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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:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Houchun Xia, Troy, MI (US);
Inventor:
Houchun Xia, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Dertroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 19/00 (2006.01); B22D 19/04 (2006.01); B22D 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method including: placing a first insert and a second insert in a casting mold and wherein the first insert and second insert including a plurality of connecting posts extending in between so that the first insert and second insert are in spaced-apart relationship in the mold, each of the first insert and the second insert including a first material; casting a molten second material into the casting mold so that the second material flows between the first insert the second insert and solidifying the second material.