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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:
Feb. 12, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
William A May, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Amax Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
419 37 ; 419 45 ; 419 12 ; 419 57 ;
Abstract
A process is provided for igniting a mixed powder material compact containing sufficient fuel to support an exothermic reaction between ingredients contained in the compact. The ignition is achieved in an inert atmosphere with an electric arc produced by an electrode without contacting the compact and thereby initiating the reaction.