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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087450 | Fumed metal oxides for investment casting Investment casting shells are manufactured by incorporating fumed metal oxide dispersions, or doped fumed metal oxides as a binder into the casting shell. The investment casting shells containing the fumed metal oxides have improved characteristics, such as increase... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8020606 | Method of making a wax mold for a golf club head A method of making a wax mold for a golf club head includes the steps of: a) positioning a male die in a cavity of a female die; b) injecting and filling dissolvable wax into a gap between an outer surface of the male die and an inner surface of the female die; c) c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8006744 | Method and system for drying casting molds A system and method of drying casting molds for forming metal parts is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a casting mold comprised of a meltable pattern coated with a ceramic slurry containing a liquid solvent and a binder, placing the castin... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7958932 | Casting materials A foam material comprises a liquid polymer and a liquid isocyanate which is mixed to make a solution that is poured, injected or otherwise deposited into a corresponding mold. A reaction from the mixture of the liquid polymer and liquid isocyanate inside the mold fo... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938168 | Ceramic cores, methods of manufacture thereof and articles manufactured from the same Disclosed herein is an integral casting core including a solidified first portion of a ceramic core and a solidified second portion of the ceramic core; wherein the solidified second portion is disposed upon the solidified first portion of the ceramic core by laser ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7918265 | Method and apparatus for as-cast seal on turbine blades An investment casting mold article includes a wall for retaining casting material and a cavity defined by the wall. The cavity includes an airfoil portion, a root portion adjacent to the airfoil portion, and a labyrinth seal portion extending from the root portion. | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905273 | Method of forming a cast metal article An unfired ceramic base core having a first coefficient of thermal expansion is provided. A core element having a second coefficient of thermal expansion is positioned in an opening formed in the unfired ceramic base core. The opening in the unfired ceramic base cor... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7861766 | Method for firing a ceramic and refractory metal casting core In an investment casting process, a composite core is formed as a combination of ceramic casting core element and a non-ceramic casting core element. The core is heated in an oxidative atmosphere and then heated in a non-oxidative atmosphere. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7798203 | Golf club head having a crown with thin regions A method of casting a hollow golf club head includes casting the crown with a plurality of thin regions having a thickness of less than 0.030 inch separated by a plurality of ribs. The ribs act as cast-in runners that enable the thin sections to be formed without vo... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7779892 | 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 alon... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7753104 | Investment casting cores and methods A method involves forming a core assembly. The forming includes molding a first ceramic core over a first refractory metal core to form a core subassembly. The subassembly is assembled to a second ceramic core. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7681627 | Primary shaping method for a component comprising a microstructured functional element A method is disclosed for molding a component with at least one microstructured functional element, which is configured intentionally with a defined structure, in relief, at a defined point on the surface of the component in order to specifically fulfill a function.... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7650926 | Blade outer air seals, cores, and manufacture methods A blade outer air seal (BOAS) casting core has first and second end portions and a plurality of legs. Of these legs, first legs each have: a first end joining the first end portion; a main body portion; and a second end. Second legs each have: a second end joining t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7624787 | Disposable insert, and use thereof in a method for manufacturing an airfoil A method of forming an integral casting core includes adding a disposable insert to a metal core die and disposing a slurry into the metal core die. The slurry includes ceramic particles. The method further includes firing the slurry to form a integral casting core ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7610946 | Cooled turbine blade cast tip recess A core assembly including two cores is used to manufacture a blade. The first core has an outer surface shaped to complement the tip wall bottom surface. The second core has a tip surface, a side surface, and a protrusion or a depression. The tip surface is shaped t... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7469739 | Apparatus and method for reducing operating stress in a turbine blade and the like A core for casting a metal part having a body with solid portions spaced apart by hollow portions. The body includes at least one support element extending between adjacent solid portions. The support element provides stiffness and strength for the casting core duri... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7448434 | Investment casting A wax or similar material may be molded to a base plate of an investment casting shelling fixture. The molding may provide for enhanced positioning of wax patterns or may provide a precise surface shape for the shell. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448433 | Rapid prototype casting Methods for rapid prototype casting metal components, wherein the metal components are cast in a secondary ceramic mold, the secondary ceramic mold is cast in a primary mold, and the primary mold is formed by rapid prototyping or rapid manufacturing. The secondary c... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7412848 | Jewelry made of precious a morphous metal and method of making such articles Jewelry and methods of making jewelry containing a precious metal-base alloy component in bulk-solidified amorphous phase are provided. