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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:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas D. Wood, Houghton, MI (US);
Neil Anderson, Calumet, MI (US);
Andrew Halonen, Calumet, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Wood, Houghton, MI (US);
Neil Anderson, Calumet, MI (US);
Andrew Halonen, Calumet, MI (US);
Assignee:
Century, Inc., Traverse City, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a metal matrix composite (MMC),such as a brake drum, by impregnating a preform, which is formed of ceramic particles and ceramic fibers, with a support element, such as a metal. The MMC has a wear surface defined by both the preform and the support element.