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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:
Jan. 13, 1987
Filed:
May. 13, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Axel Hayd, Munich, DE;
Peter Meinke, Starnberg, DE;
Martin Maurer, Munich, DE;
Joachim Schwarz, Grosshansdorf, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2191 / ; 2191 / ; 30140 ; 114 40 ; 114 42 ;
Abstract
In order to perform an ice-breaking operation more readily or with a defined geometry, an ice breaking aid is employed by virtue of which the ice is irradiated with high-frequency oscillations such as phonons or photons prior to the ice-breaking operation proper.