Patents

US 11826818 B2: Boron steel high-pressure cartridge case

Granted
2023-11-28
Filed
2021-09-24 application 17484089
Type
Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract

A boron steel high pressure cartridge case and method of manufacturing the same is provided. The method includes cold forming a cartridge case into a drawn blank or a tubular component; annealing the cartridge case using a belt furnace, flame furnace, induction furnace, or a batch furnace; performing a machine ejector slot and trim on the cartridge case; forming the shoulder and neck of the cartridge case; performing a heat treatment of the cartridge case; and tempering the cartridge case. The cartridge case is fabricated of boron steel including ≤1.0% boron.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231128.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
LUVATA OHIO, INC. 6 patentsUS company or organizationDelaware, OHPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Brian SwankDelaware, OH6PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
B21KMaking forged or pressed metal products, e.g. horse-shoes, rivets, bolts or wheelsB21K21/04PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B21CManufacture of metal sheets, wire, rods, tubes, profiles or like semi-manufactured products otherwise than by rolling; auxiliary operations used in connection with metal-working without essentially removing materialB21C23/186PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B21JForging; hammering; pressing metal; riveting; forge furnacesB21J5/008PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
C21DModifying the physical structure of ferrous metals; general devices for heat treatment of ferrous or non-ferrous metals or alloys; making metal malleable, e.g. by decarburisation or temperingC21D1/25PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
C22CAlloysC22C38/002PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
C23CCoating metallic material; coating material with metallic material; surface treatment of metallic material by diffusion into the surface, by chemical conversion or substitution; coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering, by ion implantation or by chemical vapour deposition, in generalC23C2/04PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
F42BExplosive charges, e.g. for blasting, fireworks, ammunitionF42B5/28PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2022-11-10Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
SWANK, BRIAN signed 2022-10-20LUVATA OHIO, INC. DELAWARE, OH61717/456PASDL, file of 2026-10-15

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