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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2010
Bryan Humphreys, Durham, GB;
Bryan Humphreys, Durham, GB;
CAV Advanced Technologies Limited, Durham, GB;
Abstract
A method of drilling holes through a solid material in such manner as to give holes in a first area a first profile and distribution and holes in a second area a second profile and distribution comprising the steps of: —defining a first area in which holes have a first profile and distribution; —defining a second area in which holes have a second profile and distribution at least one of which is different from that in the first area; —defining a transition zone in which holes have a profile and/or distribution as the case may be which undergo a continuous and gradual transition from that in the first area to that in the second area; —drilling holes in all of the first area, the transition zone and the second area via a continuous process.