on which concentrated tensile stress may occur. Laminated metal plates are concurrently punched out downward in shape of tongue piece. A depth of punch-out is not smaller than a total thickness of the laminated metal plates. A tongue piece portion is punched out in shape of cantilever beam while a central connection portion is left behind. The tongue piece portion is bent downward in the out-of-plane direction at a connection portion linking to the central connection portion in order that a location of the tongue piece portion in the extension direction on its way is parallel to a bend line. The tongue piece portion is configured to widen in width gradually toward a front end thereof. | 12-17-2009 |
20090317655 | NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY USING A LOCALIZED HEAT SOURCE - A method is disclosed that includes providing a substrate having a resist adheringly disposed thereon, providing a heat source adjacent to the resist, and activating the heat source while providing a topographically patterned template pressed against the resist. The heat source and the resist are disposed between the substrate and the template, such that the heat source provides a localized application of heat to the resist while the topographically patterned template is pressed against the resist. | 12-24-2009 |
20100021756 | JUNCTION STRUCTURE OF SUBSTRATE AND JOINING METHOD THEREOF - A junction structure and a joining method of substrates are provided that stably can join the substrates and achieve high workability during joining. A second substrate | 01-28-2010 |
20100047608 | CLADDING SHEET - A cladding sheet that is adapted to engage one or more than one concealed clip that is connected to an underlying structure is disclosed. The cladding sheet includes at least one lengthwise extending pan ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100047609 | ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELDED STEEL TUBE FOR HEAT TREATMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electric resistance welded steel tube for heat treatment can be used as a highly durable material even after quenching treatment by rapid heating for hollow stabilizers or the like and a method for manufacturing such an electric resistance welded steel tube. A steel tube material, which has a composition constituted by, in mass percent, C: 0.15 to 0.40%, Si: 0.05 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.30 to 2.00%, Al: 0.01 to 0.10%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.04%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0050%, and N: 0.0010 to 0.0100% with Ti and N satisfying (N/14)<(Ti/47.9). | 02-25-2010 |
20100055491 | Fabrication of Structural Armor - Fabrication techniques for and examples of metallic composite materials with high toughness, high strength, and lightweight for various structural, armor, and structural-armor applications. For example, various advanced materials based on metallic-intermetallic laminate (MIL) composite materials are described, including materials with passive damping features and built-in sensors. | 03-04-2010 |
20100062278 | COMPOSITE OF SHEET METAL PARTS - A composite of sheet metal parts on or for a vehicle comprises a first sheet metal part forming a first outer shell region and comprising a first joining region which projects from the first outer shell region via a bent transition towards an inner side of the composite. The composite further comprises a second sheet metal part forming a second outer shell region and comprising a second joining region which projects from the second outer shell region towards the inner side of the composite, the second joining region facing the first joining region. The composite also comprises a welding or soldering seam along which the sheet metal parts are connected, wherein the seam runs along or alongside a flange edge formed in the first joining region at a distance from the first outer shell region, a flange deviating from the first joining region along the flange edge. | 03-11-2010 |
20100119863 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FILAMENT CRIMPING AND MANUFACTURING - Apparatus and methods for filament crimping. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a body and a filament crimp element. The filament crimp element comprises a first set of cavities disposed at a spacing which creates a first set of features and a second set of cavities disposed at a spacing which creates a second set of features. The first and second set cavities are substantially opposite one another. The first set of features are adapted to be placed at least partially within the second set of cavities and the second set of features are adapted to be placed at least partially within the first set of cavities. Methods and apparatus for the manufacture of the device are also disclosed. In addition, methods for automated placement and manufacture of assemblies using the crimp elements are also disclosed. | 05-13-2010 |
20100129681 | Apparatus and method for producing embossed paper or laminated metallic foil sheets - An apparatus ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100203349 | COMPOSITE SHEET STRUCTURE - A composite sheet structure is presented, and includes a core layer and two surface layers. Each surface layer has a plurality of metallic sheets. The metallic sheets bond with one another. The core layer and the surface layers bond with each other, and the core layer is sandwiched between the two surface layers. In comparison to conventional single type/solid piece of building material, the present invention results in a dramatic cost reduction in various building industry. With the up-to-date technology, the strength of metallic composite sheet remains within structural grade parameter and meets related specifications. Manufacturers are benefited from the cheaper metallic sheet in the composition while enjoying the same quality look of the outer layer. | 08-12-2010 |
