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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2008
Applicants:

Ruggero Gabbrielli, Trento, IT;

Irene Gladys Turner, Bradford on Avon, GB;

Christopher Rhys Bowen, Bath, GB;

Emanuele Magalini, Trento, IT;

Inventors:

Ruggero Gabbrielli, Trento, IT;

Irene Gladys Turner, Bradford on Avon, GB;

Christopher Rhys Bowen, Bath, GB;

Emanuele Magalini, Trento, IT;

Assignee:

RENISHAW PLC, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); B22F 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); B22F 7/004 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/36 (2013.01); A61F 2/367 (2013.01); A61F 2/3662 (2013.01); A61F 2/3672 (2013.01); A61F 2/3676 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30322 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30838 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30962 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3611 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0026 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00179 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00203 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00239 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00293 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00329 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4978 (2015.01);
Abstract

A joint part () has a porous portion () that is defined by a multiplicity of solid regions where material is present and a remaining multiplicity of pore regions where material is absent, the locations of at least most of the multiplicity of solid regions being defined by one or more mathematical functions. The nature of the porous portion can be varied systematically by changing one or more constants in the mathematical functions and the part is made by a process of solid freeform fabrication.


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