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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:
Jun. 18, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ian E Bottomley, Preston, GB;
Graham A Cooper, Preston, GB;
Assignee:
British Aerospace, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228118 ; 228193 ; 228214 ; 228181 ;
Abstract
A method is described of diffusion bonding and superplastic forming components made of aluminium or an aluminium alloy to form a composite formed article. The method involves applying stopping-off material to selected areas of the components to prevent diffusion bonding in those areas, the stopping-off material being applied by plasma spraying.