Hello, I have a question about a question.?

[jocheved]

There was a question asked on here "Is there such an alloy as TiAlCo-B?" and everyone responded very vehemently no way not possible. Those people seemed to know a lot about chemistry and metallurgy and such. But my question is if this metal does not exist, then why is there a U.S. Patent for it. Does the patent office give out patents without doing any research? I am confused. The patent is as follows. United States Patent 4,645,644
Orlowski February 24, 1987
Metal alloy

Abstract

A new alloy containing aluminum, chromium, copper, magnesium, manganese, zinc, titanium dioxide, and cast red brass is disclosed.
Inventors: Orlowski; Gerald J. (Scottsdale, AZ)
Appl. No.: 06/812,174
Filed: December 23, 1985
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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
734578 May., 1985

Current U.S. Class: 420/587 ; 420/589
Current International Class: C22C 30/06 (20060101); C22C 30/00 (20060101); C22E 030/00 ()
Field of Search: 420/580,587,588,480,532,535
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents

3284193 November 1966 Anderson et al.

Other References

Baker, H. (ed.) Metals Handbook, vol. 2, Properties and Selection: Non Ferrous Alloys and Rare Metals 1979, p. 320..

Primary Examiner: Brody; Christopher W.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Allegretti, Newitt, Witcoff & McAndrews, Ltd.
Claims


I hereby claim as my invention:

1. A metal alloy consisting essentially of 27-32% aluminum, 4-9% chromium, 12-17% copper, 8-13% magnesium, 6-11% manganese, 10-14% zinc, 3.9-4.1% titanium dioxide and 11-16% cast red brass based on the total weight of said alloy, said cast red brass consisting essentially of 78-97% copper, 1-7% tin, 1-7% lead and 1-7% zinc based on the total weight of said cast red brass.

2. A metal alloy consisting essentially of 29.7% aluminum, 6.3% chromium, 14.7% copper, 10.8% magnesium, 8.9% manganese, 12.0% zinc, 4.0% titanium dioxide, and 13.6% cast red brass based on the total weight of said alloy, said cast red brass consisting essentially of 84.15% copper, 4.4% tin, 5.42% lead, 5.13% zinc, 0.17% iron, 0.12% antimony, 0.58% nickel, 0.007% phosphorus and 0.019% sulfur based on the total weight of said cast red brass.
Description


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This application is a continuation-in-part of copending patent application Ser. No. 734,578, filed May 15, 1985 now abandoned.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to metal alloys.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Though various metal alloys are known in the art, there is a need for a metal alloy that is strong and yet is light in weight. There is also a need for a metal alloy that is nonmagnetic and that can sustain high heat without the occurence of disruptive seaming. Additionally, there is a need for a metal alloy capable of coating other metals and thereby imparting added strength and resistance to disruptive seaming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new metal alloy that is extremely strong and yet light in weight.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new metal alloy that is nonmagnetic and is resistant to disruptive seaming under high temperature conditions.

It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a new metal alloy that adds strength and resistance to disruptive seaming to other metals that are coated with it.

It is a specific object of the present invention to provide a metal alloy consisting essentially of 27-32% aluminum, 4-9% chromium, 12-17% copper, 8-13% magnesium, 6-11% manganese, 10-14% zinc, 3.9-4.1% titanium dioxide, and 11-16% cast red brass by weight percent of the total weight of the resulting alloy. The cast red brass used consists essentially of 78-97% copper, 1-7% tin, 1-7% lead, and 1-7% zinc by weight percent of the total weight of the resulting cast red brass. Other elements such as iron, antimony, nickel, phosphorus and sulfur may be present in the cast red brass in amounts of less than 1% by weight.

Further objects and embodiments of the present invention will be set forth in the following description of the preferred embodiments and claims.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS


There is then an example of how to create such an alloy. This came right off the United States Patent and Trademark Office. If this alloy does and could not exist, please clarify how this could be so.

[broehain61]

The patent says it all ... it is a new alloy. It hasn't been produced commercially, hence is unknown to people with degrees in metallurgy and won't respond to normal web searches. It's just a case that information we have is being advanced each day!