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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1978
Filed:
May. 02, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terry E Nels, Xenia, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72 70 ; 29 / ;
Abstract
Metal fibers of uniform or other predetermined sizes are made by knurling a pattern of ridges and depressions on the surface of a metal workpiece. The fibers are formed by shaving the ridges from the knurled surface. The knurling-shaving process is repeated to make more fibers.