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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2004
Robin M. Forbes Jones, Charlotte, NC (US);
Richard L. Kennedy, Monroe, NC (US);
Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Oshawa, CA;
Ted Szylowiec, Hampton, CA;
Wayne Conrad, Hampton, CA;
Richard Stanley Phillips, Courtice, CA;
Andrew Richard Henry Phillips, Courtice, CA;
Robin M. Forbes Jones, Charlotte, NC (US);
Richard L. Kennedy, Monroe, NC (US);
Helmut Gerhard Conrad, Oshawa, CA;
Ted Szylowiec, Hampton, CA;
Wayne Conrad, Hampton, CA;
Richard Stanley Phillips, Courtice, CA;
Andrew Richard Henry Phillips, Courtice, CA;
ATI Properties, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus that use electrostatic and/or electromagnetic fields to enhance the process of spray forming preforms or powders. The present invention also describes methods and apparatus for atomization and heat transfer with non-equilibrium plasmas. The present invention is also directed to articles, particularly for use in gas turbine engines, produced by the methods of the invention.