Jikou Zhou

8293036, Oct 23, 2012

Nov 4, 2009

12/612319

Daniel James Branagan - Idaho Falls ID, US
Brian E. Meacham - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jikou Zhou - Pleasanton CA, US
Alla V. Sergueeva - Idaho Falls ID, US

The NanoSteel Company, Inc. - Providence RI

C22C 45/10

148561, 148304, 148403

The present disclosure relates to a glass forming alloy. The glass forming alloy may include 43. 0 atomic percent to 68. 0 atomic percent iron, 10. 0 atomic percent to 19. 0 atomic percent boron, 13. 0 atomic percent to 17. 0 atomic percent nickel, 2. 5 atomic percent to 21. 0 atomic percent cobalt, optionally 0. 1 atomic percent to 6. 0 atomic percent carbon, and optionally 0. 3 atomic percent to 3. 5 atomic percent silicon. Furthermore, the glass forming alloy includes between 5% to 95% by volume one or more spinodal glass matrix microconstituents which include one or more semi-crystalline or crystalline phases at a length scale less than 50 nm in a glass matrix. In addition, the glass forming alloy is capable of blunting shear bands through localized deformation induced changes under tension.

8497027, Jul 30, 2013

Nov 8, 2010

12/941866

Daniel James Branagan - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jikou Zhou - Pleasanton CA, US
Brian E. Meacham - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jason K. Walleser - Idaho Falls ID, US
Alla V. Sergueeva - Idaho Falls ID, US

The NanoSteel Company, Inc. - Providence RI

B32B 3/12
B32B 15/18
C22C 45/02

428593, 29897, 723796, 148403, 420 95, 420 92, 420 11

A honeycomb structure and a method of forming an iron based glass forming honeycomb structure. The honeycomb structure may include at least two sheets, each having a thickness in the range of 0. 01 mm to 0. 15 mm, formed from an iron based glass forming alloy comprising 40 to 68 atomic percent iron, 13 to 17 atomic percent nickel, 2 to 21 atomic percent cobalt, 12 to 19 atomic percent boron, optionally 0. 1 to 6 atomic percent carbon, optionally 0. 3 to 4 atomic percent silicon, optionally 1 to 20 percent chromium. The sheets may be stacked, bonded together and formed into a honeycomb. The honeycomb structure may include a plurality of cells.

8628672, Jan 14, 2014

Jun 27, 2012

13/535091

Weimin Si - San Ramon CA, US
Ying Hong - Los Gatos CA, US
Zhigang Bai - Milpitas CA, US
Yunhe Huang - Pleasanton CA, US
Fenglin Liu - Milpitas CA, US
Hong Zhang - Fremont CA, US
Jikou Zhou - Pleasanton CA, US
Xiaoyu Yang - Union City CA, US
Yuan Yao - Fremont CA, US
Iulica Zana - Fremont CA, US
Feng Liu - San Ramon CA, US
Ling Wang - Hercules CA, US

Western Digital (Fremont), LLC - Fremont CA

B44C 1/22

216 22, 216 66, 216 67, 216 75

A method for fabricating a magnetic recording transducer having a magnetic writer pole with a short effective throat height is provided. In an embodiment, a writer structure comprising a magnetic writer pole having a trailing bevel and a nonmagnetic stack on the top surface of the writer pole is provided. A dielectric write gap layer comprising alumina is deposited over the trailing bevel section and the nonmagnetic stack; and at least one etch stop layer is deposited over the dielectric write gap layer. A layer of nonmagnetic fill material is deposited over the etch stop layer and to form a nonmagnetic bevel by performing a dry etch process. The etch stop layer(s) are removed from the short throat section; and a trailing shield is deposited over the short throat section, nonmagnetic bevel, and nonmagnetic stack top surface.

20110094700, Apr 28, 2011

Oct 22, 2010

12/910640

Daniel James BRANAGAN - Idaho Falls ID, US
Alla V. SERGUEEVA - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jikou ZHOU - Pleasanton CA, US
James N. MILLOWAY - Idaho Falls ID, US

THE NANOSTEEL COMPANY, INC. - Providence RI

B22D 18/06
B22D 27/15
B22D 25/02

164 63, 164254

A method and system of forming a micro-wire including heating metal feedstock to a liquid state within a glass tube, wherein the metal feedstock includes an iron based glass forming alloy comprising one or more of nickel and cobalt present in the range of 7 atomic percent to 50 atomic percent and one or more of boron, carbon, silicon, phosphorous and nitrogen present in the range of 1 to 35 atomic percent. Negative pressure may be provided to the interior the glass tube and the glass tube containing the metal feedstock may be drawn down. The metal feedstock in the glass tube may be cooled at a rate sufficient to form a wire exhibiting crystalline microstructures present in the range of 2 to 90 percent by volume in a glass matrix.

