ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,464, issued on March 17, was assigned to AMETEK INC. (Berwyn, Pa.).
"Nickel-chromium alloy and method of making the same" was invented by Ryan A. Smith (Cheshire, Conn.), Muktesh Paliwal (Brookfield, Conn.) and Kerry B. Daley (Meriden, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nickel and chromium alloy having a combined wt. % of nickel and chromium of at least 97 wt. %, wherein the chromium accounts for 33 to 50 wt. % of the alloy. The alloy may be provided in strip form and has adequate ductility for the manufacture of various products, such as sheaths for flux cored welding electrodes. A method of making the alloy strip includes form...