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Baker Hughes Corporation

Curtis Proske

Marc William Bird

Timothy P Uno

Lester Dupre

A monolithic suppressor for suppressing sounds generated by the discharge of a firearm, wherein the discharge generates propellant gases. The monolithic suppressor includes a bore having a first end and a second end, the first end having an inlet aperture and the second end having an outlet aperture. In addition, a plurality of baffles are disposed within the bore, wherein the plurality of baffles further define a plurality of chambers. The chambers of the suppressor include at least an arcuate baffle and a slanted baffle. The plurality of chambers are configured to cause the propellant gases to spin in a plurality of vortices within one or more of the chambers thereby slowing the propagation of the gases within the suppressor.

Monolithic firearm suppressor

An infiltration method of forming an article including providing a working mold including a solid binder member extending through an interior of the working mold, wherein the solid binder member is made of a binder material, and providing a layer of powder matrix material within a molding void of the working mold. The method further includes heating the working mold to form a molten binder pathway from the solid binder member to infiltrate the layer of powder matrix material.

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