20110100347, May 5, 2011

Nov 2, 2010

12/938241

Daniel James BRANAGAN - Idaho Falls ID, US
Brian E. MEACHAM - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jason K. WALLESER - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jikou ZHOU - Pleasanton CA, US
Alla V. SERGUEEVA - Idaho Falls ID, US
David PARATORE - Warren RI, US

THE NANOSTEEL COMPANY, INC. - Providence RI

B26D 1/547
B28D 5/00
B28D 1/08

125 21, 451 36, 836511

Wire for cutting feedstock and a method for cutting feedstock with the wire. The wire may include an iron based alloy comprising at least 35 at % iron, nickel and/or cobalt in the range of about 7 to 50 at %, at least one non-metal or metalloid selected from the group consisting of boron, carbon, silicon, phosphorus, and/or nitrogen present in the range of about 1 to 35 at %, and one metal selected from the group consisting of copper, titanium, molybdenum, aluminum, and/or chromium present in the range of about 0 to 25 at %, wherein the wire has an aspect ratio of greater than one and exhibits metallic and/or crystalline phases of less than 500 nm in size.

20110186259, Aug 4, 2011

Feb 1, 2011

13/019041

Daniel James BRANAGAN - Idaho Falls ID, US
Brian E. MEACHAM - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jason K. WALLESER - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jikou ZHOU - Pleasanton CA, US
Alla V. SERGUEEVA - Idaho Falls ID, US

THE NANOSTEEL COMPANY, INC. - Providence RI

B22D 25/06
B22D 13/00
B22D 23/00

164 661, 164 47, 164114

A method of forming an iron based glass forming alloy. The method may include providing a feedstock of an iron based glass forming alloy, melting the feedstock, casting the feedstock into an elongated body in an environment comprising 50% or more of a gas selected from carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide or mixtures thereof.

20110293463, Dec 1, 2011

May 27, 2011

13/118035

Daniel James BRANAGAN - Idaho Falls ID, US
Brian E. MEACHAM - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jason K. WALLESER - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jikou ZHOU - Pleasanton CA, US
Alla V. SERGUEEVA - Idaho Falls ID, US

C22C 37/10
C22C 30/00
C22C 38/00
C22C 38/54
C22C 38/10
C22C 38/08

420 14, 420 95, 420 9, 420 97, 420 43, 420585, 420581

An alloy composition comprising iron present in the range of 49 atomic percent (at %) to 65 at %, nickel present in the range of 10.0 at % to 16.5 at %, cobalt optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 12 at %, boron present in the range of 12.5 at % to 16.5 at %, silicon optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 8.0 at %, carbon optionally present in the range of 2 at % to 5 at %, chromium optionally present in the range of 2.5 at % to 13.35 at %, and niobium optionally present in the range of 1.5 at % to 2.5 at %, wherein the alloy composition exhibits spinodal glass matrix microconstituents when cooled at a rate in the range of 10K/s to 10K/s and develops a number of shear bands per linear meter in the range of greater than 1.1×10mto 10mupon application of a tensile force applied at a rate of 0.001 s.

20160304998, Oct 20, 2016

Nov 30, 2015

14/953930

- Providence RI, US
Brian E. MEACHAM - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jason K. WALLESER - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jikou ZHOU - Pleasanton CA, US
Alla V. SERGUEEVA - Idaho Falls ID, US

C22C 45/02
C22C 38/54
C21D 9/52
C22C 38/02
C22C 38/48
C22C 38/10
C22C 38/56
C22C 38/52

A method of forming an alloy composition including spinodal based glass matrix microconstituents. The method comprises melting an alloy composition comprising iron present in the range of 49 atomic percent (at %) to 65 at %, nickel present in the range of 10.0 at % to 16.5 at %, cobalt optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 12 at %, boron present in the range of 12.5 at % to 16.5 at %, silicon optionally present in the range of 0.1 at % to 8.0 at %, carbon optionally present in the range of 2 at % to 5 at %, chromium optionally present in the range of 2.5 at % to 13.35 at %, and niobium optionally present in the range of 1.5 at % to 2.5 at %, cooling the alloy composition at a rate of 10K/s to 10K/s.