US Patent Issued to HYPERION MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGIES on Aug. 11 for "NbC-based cemented carbide" (Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,899, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to HYPERION MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Worthington, Ohio).

"NbC-based cemented carbide" was invented by Luis Fernando Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) and Cristina Furio Badia (Barcelona, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a NbC based cemented carbide and method of manufacture the same. The NbC based cemented carbide may be devoid of WC. The NbC based cemented carbide may be devoid of Co in the binder phase. The NbC based cemented carbide exhibits enhanced strength and thermal conductivity while maintaining desired toughness and hardness."

The patent was filed on Nov. 24, 2020, under A...