US2758368A
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Method of making composite metal bodies of different metals
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1951-09-11
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Granted: 1956-08-14
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Expires: 1971-09-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John B Ulam
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:34
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K20/00; B23K20/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING A COMPOSITE METAL BODY OF DIFFERENT METALS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF MECHANICALLY CLEANING BY REMOVING THE SURFACE OF THE ATTACHING FACE OF EACH OF THE METAL COMPONENTS TO PROVIDE A NEWLY EXPOSED CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACE, STACKING THE NEWLY EXPOSED CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACES OF THE DIFFERENT METAL COMPONENTS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER TO INTERLOCK THEIR MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FORM A STACKED COMPOSITE BODY, SEALING THE METAL COMPONENTS OF THE STACKED COMPOSITE BODY TOGETHER AROUND THE PERIMETER THEREOF TO COMPLETELY ENCLOSE THE CLEANED AND STACKED SURFACES FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND MAINTAIN THE CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND TO FROM A UNITARY BODY, EXHAUSTING AIR FROM BETWEEN THE ENCLOSED CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACES TO PRODUCE A VACUUM SUBSTANTIALLY 25.85 INCHES OF MERCURY, SEALING OFF THE EVACUATED ENCLOSURE TO PREVENT THE ACCESS OF OXIDIZING ATMOSPHERE TO THE CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACES TO BE JOINED IN FORMING THE COMPOSITE BODY, HEATING THE SEALED UNITARY BODY TO A PREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE TO DILATE THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE COMPOSITE PARTS, AND SUBJECTING THE HEATED UNITARY BODY TO WORKING PRESSURE TO DIFFUSE THE CLEANED MOLECULAR CONTACTING SURFACE TOGETHER AND FORM THE COMPOSITE BODY.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
198 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING A COMPOSITE METAL BODY OF DIFFERENT METALS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF MECHANICALLY CLEANING BY REMOVING THE SURFACE OF THE ATTACHING FACE OF EACH OF THE METAL COMPONENTS TO PROVIDE A NEWLY EXPOSED CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACE, STACKING THE NEWLY EXPOSED CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACES OF THE DIFFERENT METAL COMPONENTS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER TO INTERLOCK THEIR MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FORM A STACKED COMPOSITE BODY, SEALING THE METAL COMPONENTS OF THE STACKED COMPOSITE BODY TOGETHER AROUND THE PERIMETER THEREOF TO COMPLETELY ENCLOSE THE CLEANED AND STACKED SURFACES FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND MAINTAIN THE CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND TO FROM A UNITARY BODY, EXHAUSTING AIR FROM BETWEEN THE ENCLOSED CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACES TO PRODUCE A VACUUM SUBSTANTIALLY 25.85 INCHES OF MERCURY, SEALING OFF THE EVACUATED ENCLOSURE TO PREVENT THE ACCESS OF OXIDIZING ATMOSPHERE TO THE CLEANED MOLECULAR SURFACES TO BE JOINED IN FORMING THE COMPOSITE BODY, HEATING THE SEALED UNITARY BODY TO A PREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE TO DILATE THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE COMPOSITE PARTS, AND SUBJECTING THE HEATED UNITARY BODY TO WORKING PRESSURE TO DIFFUSE THE CLEANED MOLECULAR CONTACTING SURFACE TOGETHER AND FORM THE COMPOSITE BODY.
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