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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
K. Ranji Vaidyanathan, Tucson, AZ (US);
John L. Lombardi, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph Walish, Miami, AZ (US);
Ronald A. Cipriani, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/20 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the extrusion freeform fabrication of low cost, in situ, metallic foam components having oriented microstructures and improved mechanical properties such as energy absorption and specific stiffness. The present invention relates to the freeform fabrication of metallic foams to form parts having complex geometry that demonstrate superior mechanical properties and energy absorbing capacity.