| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE34164 |
Synthetic hydrotalcite |
January 19, 1993 |
| Disclosed is a method for producing hydrotalcite in high yield including reacting activated magnesia with an aqueous solution containing aluminate, carbonate, and hydroxyl ions. The .[.method further includes a first step of.]. .Iadd.activated magnesia is produced by .Iaddend.heating mag |
| RE33092 |
High strength weldable aluminum base alloy product and method of making same |
October 17, 1989 |
| A weldable aluminum base alloy product is disclosed which is characterized by high strength, including high resistance to ballistic penetration and resistance to stress-corrosion cracking. The alloy consists essentially of from above 5 wt. % to 7 wt. % copper, 0 to 0.8 wt. % manganese, 0 |
| RE30330 |
Aluminum purification |
July 8, 1980 |
| A process for purifying aluminum alloys comprises providing molten aluminum alloy in a container having a porous wall therein capable of containing molten aluminum in the container and being permeable by the molten electrolyte. Aluminum is electrolytically transported through the porous |
| D402555 |
Easy-open container end |
December 15, 1998 |
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| D397961 |
Automobile body |
September 8, 1998 |
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| D397296 |
Easy open container end |
August 25, 1998 |
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| D396635 |
Easy-open container end |
August 4, 1998 |
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| D384888 |
Upper portion of a bottle |
October 14, 1997 |
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| D382481 |
Easy open container end |
August 19, 1997 |
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| D361138 |
Extruded utility trim for siding and soffit |
August 8, 1995 |
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| D361052 |
Vehicle wheel |
August 8, 1995 |
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| D360867 |
Vehicle wheel |
August 1, 1995 |
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| D358797 |
Vehicle wheel |
May 30, 1995 |
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| D358360 |
Vehicle wheel |
May 16, 1995 |
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| D356538 |
Vehicle wheel |
March 21, 1995 |
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| D355262 |
Window rail clip |
February 7, 1995 |
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| D350524 |
Cover for a vehicle wheel lug nut and washer |
September 13, 1994 |
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| D283623 |
Container recycling machine |
April 29, 1986 |
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| D259179 |
Knurled closure |
May 12, 1981 |
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| D247414 |
Dispensing apparatus for comestibles or similar article |
March 7, 1978 |
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| 6758359 |
Sports beverage snap closure |
July 6, 2004 |
| A container closure is disclosed which includes a shell attachable to a container around a container opening thereof. The shell has a shell opening in fluid communication with the container opening when the shell is attached to the container. A tip is received on the shell movable be |
| 6321924 |
Resealable pushable container closure and cover therefor |
November 27, 2001 |
| A container closure is disclosed which includes a shell attachable to a container around a container opening thereof. The shell has a shell opening in fluid communication with the container opening when the shell is attached to the container. A tip is received on the shell movable be |
| 6309994 |
Fiber reinforced composite having an aluminum phosphate bonded matrix |
October 30, 2001 |
| A method of forming fiber reinforced aluminum phosphate bonded material having improved strength at elevated temperatures. The method comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a slurry by blending alumina and alumina phosphate solution, the slurry being substantially free of silica; (b) |
| 6281466 |
Projection welding of an aluminum sheet |
August 28, 2001 |
| A projection coined onto a metal sheet, preferably an aluminum sheet, for projection welding the sheet to an adjacent metal sheet. The projection has a thickness greater than the thickness of the sheet on which it is formed. The wall of the projection surrounds a first recess and a secon |
| 6193273 |
Automotive vehicle cast frame components |
February 27, 2001 |
