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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 21, 2022
Applicant:

Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Daniel A. Bales, Avon, CT (US);

Thomas DeMichael, Stafford Springs, CT (US);

Assignee:

Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 29/00 (2006.01); F27B 5/00 (2006.01); F27B 5/02 (2006.01); F27B 5/06 (2006.01); F27B 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 29/002 (2013.01); F27B 5/00 (2013.01); F27B 5/02 (2013.01); F27B 5/06 (2013.01); F27B 5/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A furnace for removing a molybdenum-alloy refractory metal core through sublimation comprising a retort furnace having an interior; a sublimation fixture insertable within the interior of the retort furnace, the sublimation fixture configured to receive at least one turbine blade having the molybdenum-alloy refractory metal core; a flow passage thermally coupled to the retort furnace configured to heat a fluid flowing through the flow passage and deliver the fluid to the molybdenum-alloy refractory metal core causing sublimation of the molybdenum-alloy refractory metal core.


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