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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2001
Applicants:

Allen Dennis Roche, Saline, MI (US);

Samir Samir, Saline, MI (US);

Chijoke Mgbokwere, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Mark Lusk, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);

Inventors:

Allen Dennis Roche, Saline, MI (US);

Samir Samir, Saline, MI (US);

Chijoke Mgbokwere, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Mark Lusk, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);

Assignee:

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D023/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for implementing post-heat treatment during spray forming to achieve stress control in the manufacture of a spray formed metallic tool involves applying a metallic spray-forming material onto a mold substrate and causing substantially homogenous metallic phase transformations from the austenite phase, for example, via manipulation of either or both of the substrate temperature and the spray forming cell environment temperature.


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