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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:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Hummel, Eningen, DE;
Jens Stach, Heimsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, Weissach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 1/06 ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle wheel having hollow spokes and made of a light metal is produced in a casting process. In the hollow space, the wheel spokes have a dead core consisting of a metallic material in the form of a metal foam or of a closed shell-shaped element, which dead core remains in the hollow space after casting.