| An automotive vehicle frame has a front frame portion, a rear frame portion and an intermediate frame portion connecting the front frame portion and the rear frame portion. The front frame portion has a pair of relatively spaced front strut towers and the rear frame portion has a pair of |
| 6187168 |
Electrolysis in a cell having a solid oxide ion conductor |
February 13, 2001 |
| An electrolytic cell and electrolytic process for producing a metal by reduction of a metal oxide dissolved in a molten salt bath containing at least one chloride and at least one fluoride. A solid conductor of oxide ions is interposed between the anode and the cathode. The solid conduct |
| 6173755 |
Nozzle for continuous slab casting |
January 16, 2001 |
| An improved casting nozzle for continuous slab casting machines is provided. The nozzle includes a sloped surface which reduces molten metal turbulence during the casting process. The nozzle also includes a resilient, thermal insulation layer which prevents undesired backflow and pre |
| 6167609 |
Acid pretreatment for adhesive bonding of vehicle assemblies |
January 2, 2001 |
| An aluminum alloy sheet, plate, casting or extrusion having a surface layer containing magnesium oxide and aluminum oxide is cleaned with an acidic solution. The cleaned component has an aluminum oxide layer that is pretreated with a phosphorus-containing organic acid to form a funct |
| 6139094 |
Rocker to pillar joint |
October 31, 2000 |
| A rocker joint assembly provides adjustability in the Z-axis and Y-axis of a body-in-white structure. The individual components of the assembly includes a vertical pillar and a rocker member that cooperate with a main beam of a frame. The several components can be formed from extrusions |
| 6135198 |
Substrate system for spray forming |
October 24, 2000 |
| A substrate system for receiving a deposit of sprayed metal droplets including a movable outer substrate on which the sprayed metal droplets are deposited. The substrate system also includes an inner substrate disposed adjacent the outer substrate where the sprayed metal droplets are |
| 6132531 |
Alloy and cast alloy components |
October 17, 2000 |
| Alloy and cast alloy product ideally suited for use as a component in a vehicle frame or subframe, i.e., body-in-white, comprising an alloy consisting of about 2.80 to 3.60 wt. % magnesium, less than approximately 0.20 wt. % silicon, approximately 1.10 to 1.40 wt. % manganese, less than |
| 6129792 |
Corrosion resistant aluminum alloy rolled sheet |
October 10, 2000 |
| A process for fabricating an aluminum alloy rolled sheet particularly suitable for use for an automotive body, the process comprising: (a) providing a body of an alloy comprising: about 0.8 to about 1.5 wt. % silicon, about 0.15 to about 0.65 wt. % magnesium, about 0.00 to about 0.1 |
| 6125612 |
Method of stretch wrapping heavy coils |
October 3, 2000 |
| A stretch wrapped and roped package for heavy loads such as cylindrical coils of metal, paper or the like that includes a skid supporting the load. A friction layer on the top of the skid and another friction layer on the bottom of the load which is covered by an overwrap of protective |
| 6123378 |
Cross beam-main beam integral joint |
September 26, 2000 |
| The invention provides a vehicle frame joint structure that is used in a ladder frame structure and in space frame type structures. The joint includes at least a first member, a second member, and a third member extending thereinbetween. Each of these three members has an upper surfa |
| 6117302 |
Fuel cell aluminum production |
September 12, 2000 |
| A process and apparatus are disclosed for electrolytically smelting alumina to produce aluminum metal, including providing a combination solid oxide fuel cell and electrolytic smelting cell for the production of aluminum from refined alumina positioned near tile solid oxide fuel cell. In |
| 6116680 |
Structural component for vehicle body-in-white |
September 12, 2000 |
| An integral structural element particularly well suited as a component of a body-in-white comprises an elongated hollow member with a first end and a second end opposite thereto. A first region, a second region, and a third region extend between a first end and a second end of the hollow |
| 6113850 |
2XXX series aluminum alloy |
September 5, 2000 |
| An A-rated, aluminum alloy suitable for machining, said alloy consisting essentially of: about 4-5.75 wt. % copper, about 0.2-0.9 wt. % bismuth, about 0.12-1.0 wt. % tin, the ratio of bismuth to tin ranging from about 0.8:1 to 5:1, up to about 0.7 wt. % iron, up to about 0.4 wt. % silico |
| 6113711 |
Extrusion of aluminum-lithium alloys |
September 5, 2000 |
