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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120031579 | Method for producing a negative mold for casting a turbine blade and mold for producing a wax model of a gas turbine A method for producing a negative mold for casting a turbine blade with a blade platform and at least one fastening element for fastening the turbine blade to a blade fixture is provided. The surface of the fastening element of a platform surface is located at a distanc... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110247859 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBMILLIMETRIC ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE GRID, AND SUBMILLIMETRIC ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE GRID The manufacture of a submillimetric grid includes the production of a mask having submillimetric openings, referred to as a network mask, on the main face, from a solution of colloidal nanoparticles with a given glass transition temperature Tg, the drying of ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110135446 | Castings, Casting Cores, and Methods If a refractory metal core (RMC) is punched, the punching asymmetry may be reflected in an asymmetry of the cast article features cast by the punched features. The punched features may have a shear zone and a fracture zone. The shear zone of the RMC will cast a relative... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110097522 | CERAMIC METALLIC INTERLOCKED COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME A composite element is provided. The composite element includes a ceramic component defining a cavity having a first end and a second end, and a metallic component comprising a head and a body. At least a portion of the body of the metallic component is disposed in the ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110055987 | METHOD TO REDUCE WEDGE EFFECTS IN MOLDED TRIGONAL TIPS A method of producing sharp tips useful for scanning probe microscopy and related applications is described. The tips are formed by deposition into a mold(s) formed in a sacrificial crystalline semiconductor substrate with an exposed {311} surface which has been etched ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100294451 | Method for producing a pattern for the precision-cast preparation of a component comprising at least one cavity A method for producing a pattern for the precision-cast representation of a component having a cavity is provided. In the method wherein the component is a turbine component having a cavity, the finished pattern comprises a core and an outer contour pattern, the outer c... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100129194 | Castings, Casting Cores, and Methods The pattern has a pattern material and a casting core combination. The pattern material has an airfoil. The casting core combination is at least partially embedded in the pattern material. The casting core combination comprises a metallic casting core and at least one a... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100129217 | Castings, Casting Cores, and Methods A gas turbine engine component has a leading edge and a trailing edge and a pressure side and a suction side. The pressure side and suction side extend between the leading edge and trailing edge. One or more cooling passageways extend through the airfoil and comprise a ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100129195 | Castings, Casting Cores, and Methods The pattern has a pattern material and a casting core combination. The pattern material has an airfoil. The casting core combination is at least partially embedded in the pattern material. The casting core combination comprises a plurality of metallic casting cores. Eac... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100006252 | METHOD FOR RAPID GENERATION OF MULTIPLE INVESTMENT CAST PARTS SUCH AS TURBINE OR COMPRESSOR WHEELS The process for investment casting of complex shapes has historically had 6 basic steps in it. Depending upon the path taken, these discrete steps have been reduced to either 5 steps, or to 2 steps, discarding the unwanted steps. Instead of having to generate the shape ... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090308564 | METHOD OF FORMING A PATTERN A method of forming a pattern includes providing an actual core having dimensions which are different from dimensions of an ideal core. A best fit spatial relationship of the actual core to a spatial envelope for an ideal core is determined. Locating surfaces in a die a... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090249835 | Neck ring and method of making for a glass container forming machine A neck ring for molding a glass container neck finish that includes at least one closure attachment feature. The neck ring includes two semi-annular bi-metal neck ring halves, each consisting essentially of a neck ring insert of wear-resistant metal construction, and a ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090187256 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN INTEGRAL POROUS REGION IN A CAST IMPLANT Methods for forming an integral porous region in an orthopedic implant are provided. The method uses an orthopedic implant pattern, together with a porous framework having a plurality of reticulated interstices in a molding technique. After filling the mold with a molte... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090133848 | One-Piece Lost Mould for Metal Castings and Method for Producing It In the case of a one-piece lost mould for metal castings 4 of a set moulding material which encloses a mould cavity and has at least one metallic cooling channel 6 that is embedded in the moulding material and carries a cooling medium, portions of the oute... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090065168 | LOST WAX INVESTMENT CASTING GATING FIXTURES A method of forming a gating fixture for a lost wax casting process includes determining an optimal orientation of a gate in relation to a part, and forming a fixture that can repeatably be used to consistently locate the gate relative to the part. In one example, stere... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090044924 | METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE PATTERN ON SURFACE OF METALLIC GLASS MEMBER, APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE PATTERN, AND METALLIC GLASS MEMBER HAVING IMAGE PATTERN ON ITS SURFACE A challenge of the present invention is to develop a method for repeatedly forming a reverse transferred pattern in a simple and efficient manner onto the surfaces of Zr based, Ti based, Cu based, Ni based and Fe based metallic glass that have supercooled liquid tempera... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20080302500 | REUSABLE MOLD FORMING TOOL Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods, apparatus, and articles for making a plurality of molds described by CAD data in machine readable form using a reusable mold-forming device. Various embodiments include configuring a plurality of adjustable actuators fixed ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080277090 | Investment casting cores and methods An investment casting core combination includes a metallic casting core and a ceramic feedcore. A first region of the metallic casting core is embedded in the ceramic feedcore. The metallic casting core includes a plurality of body sections. The first region is along at... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080178593 | Compressor wheel for a turbocharger system A turbocharger system for an internal combustion engine includes at least one compressor wheel. The at least one compressor wheel of a single stage or multiple stage turbocharger system is formed, such as by pressure casting, from at least one of an aluminum metal matri... