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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Joe K. Cochran, Marietta, GA (US);
Thomas H. Sanders, Atlanta, GA (US);
Oliver M. Strbik, Iii, Holland, OH (US);
Carol Ann Wedding, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Joe K. Cochran, Marietta, GA (US);
Thomas H. Sanders, Atlanta, GA (US);
Oliver M. Strbik, III, Holland, OH (US);
Carol Ann Wedding, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Imaging Systems Technology, Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/22 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A syntactic foam comprising hollow metallic shells and a solid metal foam matrix. The metal foam composites show high strength, particularly in comparison to previous metal foams, while maintaining a favorable strength to density ratio. The composite metal foams can be prepared by various techniques, such as powder metallurgy and casting or aspiration casting.