20100261032 | SINGLE WIRE STEEL CORD - The present invention relates to a single wire steel cord for reinforcing rubber of a pneumatic tire having improved strength and adhesion to rubber and, more particularly, to a single wire steel cord which includes waveform regions having at least one waveform and non-waveform regions. The single wire steel cord has a high strength characteristic. Accordingly, the amount of steel cord is significantly reduced during manufacturing of a tire. As a result, the weight of the tire is reduced and manufacturing cost is lowered due to a simplified manufacturing process. | 10-14-2010 |
20100273021 | Flexible retaining device for a profiling installation for the flexible roll forming of cold or hot profiles with a variable cross section - A flexible retaining device ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100297466 | Profiled Metal Sheet - A profiled metal sheet for use in the construction of composite slabs is disclosed. The sheet includes a plurality of parallel longitudinal ribs separated by pans and male and female members at opposite sides of the sheet that enable adjacent sheets to be connected together in overlapping relationship. At least one of the ribs, male members and female members has a side that extends from the pan that is adjacent the rib or the member. The side includes a re-entrant section and a corner section that connects the side and the adjacent pan. The corner section includes a plurality of regions at spaced intervals along the length of the corner section that extend outwardly compared with adjacent regions of the corner section. The spaced regions are provided to improve longitudinal slip resistance of composite slabs formed from the sheet. | 11-25-2010 |
20110014489 | Method for Strengthening Adhesion Between Dielectric Layers Formed Adjacent to Metal Layers - A method is provided which includes forming a metal layer and converting at least a portion of the metal layer to a hydrated metal oxide layer. Another method is provided which includes selectively depositing a dielectric layer upon another dielectric layer and selectively depositing a metal layer adjacent to the dielectric layer. Consequently, a microelectronic topography is formed which includes a metal feature and an adjacent dielectric portion comprising lower and upper layers of hydrophilic and hydrophobic material, respectively. A topography including a metal feature having a single layer with at least four elements lining a lower surface and sidewalls of the metal feature is also provided herein. The fluid/s used to form such a single layer may be analyzed by test equipment configured to measure the concentration of all four elements. In some cases, the composition of the fluid/s may be adjusted based upon the analysis. | 01-20-2011 |
20110097596 | METHOD FOR HYDROFORMING AND A HYDROFORMED PRODUCT - The invention has as its object to perform hydroforming so that no buckling or wrinkles remain at a hydroformed product with a long expanded region and comprises performing a first step of raising the internal pressure in a state with the metal tube fixed in position at the two ends or a state applying axial pushing actions of 10% or less of the total amount of axial pushing action, then applying axial pushing actions while holding the internal pressure at a constant pressure so as to expand the metal tube near the ends, then performing a second step of raising only the internal pressure without applying any axial pushing action so as to thereby expand a center of the metal tube, then performing a third step of lowering only the internal pressure to the value of the constant pressure without applying any axial pushing action, then repeating the first to third steps one or more times, then raising the internal pressure in the state not applying any axial pushing action or applying an axial pushing action of 10% of the total axial pushing action amount or less. | 04-28-2011 |
20110111249 | PLATE-LIKE BODY - A plate-like body is provided which can ensure satisfactory rigidity without increasing plate thickness. A number of convex portions are formed in an aluminum flat plate by embossing in an aligned state so that the flat plate part does not remain linearly between the convex portions. Each one convex portion has a hexagonal shape as viewed planarly, and the longitudinal section thereof, which includes vertices formed by opposing corners of the hexagonal shape, has a circular arc shape. The optimal value of convex height/convex width is a value in an experiment example, i.e., about 16.3% which is a value just before the start of blunting of the percentage performance improvement. From the viewpoint of a satisfactory percentage performance improvement, however, the convex height/convex width value is suitably not less than 12% and not more than 20.0%. | 05-12-2011 |
20110143162 | Process for Manufacturing a Component - A method of manufacturing a component, including providing a three-dimensional computer model of the component to be produced; deconstructing the three-dimensional computer model by defining a plurality of model slices; forming a plurality of metallic foils, where each foil corresponds to a specific model slice; assembling the plurality of formed foils in a tool to form a three-dimensional component stack; and bonding the three-dimensional component stack to form the component. Characteristics of the foils may differ in various portions of the stack, such as being a different material, having a different thickness, or having a different grain orientation. The control of dimensional tolerances of internal structures, such as cooling passages, in three dimensions is devolved into two separate steps of 1) selecting a thickness of each slice/foil, and 2) controlling in two dimensions a material removal process applied to the respective foil. | 06-16-2011 |
