ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,107, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg).
"Press hardening method" was invented by Cedric Georges (Novilles-les-bois, Belgium), Florin Duminica (Tilff, Belgium), Thierry Sturel (Le Ban Saint Martin, France) and Pascal Drillet (Rozerieulles, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carbon steel sheet coated with a barrier pre-coating containing nickel and chromium in a weight ratio between 1.5 and 9, and a press hardening method for providing the carbon steel sheet coated with a barrier pre-coating comprising nickel and chromium are described."
The patent was filed on April 26, 2017, under Application No. 16/...