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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:
Dec. 25, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lamar Burd, Andover, NJ (US);
James K Donnelly, Dover, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Howmet Turbine Components Corporation, Muskegon, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C / ; B22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
164 34 ; 164 60 ; 164361 ; 1643 / ;
Abstract
A shell mold for producing directionally solidified single crystal metal castings in which use is made of a crystal selector of helical shape wound about a support of a non heat disposable material which eliminates the need for providing a crystal selector of sufficient dimension for self support or other supporting means which may form a part of the pattern assembly about which the shell mold is formed.