US Patent Issued to GOODRICH on Sept. 30 for "Method for increasing the ultimate tensile stress (UTS) and yield strength (YS) of high-strength martensitic steels" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,701, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Method for increasing the ultimate tensile stress (UTS) and yield strength (YS) of high-strength martensitic steels" was invented by Roque Panza-Giosa (Oakville, Canada) and Paul Vanderpol (Rockwood, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of implementing a heat treatment process for enhancing strength of a part is provided. The method includes applying, by a controller, a gas quenching process to enable a controlled operation for cooling the part wherein the part comprises a steel material wherein the controlled operation for cooling the part is a su...