ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,110, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Materion Corp. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).
"Method for grain refinement of a beryllium article" was invented by Andrew Ruzek (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for grain refinement of beryllium articles are disclosed. Grain refinement allows the beryllium article to have beneficial properties in terms of strength and durability. One method stabilizes the Beta-phase of the beryllium that is precipitated after cycling above a temperature that is greater than or equal to the beta transus temperature."
The patent was filed on Sept. 7, 2023, under Application No. 18/462,71...