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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Curtis A. Lavender, Richland, WA (US);
Vineet V. Joshi, Richland, WA (US);
Glenn J. Grant, Benton City, WA (US);
Saumyadeep Jana, Kennewick, WA (US);
Scott A. Whalen, Richland, WA (US);
Jens T. Darsell, West Richland, WA (US);
Nicole R. Overman, Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21C 23/00 (2006.01); B21C 23/14 (2006.01); B21C 29/00 (2006.01); B21C 23/21 (2006.01); B21C 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21C 23/002 (2013.01); B21C 23/14 (2013.01); B21C 23/212 (2013.01); B21C 23/218 (2013.01); B21C 27/00 (2013.01); B21C 29/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and processes for performing shear-assisted extrusion include a rotatable extrusion die with a scroll face configured to draw plasticized material from an outer edge of a billet generally perpendicularly toward an extrusion orifice while the extrusion die assembly simultaneously applies a rotational shear and axial extrusion force to the billet.