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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:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Stéphane Debaisieux, Feluy, BE;
Dimitri Gueuning, Rixensart, BE;
Sébastien Quets, Ittre, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sonaca, S.A., Belgique, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L009/19 ; B21C037/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Thin walled compartmented tubular structure and its manufacturing process. The elbow or T-shaped structure, includes an external wall ()and continuous internal walls () made in one piece. This therefore materializes, between the inlet () and each outlet () of the structure, at least one continuous passage to direct a fluid circulating inside it. The structure according to the invention is manufactured by diffusion welding and superplastic forming, from titanium alloy sheets. One application is for aircraft de-icing circuits.