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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832614 | Method of explosion welding to create an explosion welded article having a non-planar shape An explosion welded article having a non-planar shape is provided. A method of preparing an apparatus for explosion welding is also provided, as is a method for forming an explosion welded article having a non-planar shape. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7350451 | Apparatus comprising an exhaust duct and anti-fratricide shield A missile launcher that combines the functionality of a gas management system and an anti-fratricide shield is disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of gas-uptake ducts are arranged on a boundary that surroun... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7204520 | Device for joining components made of fusible plastic A device for connecting components (1, 2, 3) made of fusible plastic, especially pipes (12, 60) of a fuel pipeline or a fuel line to a fuel tank (8) of a vehicle. The device includes a heating element (4) having ends (44, 46) which... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7090111 | Fused loop of filamentous material and apparatus for making same A welding apparatus that includes a first member having a first suture-contacting surface, a second member having a second suture-contacting surface, and a device for moving the first member relative to the second member to define a gap between the respective suture... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6953141 | Joining of tubulars through the use of explosives Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and apparatus of connecting wellbore tubulars by explosive welding, using a frangible anvil, and reforming a surface of wellbore tubulars at a connection. In one embodiment, a first tubular is aligned ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6907652 | Pipe connecting method A method of connecting a first pipe to a second pipe having an end part fitting into an end part of the first pipe, comprising arranging the end part of the second pipe within the end part of the first pipe, arranging a sleeve of a deformable material between said e... | 06/21/2005 |
| 5470013 | Method of cladding tubes A method of cladding an outer tube (1) with an inner tube (2), wherein the inner tube is made of a corrosion-resistant material, for instance. The inventive is characterized by placing a number of explosive charges (3) in mutually spaced arrangement in th... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5104027 | Method of explosion welding An explosion welding method in which plating material is explosion welded to a base material with the aid of a reflected percussion wave generated by a detonating charge. The invention is characterized by placing the explosive charge (1) on that surface o... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5022148 | Method for explosively welding a sleeve into a heat exchanger tube A sleeve containing an explosive charge which is explosively welded along a tapered end to the inner surface of a tube for repairing a damaged section of the tube. No mechanical support is needed along the outer surface of the tube despite the explosive e... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5022144 | Method of manufacture power hybrid microcircuit The present invention is a package for housing microcircuit components and the method of manufacturing the same, the latter of which includes the steps of explosively bonding first and second dissimilar metals to produce a base member, machining that base... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4981250 | Explosion-welded pipe joint The invention relates to a method of producing explosion-welded joints between the pipe or pipe lines. By carefully evaluating and testing the configuration of the ends of the pipes to be joined and also the functioning of the charge system, together with... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4925084 | Method of explosion welding alloy aluminium A method of explosion welding magnesium-alloyed aluminium to high strength material. The invention is characterized in that the magnesium-alloyed aluminium material comprises base material (4) and that the base material is clad or coated with a thin cladd... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4901905 | Charging system in the explosion welding of planar or curved workpieces A charging system for seam welding two or more workpieces by means of explosion welding, comprising an explosive charge and an inert impulse-transmitting body located between the explosive charge and the workpiece nearest the charge. The invention is char... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4880153 | Device for use in explosive welding of two overlapping tubular or annular elements A device for use in explosive welding of two overlapping tubular or annular elements (1, 2) by an explosive charge (3). The explosive charge (3) is located in the hold of the one element (1) in front of the overlapping portion of the other element (2). Th... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4842182 | Impact welding An improved process for metallugically bonding two layers of metal capable of forming brittle intermetallics, by means of propelling one of the layers progressively into collision along the other layer at a velocity and impact angle selected to produce a ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4815649 | Method of underwater jointing and repair of pipelines At the jointing of pipelines (3), especially underwater, as well as at the repair of damaged portions, a jointing piece (1) must be inserted because the two pipe ends (5) cannot entirely be jointed with precision. The invention proposes an explosive weldi... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4747350 | Hollow charge An improved process for metallurgically bonding two layers of metal capable of forming brittle intermetallics, by means of propelling one of the layers progressively into collision along the other layer at a velocity and impact angle selected to produce a... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4612161 | Fabrication of metallic glass structures Amorphous metal powders or ribbons are fabricated into solid shapes of appreciable thickness by the application of compaction energy. The temperature regime wherein the amorphous metal deforms by viscous flow is measured. The metal powders or ribbons are ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4585155 | Explosive welding patch unit and method A patch unit apparatus and method for expeditiously closing openings in metal walls by explosive welding. The patch unit comprises a metal plate having on one side an explosive charge located near the plate perimeter, and having on the opposite side a con... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4561585 | Method of splicing metal elements by means of explosion-welding The invention relates to a method of welding together metal elements by means of explosion-welding. To limit the quantity of charge required, the charge is enclosed in an inert cylindrical medium serving as blasting medium and medium for transmitting shoc... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4518111 | Method of fabricating a bi-metal tube A method of forming a composite tube having an inner thin liner or layer of expensive material surrounded by a thick layer of less expensive material has been provided. A thin-walled tube of the expensive material is placed inside a thin-walled tube of a ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4333597 | Method of explosively forming bi-metal tubeplate joints A tubejoint for a heat exchanger made of two dissimilar materials is provided wherein the tubeplate joint is manufactured by use of an explosive having a detonation velocity more than 120 percent of the sonic velocity of the tube materials to be welded. V... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4264029 | Compound material and method for producing same A compound material for temperatures up to about 1250° C. or 1350° C., respectively, and a method for producing the same, are disclosed, including a pair of joined layers one of which is a corrosion- and high-temperature-resistant alloy, the other layer... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4055291 | Explosion bonding of bipolar electrode backplates Disclosed is a method for electrically and mechanically connecting the backplates of a bipolar electrode to be used in a filter press electrolytic cell for electrochemical production. This method employs the use of explosion bonded solid metallic strips b... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4046301 | Process for explosively joining two pipe sections A metal sleeve having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and having first and second inner surfaces tapering outwardly longitudinally from at least adjacent the center thereof is formed to provide equal angles with abutting ends of two hollow cylin... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3987952 | Apparatus for explosive welding of hollow cylinders such as pipe A metal sleeve having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and having first and second inner surfaces tapering outwardly longitudinally from at least adjacent the center thereof is formed to provide equal angles with abutting ends of two hollow cylin... | 10/26/1976 |
