ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,195, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SCM METAL PRODUCTS LLC (Research Triangle Park, N.C.).
"Composite cored wire cladding" was invented by Leo Antony (Cary, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An innovative cored wire to produce composite claddings containing hard niobium carbide for protection against corrosion, erosion and wear. The cored wire contains an outer wire metallic sheath comprising of metal alloy base, and an innovative core powder mixture. The innovative core powder mixture contains metal alloy or metal, chromium carbide and carbon. During the deposition process, the cored wire melts, and chemically reacts to form m...