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080149293 | Heat exchanger element obtained by casting, and method for preparing polystyrene patterns for casting A heat exchanger element obtained by sand casting, having a modular structure and comprising a right head module, a left head module, and at least one optional intermediate module.... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080145226 | Process to cast seal slots in turbine vane shrouds A process for casting a turbine engine component is provided. The process comprises the steps of placing a refractory core assembly comprising two intersecting plates in a die, encapsulating the refractory core assembly in a wax pattern having the form of the turbine en... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080093043 | Method and casting media composition for creating foam sacrificial parts and investment models A process and casting media composition for casting three-dimensional parts and sacrificial models from a class of foaming casting compounds, and creating the foaming casting compounds by combining a radiation activated catalyst that causes a phase change from liquid to... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080035295 | Fugitive pattern assembly and method A fugitive pattern assembly is made by preforming one or more fugitive patterns of an article to be cast, placing the preformed patterns in an injection die, and injecting fluid gating material into the die to form gating connected to the patterns. The fugitive patterns... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080006384 | INVESTMENT CASTING An investment casting pattern component has a spine and a number of tines extending from the spine. ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080000610 | METHOD OF FORMING CONCAVITIES IN THE SURFACE OF A METAL COMPONENT, AND RELATED PROCESSES AND ARTICLES A method of forming at least one concavity of a selected size and shape within a surface of an internal passageway of a metallic component comprises: depositing a ceramic-based material by a direct-write technique onto a ceramic core which is suitable for forming the in... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080000605 | Combining method of wax patterns for fabricating golf club head A combing method of wax patterns for fabricating a golf club head is provided in the present invention. Firstly, a golf club head is disassembled to two or more elements in advance, which are respectively formed into wax patterns. Next, a flange capable of being deforme... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070246183 | REFRACTORY METAL CORE WALL THICKNESS CONTROL In accordance with the present invention, a casting system is provided which broadly comprises a core and a wax die spaced from said core, a refractory metal core having a first end seated within a slot in the core and a second end contacting the wax die for positioning... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070240845 | Investment cast article and method of production thereof A method for manufacturing an investment cast article is disclosed. The method comprises positioning an insert relative to a sacrificial form, the insert comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being disposed inside the sacrificial form and th... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070235160 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE BY LOST WAX MOULDING OF PARTS THAT INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CAVITY A process for the manufacture of a part includes the steps of forming a core in a ceramic material, inserting the core into in a wax mould, placing an element on the core thereby forming a spacer between the core and an internal wall of the wax mould, forming a wax mode... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070107868 | System and method for welding wax patterns A wax pattern welding system and method for producing a pool of molten wax on an area of a surface of a wax component is provided. The wax pattern welding system includes a bar of heat conducting material and a heating element. The bar has a raised heating surface, whic... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070089849 | Ceramic molds for manufacturing metal casting and methods of manufacturing thereof Disclosed herein is a method comprising disposing a gel casting composition between an outer die and a wax pattern; wherein the wax pattern is a replica of a desired casting; reacting the gel casting composition to form a gel matrix; removing the wax pattern; extracting... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070089850 | INVESTMENT CASTING CORE METHODS A sacrificial core is used for forming an interior space of a part and includes a ceramic core element and a first core element including a refractory metal element. The ceramic core element may be molded over the first core element or molded with assembly features perm... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070079946 | Method for combining wax patterns for making a golf club head and combined wax pattern thereof A method for combining wax patterns for making a golf club head includes the steps of: prefabricating a first wax pattern and a second wax pattern to constitute a combined wax pattern, and at least one of connection surfaces of the first and second wax patterns providin... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070074839 | Method for manufacturing a pattern for a hollow component A pattern with internal cores for creating a hollow component is composed of a first pattern half having one or more first self-locating features; a second pattern half having one or more second self-locating features; and one or more cores disposed in contact with the ... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070044936 | Cooled turbine airfoils and methods of manufacture An investment casting pattern is formed by installing a first core to a first element of a molding die to leave a first portion of the first core protruding from the first element. After the installing, the first element is assembled with a feed core and a second elemen... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044935 | Method for casting cooling holes A method for casting a cooled component includes molding a sacrificial pattern. A plurality of holes are formed through the pattern. A shell is formed over the pattern including filling the holes. The pattern is destructively removed from the shell. A metallic material ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044934 | Investment casting pattern manufacture At least one feed core and at least one wall cooling core are assembled with a number of elements of a die for forming a cooled turbine engine element investment casting pattern. A sacrificial material is molded in the die. The sacrificial material is removed from the d... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044933 | INVESTMENT CASTING PATTERN MANUFACTURE At least one feed core and at least one wall cooling core are assembled with a number of elements of a die for forming a cooled turbine engine element investment casting pattern. A sacrificial material is molded in the die. The sacrificial material is removed from the d... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070039707 | METHOD OF MAKING A CAST METAL PRODUCT INCLUDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE, AND A PRODUCT MADE BY SAID METHOD A process of making a cast metal product and a product made utilizing this process. A pattern used for casting the metal panel is prepared utilizing computer-aided manufacturing software to which a digital representation of an image is inputted. The software then determ... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060254740 | Glued lost foam casting pattern assembly Lost foam pattern assemblies formed by gluing together a plurality of EPS foam pattern segments with a polystyrene-like glue comprising an aromatic resin that has a molecular weight less than 10,000 and thermally degrades at temperatures no greater than said EPS. The gl... | 11/16/2006 |
