Metal treatment – Stock – Ferrous
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Yee, Deborah (Department: 1733)
Metal treatment
Stock
Ferrous
C148S908000, C148S580000, C148S334000, C148S335000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07901520
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a spring wire rod excelling in fatigue characteristics. It contains TiN inclusions having a specific size defined by the ratio of each group in all the visual fields as follows:(1) Visual fields in which the maximum thickness is no larger than 5 μm: less than 5%(2) Visual fields in which the maximum thickness is larger than 5 μm and no larger than 10 μm: no more than 30%(3) Visual fields in which the maximum thickness is larger than 10 μm and no larger than 25 μm: no less than 70%(4) Visual fields in which the maximum thickness is larger than 25 μm: less than 5%The visual field is the cross section passing through the center line of the wire rod.
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(Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Yee Deborah
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