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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul E Pergande, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey A Kinane, Birmingham, MI (US);
David R Collins, Southgate, MI (US);
Jim Welniak, Rossford, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D / ; B22D / ; B22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
164 46 ; 164 98 ; 164 34 ; 164516 ;
Abstract
A method of integrating detailed features into a spray formed rapid tool includes the steps of making a model of a desired tool and constructing a ceramic pattern as the inverse of the model. The method also includes the steps of locating at least one detailed feature insert on the ceramic pattern and thermally spraying metal material against the detailed feature insert and ceramic pattern to form the desired tool and embedding the detailed feature insert into the desired tool.