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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. 17, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Philippe Meyer, Ronquerolles, FR;
Denis Massinon, Liancourt, FR;
Virginie Jacquet, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Montupet S.A., , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of heat-treating a casting made of an aluminum-based alloy including an alloy of aluminum, silicon, and magnesium comprising heat treating the casting at a first temperature range for a first duration; gradually cooling the casting to a second temperature having a second temperature range; maintaining the casting at the second temperature range for a second duration; quenching the casting; and age hardening the casting.