Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures inventions 04/07

20070089561 - Developer recycling method: In a method for recycling a double component developer that contains a carrier and a toner used for an image forming device such as office automation equipment, an economic value of recycling is increased, thereby allowing a company to carry out an active and sustainable environmental activity. Material components of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070089563 - Braze alloy containing particulate material: A minimum joint thickness can be assured by incorporating beads or particles having a diameter corresponding to the joint thickness desired and which are infusible at the brazing temperature. Preferably such particles are formed of high-melting metals, metal oxides, ceramics, or cermets and are mixed into the alloy paste prior... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070089562 - Mixed powder for powder metallurgy: Mo of 0.05 to 1.0% by mass is adhered to the surfaces of an iron-based powder containing Mn of 0.5% by mass or less and Mo of 0.2 to 1.5% by mass as prealloyed elements by diffusion bonding, whereby an alloy steel powder is formed. Furthermore, a Ni powder of... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070089564 - Metal nanowire array and method for fabricating the same: A method for fabricating a metal nanowire array (30) includes the following steps: providing a carbon nanotube array (10) which includes a number of carbon nanotubes (14), immersing the carbon nanotube array in a colloidal solution (20) which contains a solvent (22) and a number of metal nanocrystals (24) dispersed... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070089565 - Method of producing metal powder: A method of producing metal powder by reducing ions of a metal for precipitation by performance of a reducing agent in a liquid-phase reaction system, wherein the metal is precipitated as metal powder particles by being reduced under conditions in which the exchange-current density of an oxidation-reduction reaction between the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070089566 - Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials: Processes are provided for recovering precious metals from refractory materials using thiosulfate lixiviants. The processes can employ heap leaching or lixiviants that include one or more blinding agents.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070084306 - Composition for reducing steelmaking slag: A slag composition containing steelmaking slag and from about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of reducing agent. The steelmaking slag contains from about 20 to about 55 weight percent of calcium oxide, from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of ferrous oxide, from about 5 to about 20... Agent: John M. Hammond Patent Innovations LLC

20070084308 - Process for producing ultrafine particles: The ultrafine particle producing process introduces materials for producing ultrafine particles into a thermal plasma flame under reduced pressure to form a vapor-phase mixture, introduces a reactive gas and a cooling gas toward an end portion of the thermal plasma flame in supply amounts sufficient for quenching the vapor-phase mixture... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070084309 - Method for manufacturing rhenium-containing alloy powder, rhenium-containing alloy powder, and conductor paste: Metal particles that can be alloyed with rhenium are dispersed as a main component in a gas phase, a rhenium oxide vapor is made to be present around these particles, the rhenium oxide is reduced, and the rhenium precipitated on the surface of the main component metal particles as a... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070079665 - Fine particulate silver powder and production method thereof: To achieve the above object, a fine particulate silver powder having unprecedented powder properties in which: a. the average particle diameter DIA of the primary particles obtained by image analysis of a scanning electron micrograph is 0.6 μm or less; b. the crystallite diameter is 10 nm or less; c.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070079666 - Process and plant for reducing solids containing iron oxide: This invention relates to a process for reducing solids containing iron oxide, such as iron ore, in which fine-grained solids are heated and at least partly calcined in a pre-heating stage (2, 9). In a first fluidized-bed reactor (14) downstream of the preheating stage (2, 9), the solids are prereduced... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070079667 - Method of producing stainless steel by re-using waste material of stainless steel producing process: A method of producing stainless steel includes the steps of melting a raw material in an electric furnace to form molten steel, and then refining the molten steel by a refining furnace to produce stainless steel in a stainless steel producing process. In the method, a carbonaceous reducing agent is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070074598 - Granular metal powder: When fine metal particles of a nano meter size are handled in a state of colloidal particles, it is difficult to handle them and the range of the selection of the solvent to be used is limited. The invention offers a granular metal powder that is produced by the steps... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070074599 - Method for the introduction of inorganic solid bodies into hot liquid melts: A method is disclosed for the introduction of inorganic solid bodies into hot, liquid melts, whereby inorganic solid bodies are added to a plastic containing a hydrocarbon and the mixture obtained is added to the hot, liquid melt.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070074600 - Apparatus and method of manufacturing a heat pipe: A powder feeding apparatus of manufacturing a heat pipe includes a vibration tray having a supporting board and a plurality of pipes positioned in the supporting board of the tray. A mandrel is coaxially inserted in each of the pipes. A feeder is located corresponding to an end of each... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070074601 - Method of producing metal nanocomposite powder reinforced with carbon nanotubes and the powder prepared thereby: The present invention relates to a metal nanocomposite powder reinforced with carbon nanotubes and to a process of producing a metal nanocomposite powder homogeneously reinforced with carbon nanotubes in a metal matrix powder.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070074602 - Method of reagent injection using a heat pipe: A method of injecting at least one reagent into a high temperature material includes providing a heat pipe assembly, permitting gravity flow of the liquid working substance from a condenser to an evaporator of the heat pipe assembly through a discrete impermeable liquid return passage therebetween, providing a reagent delivery... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP