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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas C. Hofmann, Pasadena, CA (US);
Gregory L. Davis, Pasadena, CA (US);
Gregory S. Agnes, Valencia, CA (US);
Andrew A. Shapiro, Glendale, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); B21K 23/00 (2006.01); B21D 26/053 (2011.01); B21D 26/14 (2006.01); B23K 26/22 (2006.01); C25D 7/08 (2006.01); B05D 5/06 (2006.01); B21J 1/00 (2006.01); C22C 45/00 (2006.01); C23C 18/16 (2006.01); C22C 1/00 (2006.01); C22C 33/00 (2006.01); C22C 45/02 (2006.01); C22C 45/04 (2006.01); C22C 45/10 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 (2013.01); B05D 5/063 (2013.01); B21D 26/053 (2013.01); B21D 26/14 (2013.01); B21J 1/006 (2013.01); B21K 23/00 (2013.01); B23K 26/22 (2013.01); B23P 11/00 (2013.01); C22C 1/002 (2013.01); C22C 33/003 (2013.01); C22C 45/00 (2013.01); C22C 45/001 (2013.01); C22C 45/003 (2013.01); C22C 45/02 (2013.01); C22C 45/04 (2013.01); C22C 45/10 (2013.01); C23C 18/1646 (2013.01); C25D 7/08 (2013.01); G02B 5/0808 (2013.01); B23P 15/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49986 (2015.01);
Abstract
A mirror or mirror assembly fabricated by molding, pressing, assembling, or depositing one or more bulk metal glass (BMG), bulk metal glass composite (BMGMC), or amorphous metal (AM) parts and where the optical surface and backing of the mirror can be fabricated without machining or polishing by utilizing the unique molding capabilities of this class of materials.