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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:
Apr. 21, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael W Kearns, Dudley, GB;
Assignee:
IMI Titanium Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
419-2 ; 419 23 ; 419 38 ; 419 49 ; 419 53 ; 419 57 ; 264 50 ; 264 51 ; 75245 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a porous body using particulate material as a starting stock. The particles are inserted in a can, the can evacuated and inert gas admitted to a predetermined back-fill pressure. After hot isostatic pressing, the compact so formed is cooled and subsequently heat treated to permit the pores formed in pressing to expand and form a porous body.