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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2005
Jeffrey A. Bailey, Richland, WA (US);
Johnson N. Roger, Richland, WA (US);
Munley T. John, Benton City, WA (US);
Park R. Walter, Benton City, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Bailey, Richland, WA (US);
Johnson N. Roger, Richland, WA (US);
Munley T. John, Benton City, WA (US);
Park R. Walter, Benton City, WA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for affecting the properties of a material include vibrating the material during its formation (i.e., 'surface sifting'). The method includes the steps of providing a material formation device and applying a plurality of vibrations to the material during formation, which vibrations are oscillations having dissimilar, non-harmonic frequencies and at least two different directions. The apparatus includes a plurality of vibration sources that impart vibrations to the material.