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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:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Colin McCullough, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David C. Lueneburg, Austin, TX (US);
Paul S. Werner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Herve E. Deve, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael W. Carpenter, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kenneth L. Yarina, St. Paul, 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 at least one tow comprising a plurality of substantially continuous, longitudinally positioned fibers in a metal matrix. The fibers are selected from the group of ceramic fibers carbon fibers, and mixtures thereof. The wires have certain specified characteristics such as roundness values, roundness uniformity values, and/or diameter uniformity values.