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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Leonid N. Shekhter, Ashland, MA (US);
Steven A. Miller, Canton, MA (US);
Leah F. Haywiser, Arlington, MA (US);
Rong-chein R. Wu, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Leonid N. Shekhter, Ashland, MA (US);
Steven A. Miller, Canton, MA (US);
Leah F. Haywiser, Arlington, MA (US);
Rong-Chein R. Wu, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
H.C. Starck Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 (2006.01); B22F 9/16 (2006.01); B05D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/0088 (2013.01); B05D 1/12 (2013.01); B05D 2401/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, low-oxygen metal powder is produced by heating a metal powder to a temperature at which an oxide of the metal powder becomes thermodynamically unstable and applying a pressure to volatilize the oxygen.