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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Ati Properties Llc, Albany, OR (US);
Inventors:
John W. Foltz, IV, Albany, OR (US);
Raul A. Martinez-Ayers, Albany, OR (US);
Aaron L. Fosdick, Albany, OR (US);
Assignee:
ATI PROPERTIES LLC, Albany, OR (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 13/06 (2006.01); B22C 9/08 (2006.01); B22D 13/10 (2006.01); B22D 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 13/06 (2013.01); B22C 9/08 (2013.01); B22D 13/066 (2013.01); B22D 13/101 (2013.01); B22D 13/107 (2013.01); B22D 27/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various enhanced features are provided for centrifugal casting apparatuses, rotatable assemblies, and molds for casting products from molten material. These enhanced features include, among others, tapered gate portions positioned adjacent to the cavities of a mold, extended and shared gating systems, and detachable mold structures for modifying the thermodynamic characteristics and behavior of molds during casting operations.