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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. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herve E. Deve, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael W. Carpenter, St. Paul, MN (US);
Colin McCullough, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul S. Werner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/500 ; B22D 1/900 ; H01B 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/500 ; B22D 1/900 ; H01B 1/102 ;
Abstract
Metal matrix composite wires that include a plurality of substantially continuous, longitudinally positioned fibers in a metal matrix. The wire exhibits zero breaks over a length of at least 300 meters when tested according to a specified test.