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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Mohamed Hashish, Bellevue, WA (US);
Paul Tacheron, Auburn, WA (US);
Steven J. Craigen, Auburn, WA (US);
Bruce M. Schuman, Kent, WA (US);
Inventors:
Mohamed Hashish, Bellevue, WA (US);
Paul Tacheron, Auburn, WA (US);
Steven J. Craigen, Auburn, WA (US);
Bruce M. Schuman, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
Flow International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A processing apparatus is provided to surface-finish or otherwise process features of a workpiece, such as a lumen of a stent. The fluid jet apparatus can have a nozzle system and a holder for holding and positioning the workpiece with respect to the nozzle system. A fluid jet outputted from the nozzle system is used to form a desired surface-finish.