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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:
Sep. 12, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
C Howard Hamilton, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Leonard A Ascani, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell International Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148 / ;
Abstract
A method for making metallic structures especially those having a complex variable thickness, utilizing superplastic forming and forging. A metal preform having superplastic characteristics is positioned relative to a shaping member which substantially defines the final configuration of the preform. The preform is superplastically expanded and forged against the shaping member to produce the final structure.