20110287278 | NAIL DEFLECTOR - An improved pipe and utility protector comprising a rectangular piece of material composition featuring a down piece having a V-shaped cross-section along a longitudinal centerline, including an angular transition, to an offset mounting flange protruding slightly outward from the crest of the curved V-shape for attaching the embodiment to framing members. The flanges allow pieces to be attached together, joining framing members horizontally, vertically and at various angles throughout structures. | 11-24-2011 |
20110300399 | TOLERANCE STRIPS - A tolerance strip is formed a strip of resilient material with corrugations, the corrugations extending transversely across the full width of the strip, the corrugations defining crests with troughs between adjacent corrugations, a central portion of the corrugations being of substantially uniform height across the strip, portions of the corrugations adjacent each longitudinal edge of the strip decreasing in height towards the edge of the strip. In one form the corrugations are flat longitudinally of the strip at the crests and/or troughs. | 12-08-2011 |
20120003496 | HOLLOW MEMBER AND AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A lightweight hollow member having a high strength such as at least 780 MPa, a complicated shape which can be applied to automotive parts, a high stiffness, and excellent impact properties, and a manufacturing apparatus and method which can form the hollow member by simple steps and which use relatively small and inexpensive forming equipment are provided. The manufacturing apparatus | 01-05-2012 |
20120009435 | BENT METAL MEMBER AND A METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A bent metal member which is obtained by bending accompanied by heat treatment of a zinc-based coated metal material and which is suitable for use in components of automobiles due to having a high strength and excellent post-painting corrosion resistance is manufactured. The outer surface of a tubular metal material having on its surface a Zn—Fe alloy coating layer with a coating weight of 30-90 g/m | 01-12-2012 |
20120100387 | STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A structural component is provided comprising a base member comprising at least two sidewalls and a space therebetween, the base member having a predetermined curvilinear configuration formed using hot stretch forming. The structural component comprises at least one reinforcing member linear friction welded to the at least two sidewalls so that the reinforcing member is positioned at least partially within the space between the at least two sidewalls. | 04-26-2012 |
20120244374 | Method for Coating, Pole Tube and Device for carrying out the Method - A method for coating workpieces which consist of two different metallic materials includes providing the workpiece in a nickel strike electrolyte with a nickel layer as substrate before the application of a corrosion-resistant layer. | 09-27-2012 |
20120258331 | METAL BUILDING PANEL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A contoured metal building panel comprising an inner layer formed from a piece of flexible material that has been manipulated to create contours along its surface and an outer coating that substantially encases and hardens the flexible material so that the contours are substantially rigid and fixed. | 10-11-2012 |
20120276402 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY COIL STOCK - There are provided a magnesium alloy coil stock having good flatness and a method for producing the magnesium alloy coil stock, and a magnesium alloy structural member that uses the coil stock and a method for producing the magnesium alloy structural member. The coil stock is obtained by coiling a sheet composed of a magnesium alloy in a cylindrical shape, and the internal diameter of the coil stock is 1000 mm or less. When a test piece | 11-01-2012 |
20120282482 | Method and Device for Producing a Half-Shell Part - The invention relates to a method for producing a half-shell part with a drawing punch and a drawing die. The object of providing a method for the process-reliable and cost-effective production of highly dimensionally stable half-shell parts is achieved in that, in a single work step, the drawing punch is advanced into the drawing die, a sheet metal blank is preformed into a sheet metal raw part with at least one base section, at least one frame section and optionally a flange section, wherein during the preforming with the drawing punch a material excess is introduced either into the base section and the frame section or into the optional flange section of the sheet metal raw part, and the sheet metal raw part is finished to form a half-shell part and calibrated. | 11-08-2012 |
20120282483 | Method for Strengthening Adhesion Between Dielectric Layers Formed Adjacent to Metal Layers - A method is provided which includes forming a metal layer and converting at least a portion of the metal layer to a hydrated metal oxide layer. Another method is provided which includes selectively depositing a dielectric layer upon another dielectric layer and selectively depositing a metal layer adjacent to the dielectric layer. Consequently, a microelectronic topography is formed which includes a metal feature and an adjacent dielectric portion comprising lower and upper layers of hydrophilic and hydrophobic material, respectively. A topography including a metal feature having a single layer with at least four elements lining a lower surface and sidewalls of the metal feature is also provided herein. The fluid/s used to form such a single layer may be analyzed by test equipment configured to measure the concentration of all four elements. In some cases, the composition of the fluid/s may be adjusted based upon the analysis. | 11-08-2012 |
