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US2695253A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Heat treatment of aluminum alloys

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1949-05-06
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Granted: 1954-11-23
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Expires: 1969-05-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Schaaber Otto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:54
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C21/00; C22C21/06; C22C21/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 122 words
A PROCESS FOR THE ARTIFICIAL AGING OF AN AL-MG-SI ALLOY WHICH SPONTANEOUSLY AGES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AFTER QUENCHING TO ROOM TEMPERATURE FROM A SOLUTION HEAT TREATMENT TO THE DETRIMENT OF VALUES OBTAINED UPON SUBSEQUENT ARTIFICAL AGING WHICH COMPRISES QUENCHING SAID ALLOY FROM A SOLUTION HEAT TREATMENT TO AN ARTIFICAL AGING TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 120* C. AND 200* C., MAINTAINING SUCH ALLOY AT SUCH TEMPERATURE UNTIL IT HAS REACHED A HARDNESS WHICH IS GREATER THAN THAT WHICH WOULD BE OBTAINED AFTER IMMEDIATELY QUENCHING SAID ALLOY IN WATER TO ROOM TEMPERATURE, STORING SUCH PRELINIMARILY AGED ALLOY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND SUBJECTING IT TO AN ARTIFICAL AGING TREATMENT AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE STORAGE AT ROOM TEMPERATURES CAUSES AN INCREASE IN THE HARDNESS OF THE ALLOY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 122 words
A PROCESS FOR THE ARTIFICIAL AGING OF AN AL-MG-SI ALLOY WHICH SPONTANEOUSLY AGES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AFTER QUENCHING TO ROOM TEMPERATURE FROM A SOLUTION HEAT TREATMENT TO THE DETRIMENT OF VALUES OBTAINED UPON SUBSEQUENT ARTIFICAL AGING WHICH COMPRISES QUENCHING SAID ALLOY FROM A SOLUTION HEAT TREATMENT TO AN ARTIFICAL AGING TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 120* C. AND 200* C., MAINTAINING SUCH ALLOY AT SUCH TEMPERATURE UNTIL IT HAS REACHED A HARDNESS WHICH IS GREATER THAN THAT WHICH WOULD BE OBTAINED AFTER IMMEDIATELY QUENCHING SAID ALLOY IN WATER TO ROOM TEMPERATURE, STORING SUCH PRELINIMARILY AGED ALLOY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND SUBJECTING IT TO AN ARTIFICAL AGING TREATMENT AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE STORAGE AT ROOM TEMPERATURES CAUSES AN INCREASE IN THE HARDNESS OF THE ALLOY.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1472739A Cited
US2239744A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1957-11-22 1958-05-24 1958-11-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1961-11-22 1962-05-24 1962-11-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1965-11-22 1966-05-24 1966-11-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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