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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:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert J. Dempsey, Rocky River, OH (US);
Assignee:
Precision Metalsmiths, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/900 ; B26D 7/00 ; B26D 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/900 ; B26D 7/00 ; B26D 3/100 ;
Abstract
An improvement in the after-cast operation of removing the casting gate from an investment casting comprising a formed locator on the gate, the formed locator being capable of locating the casting in a desired position and of being gripped to hold the casting in place while the gate is severed near the casting. An investment casting pattern and gate attached thereto, the pattern gate being distinguished by a locator formation on the gate at a location spaced from the casting pattern.