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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:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Wayne Mertins, Wichita Falls, TX (US);
Assignee:
Howmet Research Corporation, Whitehall, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/00 ; B22C 9/10 ; B22C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/00 ; B22C 9/10 ; B22C 7/00 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for providing a plurality of locator elements on a ceramic core involves placing a ceramic core in a die cavity of die, positioning a plurality of pins in the die cavity with each pin having a locator-forming cavity on an inner end facing a surface of the core, and introducing melted wax into each locator-forming cavity to form a plurality of locator elements on the surface of the core.