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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:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew Besser, Urbandale, IA (US);
Robert L. Terpstra, Ames, IA (US);
Daniel J. Sordelet, Ames, IA (US);
Iver E. Anderson, Ames, IA (US);
Alan D. Hartman, Albany, OR (US);
Edward R. Argetsinger, Albany, OR (US);
Jeffrey S. Hansen, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jack I. Paige, Albany, OR (US);
Paul C. Turner, Independence, OR (US);
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 4/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 4/108 ;
Abstract
A one-piece, composite open-bottom casting mold with integral withdrawal section is fabricated by thermal spraying of materials compatible with and used for the continuous casting of shaped products of reactive metals and alloys such as, for example, titanium and its alloys or for the gas atomization thereof.