20120288729 | REINFORCING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to the use of one or more pre-stressed curved members, to enhance the strength of any curved structure. It is envisaged that the use of pre-stressed curved members in a range of curved structures according to the present invention could be used to reinforce aircraft, vehicles, warships/submarines and the like. It is further envisaged that the present invention could also be applied to shaped sections of amour for the protection of buildings, vehicles or human personnel. | 11-15-2012 |
20120295128 | ELECTRICALLY INITIATED SECURITY DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME - An electrically initiated security device includes a first energetic sheet, a second energetic sheet, and a corrugated energetic sheet disposed between the first energetic sheet and the second energetic sheet. A first surface of the corrugated energetic sheet defines at least one channel and a second surface of the corrugated energetic sheet defines at least one channel. The electrically initiated security device further includes a first constituent portion disposed in the at least one channel defined by the first surface and a second constituent portion disposed in the at least one channel defined by the second surface. The first constituent portion and the second constituent portion, when mixed, comprise an energetic material. | 11-22-2012 |
20130040161 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT AND A COMPONENT PRODUCED BY FORMING - The invention relates to a component, a method, and a tool for forming, in particular for the lateral extrusion or upsetting of thin-walled preforms to form components having a structure formed thereon, in particular having a toothing, wherein, by carrying out the method according to the invention and by using the tool according to the invention, buckling of the wall of the preform during the forming process to form the component according to the invention is prevented. | 02-14-2013 |
20130059167 | BENT MEMBER AND AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A bent member having a bent portion with an extremely small bend radius is manufactured by supporting a rectangular tube by a first support means disposed at a first position A while performing relative feeding of the rectangular tube in its lengthwise direction, locally heating the rectangular tube by a heating means disposed at a second position B, cooling the rectangular tube by a cooling means disposed at a third position C, and at the time of working, applying a shear force to the heated portion of the rectangular tube with a shear force applying means | 03-07-2013 |
20130071683 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROFORMING DOMES FOR USE IN DOME SWITCHES - Systems and methods are provided for electroforming a dome for use in a dome switch. A mandrel having several dome shapes incorporated in a planar surface is provided. The mandrel can serve as a cathode in an electroforming process to construct a sheet of domes, for example by enabling the deposition of a sheet of nickel on the mandrel. The domes can be singulated from the sheet for use as part of dome switches. The electroforming process may ensure that the domes have a uniform thickness and no internal stresses that may affect the performance of the domes. | 03-21-2013 |
20130252016 | METAMATERIAL THIN FILMS - A metamaterial thin film with plasmonic properties formed by depositing metallic films by atomic layer deposition onto a substrate to form a naturally occurring mosaic-like nanostructure having two-dimensional features with air gaps between the two-dimensional features. Due to the unique deposition nanostructure, plasmonic thin films of metal or highly conducting materials can be produced on any substrate, including fabrics and biological materials. In addition, these plasmonic materials can be used in conjunction with geometric patterns that may be used to create multiple resonance plasmonic metamaterials. | 09-26-2013 |
20130260169 | Components Having Tab Members - A components comprising a plurality of tab members formed thereon are provided. The plurality of tab members include at least one dissimilar metallic layer applied to the component. The plurality of tab members are configured to extend away from or retract toward a surface of the component in response to a temperature change. | 10-03-2013 |
20130280549 | CURVED PLATE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming at least one curved plate having first and second layers, the first layer being formed of a first material and the second layer being formed of a second material, the method including forming one or more blocks of a fusible material on a surface of a substrate; baking the one or more blocks to deform their shape; and depositing the first and second materials over the one or more deformed blocks to form the first and second layers. | 10-24-2013 |
