US Patent 7226641 Thermal process for wheels

Patent 7226641 was granted and assigned to Alcoa on June, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Alcoa

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

72266410

Patent Inventor Names

Luis Fanor Vega0

Thomas Levendusky0

Date of Patent

June 5, 2007

Patent Application Number

113430890

Date Filed

January 30, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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William Phillip Fletcher, III

Patent abstract

This invention discloses a method of coating an object while increasing the temper of an object to peak strength. The method of increasing the temper of the object to peak strength includes providing an object having a substantially homogeneous solution of a precipitate hardening composition; and applying an image atop at least a portion of the object, wherein temperature and time of applying the image provide peak strength in the object. The image may be applied to the object surface by dye sublimation. The object may be a vehicle wheel formed of aluminum.