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413001 | Synthetic model casting A synthetic model of a component is created from a 3-D numerical model thereof. A core is then cast inside the synthetic model. The synthetic model may then be removed from the cast core, and then the cast core is used for casting an authentic component therearound.... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7389809 | Tool for producing cast components, method for producing said tool, and method for producing cast components A tool and method for production of a cast component from molten titanium alloy. The tool includes a casting mold, wherein at least one mold wall area of the casting mold, which comes into contact with the molten titanium alloy, is made of yttrium oxide, magnesium o... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360577 | Process for lost-foam casting with chill Process for the Lost-foam casting of aluminum or magnesium including spacing the cooling face of a chill from a selected surface of a pyrolizable polymeric foam pattern so as to provide at least a 0.5 mm gap therebetween, and filling the gap with Al or Mg melt so as... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351364 | Method of manufacturing a hybrid structure A method of manufacturing a hybrid structure (100) having a layer of CMC material (28) defining an interior passageway (24) and a layer of ceramic insulating material (18) lining the passageway. The method includes the step of casting the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341630 | Stent coating system A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a solvent and polymer to a stent is provided. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331374 | Method and apparatus for assisting removal of sand moldings from castings Disclosed is a method for dislodging a mold from a casting formed within the mold. The mold may be removed from the casting by scoring the mold and applying a force sufficient to cause the mold to fracture and break into pieces. Additionally, the mold may be fractur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325587 | 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 mater... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322396 | Weld closure of through-holes in a nickel-base superalloy hollow airfoil A hollow airfoil is fabricated by providing a casting mold assembly including a casting mold, a casting core, and a standoff spacer that prevents the casting core from contacting the casting mold to define a casting space. A first nickel-base superalloy is cast into... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323210 | Method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318261 | Synthetic biometric article and method for use of same A synthetic biometric article for use in a cremation process is disclosed. The synthetic biometric article comprises a body, which is to be placed with a deceased individual, including a cremation compatible material that is suitable for mechanical pulverization. At... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314586 | Method for manufacturing a wax mold for a golf club head A method for manufacturing a wax mold of a golf club head includes steps of positioning a male die assembly in a first cavity of a first female die, injecting dissolvable wax into the first cavity to form a dissolvable wax mold, removing the first female die to take... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306026 | 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 el... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302989 | Modular mold system with ceramic inserts A mold system for producing components of a turbine engine. The mold system may enable a configuration of a turbine engine component to be changed in less time than conventional systems. The mold system may include a mold formed from mold plates wherein at least one... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302993 | Cast parts with improved surface properties and methods for their production Techniques for forming cast parts for medical devices suitable for contact with internal regions of patients are described herein. Such parts can be small in scale (e.g., having a major axis less than 0.3 inches, and/or a minor axis less than about 0.08 inches), and... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302990 | 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 th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296615 | Method and apparatus for determining the location of core-generated features in an investment casting A secondary datum scheme is used for identifying the location of the core-produced internal geometry of hollow investment cast metal parts that are made using a free-floating core design for implementing complex internal structural features. A set of datum pads are ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293597 | Non-oxidizable coating A substrate is coated by applying an essentially pure aluminum first layer to a surface of the substrate. At least a first portion of the first layer is oxidized so as to provide a protective coating of desired properties. The substrate may be a refractory metal-bas... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293599 | Investment casting of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys A method of investment casting bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys, and the formation of articles of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys made by such methods are provided. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287571 | Lost foam casting pattern Pattern for the lost foam casting process including a pouring-basin-forming portion, a sprue-forming portion, a runner-forming portion, a gate-forming portion, and an inline-riser-forming portion. The runners formed by the pattern each have an inline riser through w... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285319 | Engraved surface and method An engraved surface in a metallic workpiece and an engraving method therefor, for use in providing a decorative metallic surface. An engraved pattern is formed in a workpiece prior to the formation of an electroplated layer that continuously extends over the engrave... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281566 | Method for manufacturing mold A method for manufacturing a mold (70), which comprises a step of forming a layer (31) of combustible powdery particles (32) around a wax mold (21), which is a lost pattern, a step of forming a film (51) of a ceramic precursor slur... | 10/16/2007 |
