US Patent Issued to KENNAMETAL on Aug. 11 for "Solid solution tungsten carbide powders and applications thereof" (Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,900, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to KENNAMETAL INC. (Latrobe, Pa.).

"Solid solution tungsten carbide powders and applications thereof" was invented by Oladapo O. Eso (Madison, Ala.) and Amanda Brown (Madison, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved tungsten carbide powder comprises (W,Cr)C solid solution phase for oxidation resistance at high temperatures. The improved tungsten carbide powders may be formed by carburizing a mixture of tungsten powder, carbon powder, and Cr2O3 powder. The tungsten carbide powder herein may be used to form ready-to-press (RTP) or grade powders. These RTP may be used to form articles, includ...