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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Wisys Technology Foundation, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Scott McGuire, Oregon, WI (US);
Eric Ernst Hellstrom, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Assignee:
WISYS Technology Foundation, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/04 (2006.01); B22C 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C 9/046 (2013.01); B22C 9/04 (2013.01); B22C 9/082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prefabricated sprue assembly provides attachment to independently-produced investment casting molds to substantially reduce the need for pattern material. Installable connections between the prefabricated sprue assembly and the investment mold allow substantial reduction of scrap loss caused by errors in production of individual investment molds by culling defective molds before installation to the sprue assembly.