US Patent Issued to Novelis on Sept. 9 for "High strength 6xxx series aluminum alloys and methods of making the same" (American, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,500, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Novelis Inc. (Atlanta).

"High strength 6xxx series aluminum alloys and methods of making the same" was invented by Sazol Kumar Das (Acworth, Ga.) and Milan Felberbaum (Lausanne, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are 6xxx series aluminum alloys with unexpected properties and novel methods of producing such aluminum alloys. The aluminum alloys are highly formable and exhibit high strength. The alloys are produced by continuous casting and can be hot rolled to a final gauge and/or a final temper. The alloys can be used in automotive, transportation, industrial, and elect...