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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:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
Applicants:
M Ashraf Imam, Great Falls, VA (US);
Arne W Fliflet, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
M Ashraf Imam, Great Falls, VA (US);
Arne W Fliflet, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washigton, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of sintering by: placing a compacted metal powder inside a cylindrically-shaped susceptor and in an inert atmosphere or a vacuum, and applying microwave or millimeter-wave energy to the powder until the powder is sintered.