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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:
Nov. 21, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Suresh K Gupta, Alpharetta, GA (US);
John T Pinder, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Rolls Royce, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294212 ; 228107 ;
Abstract
A method of forming composite materials comprising reinforced fibres, such as carbon fibres 12, embedded in a metal matrix 10, 13. The method comprises forming a first metal sheet 10, laying the reinforcing fibres 12 on the first sheet 10, and explosively forming a second sheet 13 around the fibres to form an explosively joined composite.