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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. 10, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen Dunmead, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kauko Johannes Karpale, Ulvila, FI;
Alan W. Weimer, Niwot, CO (US);
Karen J. Buechler, Westminster, CO (US);
Jacob A. Johnson, Roscoe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 9/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 9/24 ;
Abstract
A method of converting metal-containing or metal alloy-containing compounds into a metal or metal alloy by rapidly heating the metal-containing or metal alloy-containing compound to an elevated temperature to instigate conversion and holding the metal-containing or metal alloy-containing compound at the elevated temperature for a time sufficient to effect formation of the metal or metal alloy is an efficient and economical method of producing metals and metal alloys.