20130316186 | SPHERICAL OBJECT FORMED OF SEVERAL JOINT PARTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPHERICAL OBJECT FORMED OF SEVERAL JOINT PARTS - A spherical object formed of several joint parts and a method for producing a spherical object formed of several joint parts, where the spherical object includes at least twenty pieces of hexagonal panel type elements and at least twelve pieces of pentagonal panel type elements. The radius of curvature of each panel type element is shaped in such a way that, when assembled, the elements make up a hollow spherical object with a radius of not less than 1.5 meters. Each panel type element is additionally provided with an attachment and handling cap. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316187 | METHOD FOR THE ROLL-FORMING OF PROFILES AND A STRUCTURAL PART PRODUCED THEREBY - A method for the roll-forming of profiles or structural parts from semifinished sheet-like products, in particular from metallic materials, in particular from steel sheet or aluminum. For this, the semifinished sheet-like product is adjusted in its temperature, the adjustment of the temperature taking place locally, in particular in forming regions of the semifinished product that are intended to undergo a forming operation. Furthermore, a component is preferably produced by using this method, in particular a structural part for a seat structure of a motor vehicle, in particular a vehicle seat rail that can be adjusted forwards and backwards to adjust the seat, and to a roll-forming device for carrying out the method. | 11-28-2013 |
20140023877 | WORKPIECE HAVING NON-ROTARY CURVED SURFACE MACHINED BY LATHE - A workpiece has non-rotary curved surface and edges. The workpiece is machined by a lathe. The lathe includes a cutter and a work table under the cutter. The worktable is configured for driving the workpiece to rotate. The non-rotary curved surface of the workpiece has a good finish because the cutter moves along a spiral cutting path on the workpiece at high speed continuously during the machining. | 01-23-2014 |
20140023878 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRETINNED CONNECTORS FOR PV CELLS AND METAL FOIL WITH A CORRUGATED STRUCTURE RUNNING IN ONE DIRECTION - To produce pretinned strips of connectors for PV cells, a metal foil ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140030542 | TARGETS AND PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING SAME - In particular embodiments, the present disclosure provides targets including a metal layer and defining a hollow inner surface. The hollow inner surface has an internal apex. The distance between at least two opposing points of the internal apex is less than about 15 μm. In particular examples, the distance is less than about 1 μm. Particular implementations of the targets are free standing. The targets have a number of disclosed shaped, including cones, pyramids, hemispheres, and capped structures. The present disclosure also provides arrays of such targets. Also provided are methods of forming targets, such as the disclosed targets, using lithographic techniques, such as photolithographic techniques. In particular examples, a target mold is formed from a silicon wafer and then one or more sides of the mold are coated with a target material, such as one or more metals. | 01-30-2014 |
20140037980 | HOT STAMPED ARTICLE, METHOD OF PRODUCING HOT STAMPED ARTICLE, ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER - A hot stamped article has a component composition containing, in terms of % by mass, 0.002% to 0.1% of C, 0.01% to 0.5% of Si, 0.5% to 2.5% of Mn+Cr, 0.1% or less of P, 0.01% or less of S, 0.05% or less of t-Al, 0.005% or less of N, and 0.0005% to 0.004% of B which is optionally contained in a case where the Mn+Cr is 1.0% or more, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The hot stamped article has a microstructure composed of, in terms of an area ratio, 0% or more and less than 90% of martensite, 10% to 100% of bainite, and less than 0.5% of unavoidable inclusion structures, or a microstructure composed of, in terms of an area ratio, 99.5% to 100% of bainitic ferrite, and less than 0.5% of unavoidable inclusion structures. | 02-06-2014 |
20140186650 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEEL PROFILES - The invention relates to the field of steel processing and steel production, in particular the production of steel profiles. The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a steel profile, the method comprising the steps of: providing a workpiece ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140212683 | CUP-SHAPED BODY AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for producing a cup-shaped body ( | 07-31-2014 |
20140255718 | SUPERPLASTICALLY FORMED ULTRASONICALLY WELDED METALLIC STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a method of making a structure by ultrasonic welding and superplastic forming. The method comprises assembling a plurality of workpieces comprising a first workpiece including a first material having superplastic characteristics; ultrasonically welding the first workpiece to a second workpiece, to form an assembly; heating the assembly to a temperature at which the first material having superplastic characteristics is capable of superplastic deformation, and injecting a fluid between the first workpiece and the second workpiece to form a cavity between the first workpiece and the second workpiece. