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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:
Jun. 29, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2006
Applicants:

Roger A. Kisner, Knoxville, TN (US);

John B. Wilgen, Oak Ridge, TN (US);

Gerard M. Ludtka, Oak Ridge, TN (US);

Roger A. Jaramillo, Knoxville, TN (US);

Gail Mackiewicz-ludtka, Oak Ridge, TN (US);

Inventors:

Roger A. Kisner, Knoxville, TN (US);

John B. Wilgen, Oak Ridge, TN (US);

Gerard M. Ludtka, Oak Ridge, TN (US);

Roger A. Jaramillo, Knoxville, TN (US);

Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Oak Ridge, TN (US);

Assignee:

UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus and method for altering characteristics, such as can include structural, magnetic, electrical, optical or acoustical characteristics, of an electrically-conductive workpiece utilizes a magnetic field within which the workpiece is positionable and schemes for thermally treating the workpiece by heating or cooling techniques in conjunction with the generated magnetic field so that the characteristics of the workpiece are effected by both the generated magnetic field and the thermal treatment of the workpiece.


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