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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Alois Knezek, Arlington, TX (US);
James Clinton Couchman, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Russell Guy Torti, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B / ; B30B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
100 / ; 100 72 ; 100 / ; 100156 ; 100159 ; 241 4615 ; 241103 ; 366114 ; 366127 ; 366264 ;
Abstract
A metallic flake manufacturing device uses a bearing to form the flakes. The bearing is located within a container which receives a fluid having suspended metallic particles. The bearing has an outer race, an inner race, and a plurality of bearings disposed between the races. The bearings are immersed in the fluid for flattening the suspended particles into flakes. A shaft extends into the container. The shaft engages one of the races for rotating it relative to the other race.