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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. 29, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anil V Nadkarni, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jack D Troxell, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Assignee:
SCM Metal Products, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C / ; P22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
75238 ; 75244 ; 75247 ; 75951 ; 419 14 ; 419 32 ; 419 48 ; 976D / ; 428545 ;
Abstract
A composite material comprising a pure copper or dispersion strengthened copper matrix and a boron rich species, such as, but not limited to, elemental boron or boron carbide, for use in the fabrication of baskets that support spent nuclear fuel in nuclear waste containers. A method for manufacturing the composite material using powder metallurgy and hot extrusion.