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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7600666 | Repair with feedstock having conforming surfaces with a substrate The present invention is a low heat energy input repair system. The system utilizes a V-shaped feedstock that conforms to the shape of grooves in damaged parts. The V-shape of the feedstock conforms closely to the damaged region of various components and reduces the... | 10/13/2009 |
| 6459069 | Rapid manufacturing system for metal, metal matrix composite materials and ceramics A product building system uses a stage movable in X-Y-Z directions for holding and moving a product. A fixed laser is focused on a spot on the products. Strips of materials are fed tangent to a forming direction from two sources on a rotating platform. Th... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6441338 | Rapid manufacturing of steel rule dies and other 3-dimensional products, apparatus, process and products A model building apparatus includes a beam delivery module and a stage movable in the X, Y and Z directions. A feedstock holding mechanism for the model building apparatus enables the model building apparatus to corrugate the feedstock into a latticed lay... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6144008 | Rapid manufacturing system for metal, metal matrix composite materials and ceramics A product building system uses a stage movable in X-Y-Z directions for holding and moving a product. A fixed laser is focused on a spot on the products. Strips of materials are fed tangent to a forming direction from two sources on a rotating platform. Th... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5578227 | Rapid prototyping system A model making method and apparatus projects a linearly polarized laser beam from a laser source onto a mirror for circularly polarizing the beam and directing the circularly polarized beam vertically toward a rectilinearly movable stage for fusing a rect... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5435356 | Vapor recovery nozzle A vapor recovery nozzle has a dual passage hose connector, a fluid control body connected to the connector, a fluid turbine body connected to the fluid control body, and a fluid venturi body mounted within the fluid turbine body, a barrier flange and a va... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5392824 | Vapor recovery nozzle with automatic shut-off system The present invention relates to a vapor recovery nozzle with a turbine located in the nozzle. The turbine is driven by the flow of fuel. The turbine rotates an impeller located in the nozzle which draws away the vapor during pumping operations. The nozzl... | 02/28/1995 |
