Alcoa Inc.

Arconic Corporation

Automotive Casting Technology, Inc.

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Other

Shipston Aluminum Technologies (michigan), Inc.

Compass Automotive Group, LLC

James T Burg

Gabriele F Ciccola

Grant A DeGeorge

Anton J Rovito

Santosh Prasad

Michael A Pacek

Marshall A Klingensmith

Rabindra K Bhattacharyya

Mark Ripepi

Erin J Fulton

Robert J Speer

Henry Sklyut

John W Cobes

Courtney Carraher

Brett P Conner

Christopher Au

Franklin David Silvio

Leroy E D'astolfo

Jean Ann Skiles

Leroy E D'Astolfo

David S Bennett

Daniel D Roup

Glenn W Jarvis

Andrew J Hinkle

Craig M Zehnder

Craig C Menzemer

Janet C Swearingen

Charles I Fuller

Greg Peer

Stephen Leonard

Kelly Weiler

Michael Kulak

James Black

Wilson Lee

Eric G Bogan

Ralph R Sawtell

Michael Cardinale

Israel Stol

Donald J Spinella

Raymond J Kilmer

Alfred F LaCamera

Vivek M Sample

Gregory L Peer

Harry R Zonker

Eric M Stull

Michael A Globig

Matthew P Kiley

Jason C Lee

Jason C Brem

David Silvio

William B Leith

Philip Gacka

Christopher A Au

Henry Skylut

Alfred F Lacamera

Alfed F Lacamera

Grant Degeorge

Vivek Sample

Wheel flange

Various methods are disclosed for additively manufacturing a feedstock material to create an AM preform, wherein the AM preform is configured with a body having an internal passage defined therein, wherein the internal passage further includes at least one of a void and a channel; inserting a filler material into the internal passage of the AM preform; closing the AM preform with an enclosure component such that the filler material is retained within the internal passage of the AM preform; and deforming the AM preform to a sufficient amount to create a product having an internal passage therein, wherein the product is configured with wrought properties for that material via the deforming step.

Methods of producing wrought products with internal passages

Ribbed wheel

Spindle hub for wheel

A wheel for a pneumatic tire has a rim with one monolithic bead seat and a removable beat seat. The removable bead seat has two halves that embrace the rim and engage a groove to retain the tire. The removable bead seat may have a second lip either monolithically formed or as a part of a separate retainer that bolts to the bead seat. The wheel may be made from aluminum alloy.

Wheel assembly

The teachings provide a fill tube assembly for a casting mold and methods of using the assembly. The fill tube assembly includes a fill tube having a tubular member with a receiving end, a mold-engaging end and an intermediate portion. The mold-engaging end has a tapered flange radially extending therefrom, the remainder of the tubular member has a substantially, uniform cross-section. A clamping assembly is structured to maintain a substantially leakproof seal at the fill tube, casting mold interface while accommodating dimensional variations. The clamping assembly includes a gasket, a load ring, a clamping plate and a pre-load gap between the clamping plate and the casting mold and optionally includes a dimensional compensating ring. When tightened, the clamping plate biases the load ring against the flange thereby distributing a uniform load against the casting mold, compressing the gasket therebetween while narrowing the pre-load gap to accommodate dimensional variations.

Reverse casting process

Assembly for transferring a molten metal through a joint

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a riser apparatus for use in offshore drilling for oil or other fossil fuels, the riser apparatus comprising: a plurality of riser sections coupled serially end-to-end, wherein each of the riser sections comprises: a tube having a first end and a second end; a first flanged that is mechanically joined to the first end of the tube; a second flanged that is mechanically joined to the second end of the tube; wherein the tube is constructed of an aluminum alloy; and wherein the flanges are constructed of the aluminum alloy; and wherein the riser apparatus has a length of approximately 1,500 meters or greater.

Method and apparatus for connecting drilling riser strings and compositions thereof

A tie down assembly adapted to be installed within a structure includes a cup and a crossbar that is fastened removably to the cup by a plurality of fasteners. The cup includes a recess forming an interior surface, and a plurality of seats extending from the interior surface. The crossbar includes a central portion and a plurality of elongated members extending therefrom. Each of the members includes a head that engages a corresponding one of the seats of the cup and is secured to the seat by one of the fasteners. The central portion of the crossbar may include a central aperture that receives one of the fasteners for an additional attachment point to the cup. The crossbar is adapted to receive tie down hooks, connectors, and the like. When the crossbar requires repair or replacement, it may be removed from the cup by unfastening the fasteners without the need to remove the cup from the structure.

Tie down assembly

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Verona, PA, United States of America

James T Burg