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Metal founding March listing by industry category 03/09

20090078389 - Flaskless molding method: A flaskless molding method, wherein a match plate (5) is held between an upper flask (2) and a lower flask (3) and squeeze plates (6) and (7) are inserted into the openings of the upper flask (2) and the lower flask (3) to form an upper manufacturing space and a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090078390 - Integral single crystal/columnar grained component and method of casting the same: A hybrid cast component (10) including both a columnar grained region (12) and a single crystal region (14) integrally formed and joined along a metallurgical boundary (32) in a single casting operation without the need for any weld or braze. A gas turbine blade formed as such may include a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090078391 - Sputter targets and methods of manufacturing same to reduce particulate emission during sputtering: Methods for reducing inclusion content of sputter targets and targets so produced are disclosed. Inclusions may be reduced by adding a small amount of Si to the molten Al or molten Al alloy followed by filtering of the molten metals through a filter medium. Targets having substantially no inclusions therein... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20090071620 - Die cast magnesium components: Die casting of some magnesium alloys may yield castings that are susceptible to corrosion when exposed to salt water or other aggressive oxidizing environments. Such corrosion may result from the existence of different microstructures in a cross-section of the die casting (e.g. between the surface of the part and the... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090071621 - 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 casting mold in a chamber, encapsulating the... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Allentown

20090071622 - Centrifugal casting method and apparatus: Apparatus for forming a cast component has a chamber for holding an alloy and which is rotated about an axis to separate an impurity from the alloy by centrifugal force. The chamber feeds a mould that is also rotating and into which the alloy is supplied to form a component... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090071623 - Moulding equipment for the production of castings: A mold device produces cast parts, in particular cast parts of complex shape, such as engine blocks, for example with 2 to 8 cylinders arranged in a row, wherein the mold device can be used, in particular, in die casting machines. The mold device has both a movable clamping plate... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

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, stereolithography is used... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090065169 - Technique for forming titanium alloy tubes: A technique for forming titanium alloy tubes mainly includes the steps of: delivering a titanium alloy wire into a upper end of a forming barrel which houses a stem and a holding dock at the top end that are rotatable and movable up and down in a helical manner; inserting... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20090065170 - Die cooling apparatus and method thereof: A die cooling system for cooling a cast wheel for an automotive vehicle is provided that includes a die, multiple thermocouples embedded in the die, which measure the actual cast metal temperature, adjustable cooling valves, and a control system. The control system receives actual casting metal temperature data from each... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090056902 - 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 core is filled with a filler material... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090056903 - Method of making a die cast part using a mold release agent: A die cast mold release lubricant comprises a silicone compound. A method of application of the lubricant to a die cast mold as a release agent is disclosed where a die casting machine has a mold with mold halves forming a mold cavity when the mold halves abut against one... Agent: Miller, Canfield, Paddock And Stone Robert K. Roth, Esq.

20090056904 - Sequential casting of metals having the same or similar co-efficients of contraction: A method and apparatus is disclosed for casting metals in a DC mold to form an ingot or product having at least two layers formed by sequential solidification. The apparatus has at least one cooled divider wall at the entry end portion of the mold to divide the entry end... Agent: Christopher C. Dunham C/o Cooper & Dunham LLP

20090056905 - Device and method for the casting of strips from a metal melt, in particular a steel melt: A device and a method for casting of strips from a metal melt includes the use of two casting rollers, which delimit between them a casting gap at their longitudinal sides, and two side plates, which, arranged opposite one another, are held in contact at face sides of the casting... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090056906 - Process and related plant for manufacturing steel long products without interruption: A process for manufacturing steel long products provides for starting from a continuous casting step with liquid core reduction, followed by induction heating without interruption until the end of a rolling step in a plurality of stands. The blooms or billets subjected to such a process have initial thickness in... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20090056907 - Method of manufacturing magnesium alloy material: In manufacturing a magnesium alloy, continuous casting is performed using a movable mold. A magnesium alloy to be processed by presswork, forging, and the like can be efficiently provided.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP