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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark S Selepack, Arvada, CO (US);
Theodore E Blakely, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Golden Aluminum Company, Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148551 ; 148552 ; 148697 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved process for continuously casting aluminum alloys and improved aluminum alloy compositions. The process includes the steps of continuously annealing the cold rolled strip in an intermediate anneal using an induction heater and/or continuously annealing the hot rolled strip in an induction heater. The alloy composition has mechanical properties that can be varied selectively by varying the time and temperature of a stabilizing anneal.