| Disclosed is a method of making lithium-containing aluminum base alloy extrusion having at least a section thereof having a low aspect ratio or which is generally axisymmetrical, the extrusions having improved properties in sections thereof having the low aspect ratio or which are ax |
| 6100487 |
Chemical treatment of aluminum alloys to enable alloy separation |
August 8, 2000 |
| The present invention is directed to a method employing wet chemistry techniques of treating wrought aluminum alloys in order to quickly and efficiently separate the alloys into their alloy families and major constituent members by separation by surface color of the treated alloys. |
| 6077616 |
Laminated strip for use as reflective vehicle trim |
June 20, 2000 |
| A reflective laminated strip includes an aluminum alloy or steel strip having a cleaned and conversion coated outer surface, an adhesive layer adjacent the conversion coated outer surface, and a polymer layer joined to the adhesive layer. An exterior side of the polymer layer is coated |
| 6063210 |
Superplastically-formable Al-Mg-Si product and method |
May 16, 2000 |
| A superplastically formable, aluminum alloy product which consists essentially of about 2-10 wt. % magnesium; at least one dispersoid-forming element selected from the group consisting of: up to about 1.6 wt. % manganese, up to about 0.2 wt. % zirconium, and up to about 0.3 w. % chro |
| 6062634 |
Automotive energy absorbing structure |
May 16, 2000 |
| Automotive front end structure adapted to be mounted on an automotive vehicle frame to absorb impact energy. The structure includes first and second crush hoops each having a central portion and side portions extending rearwardly from the central portion. The rear ends of the side po |
| 6056349 |
Vehicle door having improved side crash resistance and associated method |
May 2, 2000 |
| A vehicle door has a door body which includes an outer door panel, an inner door panel, and a recess disposed therebetween. A metal mat has a plurality of elongated first elements and a plurality of second elements interwoven with respect to the first elements. The metal mat is secured |
| 6051327 |
Non-corrosive metal laminated on aluminum |
April 18, 2000 |
| A non-corrosive metal on aluminum or aluminum alloy lamination is disclosed including a non-corrosive metal top sheet, an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate, and an adhesive bonding the non-corrosive metal top sheet to the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate to provide a non-corrosive |
| 6050440 |
Easy open container end, method of manufacture, and tooling |
April 18, 2000 |
| An easy open can end has an improved structure for facilitating the opening operation of the tear panel, a method of further forming a can end to have the improved structure, and tooling for accomplishing the method. The further formation of the can end is particularly useful in easy-ope |
| 6047988 |
Rear shock tower casting |
April 11, 2000 |
| A multi-piece rear frame assembly for operably coupling components of a rear suspension to a frame rail of a vehicle frame assembly. The rear frame assembly including a rear shock tower casting welded to the frame rail and having a pair of attachment locations extending laterally out |
| 6045631 |
Method for making a light metal-rare earth metal alloy |
April 4, 2000 |
| A method of making a light metal-rare earth metal alloy includes mixing a light metal powder, such as aluminum powder, with a finely divided rare earth metal-containing compound, such as scandium oxide, creating a billet by subjecting the mixture to cold isostatic compaction. The billet |
| 6036792 |
Liquid-state-in-situ-formed ceramic particles in metals and alloys |
March 14, 2000 |
| A novel product composed of a ceramic phase particle dispersoid in metal, including uniformly distributed, finely sized carbide phase particles formed in situ in a molten metal and a novel method for producing such a ceramic phase particle dispersoid in metal are disclosed. A salt-based |
| 6030518 |
Reduced temperature aluminum production in an electrolytic cell having an inert anode |
February 29, 2000 |
| Aluminum is produced by electrolytic reduction of alumina in a cell having a cathode, an inert anode and a molten salt bath containing metal fluorides and alumina. The inert anode preferably contains copper, silver and oxides of iron and nickel. Reducing the molten salt bath temperature |
| 6020030 |
Coating an aluminum alloy substrate |
February 1, 2000 |
| An aluminum alloy substrate is pretreated with an aqueous solution containing an organophosphorus compound, preferably a vinyiphosphonic acid-acrylic acid copolymer, before coating the substrate with a polymer. Passing the substrate through the solution contaminates it with aluminum |