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255719 | THERMOMECHANICAL PROCESSING OF HIGH STRENGTH NON-MAGNETIC CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIAL - A method of processing a non-magnetic alloy workpiece comprises heating the workpiece to a warm working temperature, open die press forging the workpiece to impart a desired strain in a central region of the workpiece, and radial forging the workpiece to impart a desired strain in a surface region of the workpiece. In a non-limiting embodiment, after the steps of open die press forging and radial forging, the strain imparted in the surface region is substantially equivalent to the strain imparted in the central region. In another non-limiting embodiment, the strain imparted in the central and surface regions are in a range from 0.3 inch/inch to 1 inch/inch, and there exists no more than a 0.5 inch/inch difference in strain of the central region compared with the strain of the surface region of the workpiece. An alloy forging processed according to methods described herein also is disclosed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140356643 | PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT - A press-formed product includes a body having a transverse cross section including a bottom portion and a shoulder portion contiguous to the bottom portion through an R end. In the transverse cross section, a first region from the R end to a position a distance away in a bottom portion extending direction, and a second region which is part of the bottom portion and is contiguous to the first region have a work-hardening distribution introduced by press-forming. The work-hardening distribution has an average hardness Hv1 of an area of the first region from a steel sheet surface to a depth obtained by multiplying a steel sheet thickness by 0.2 and an average hardness Hv2 of an area of the second region from the steel sheet surface to a position obtained by multiplying the steel sheet thickness by 0.2 to satisfy a relationship of Hv1>1.05×Hv2. | 12-04-2014 |
20150024234 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-PRESS FORMED STEEL-MEMBER, AND THE HOT-PRESS FORMED STEEL-MEMBER - There is provided a method for manufacturing a hot-press formed steel-member, the method being capable of reducing LME without causing cracking of a galvanized steel sheet. The method includes a step of using a galvanized steel sheet, a base steel thereof, having a prescribed chemical composition, a heating step of heating the galvanized steel sheet to not lower than an Ac | 01-22-2015 |
20150093591 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POT-SHAPED COMPONENTS IN A SHAPING PROCESS - A method for producing a pot-shaped component from a flat blank. The method comprises the following steps: a) shaping the flat blank in at least one deep-drawing step to form a pot-shaped raw component having a substantially flat bottom area and a circumferential frame, b) shaping said pot-shaped in a tool having a conically tapered die that applies shear to the circumferential surface of the frame in the axial direction against the conically tapered die. In step b), the bottom area is clamped at between an ejector and a hold-down means and the conically tapered die surrounds the bottom area of the raw component radially on the outside and extends in a diameter-reducing manner in the tool stroke. | 04-02-2015 |
20150118514 | High Performance Thermal Interface System With Improved Heat Spreading and CTE Compliance - A method of thermal interface material (TIM) assembly includes plating a seed layer on each of a plurality of graphite film layers, each of the graphite film layers comprising parallel-oriented graphite nanoplates, stacking the plurality of graphite film layers, each of the plurality of graphite film layers separated by at least one solder layer, pressing together the stacked graphite film layers, and applying heat to the plurality of graphite film layers and respective at least one solder layer in a vacuumed furnace to form a graphite laminate. | 04-30-2015 |
20150132600 | METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY BENDING WORKPIECE AND BENT PRODUCT - A method for three-dimensionally bending a workpiece comprises feeding the workpiece by a feeding unit provided at an upstream side of the workpiece, supporting the workpiece by a supporting unit at a downstream side of the feeding unit, processing the workpiece by clamping the workpiece with a three-dimensionally movable unit that is provided downstream of the supporting unit, heating a local part of the workpiece in a temperature range which allows quenching to be performed, applying a bending moment to the heated local part of the workpiece by the three-dimensionally movable unit in association with the supporting position and/or the moving speed of the workpiece after the heating step, and rapidly quenching the heated portion. Even when a high-strength workpiece is bent, it is possible to effectively obtain a product having excellent shape fixability and uniform hardness distribution at low costs for wide application for bending sophisticated automobile parts. | 05-14-2015 |
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20160136713 | PRESS MOLDING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - [Object] Provided are a press-molded product in which the plank pieces can be appropriately matched with each other and the weight of the product is not increased even when the plank pieces can be appropriately matched with each other, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 05-19-2016 |
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20100221569 | Systems and Methods for Profiling Sheet Products - Techniques for manufacturing sheet product of varying surface profile and products thus manufactured are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the disclosed invention provides a method for profiling a surface of a sheet product having a first profile on first surface. In one embodiment, the method includes creating a profiling template or contoured support surface. A profiled surface may be formed by arranging the profiling template and the sheet product such that the profiling template is located between the sheet product and a support surface, conforming the arrangement of the sheet product and the profiling template to the support surface such that conformance causes the sheet product to have a second surface profile on the first surface, and processing the sheet product to form a third surface profile on the first surface. | 09-02-2010 |
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