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US3127671A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Art of forging brittle metals

Assignee: ATI Ladish Co Inc
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Filing: 1961-06-27
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Granted: 1964-04-07
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Expires: 1981-06-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur F Hayes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 11:53
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21J; B21J5/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S72/00; Y10S72/70; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/4981

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
FORGING APPARATUS COMPRISING A DIE MEMBER HAVING A CAVITY WITH A BOTTOM, SAID CAVITY BEING SHAPED TO RECEIVE A BLANK OF METAL HAVING A SIMILAR CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE TO THAT OF THE CAVITY TO CONTACT ALL EXCEPT THE TOP OF SAID BLANK, A SECOND DIE MEMBER HAVING A PUNCH, AND A PLASTIC METAL DIE COMPONENT SURROUNDING SAID PUNCH WITH SAID PUNCH AND COMPONENT HAVING A BOTTOM OF AN AREA TO COOPERATE DURING FORGING IN CONTACTING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BLANK WHICH CONSTITUTES THE REMAINDER OF ITS EXTERIOR WHEREBY SAID BLANK MAY BE COMPLETELY CONFINED BETWEEN THE DIE MEMBERS, PUNCH, AND PLASTIC METAL DIE COMPONENT, THERE BEING EXPANSION SPACE ADJACENT AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PLASTIC DIE COMPONENT INTO WHICH IT MAY FLOW AS IT SUPPORTS PART OF THE BLANK AND AS COMPRESSIVE FORCES ON THE BLANK CAUSE DEFORMATION OF SAID PLASTIC DIE COMPONENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
FORGING APPARATUS COMPRISING A DIE MEMBER HAVING A CAVITY WITH A BOTTOM, SAID CAVITY BEING SHAPED TO RECEIVE A BLANK OF METAL HAVING A SIMILAR CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE TO THAT OF THE CAVITY TO CONTACT ALL EXCEPT THE TOP OF SAID BLANK, A SECOND DIE MEMBER HAVING A PUNCH, AND A PLASTIC METAL DIE COMPONENT SURROUNDING SAID PUNCH WITH SAID PUNCH AND COMPONENT HAVING A BOTTOM OF AN AREA TO COOPERATE DURING FORGING IN CONTACTING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BLANK WHICH CONSTITUTES THE REMAINDER OF ITS EXTERIOR WHEREBY SAID BLANK MAY BE COMPLETELY CONFINED BETWEEN THE DIE MEMBERS, PUNCH, AND PLASTIC METAL DIE COMPONENT, THERE BEING EXPANSION SPACE ADJACENT AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PLASTIC DIE COMPONENT INTO WHICH IT MAY FLOW AS IT SUPPORTS PART OF THE BLANK AND AS COMPRESSIVE FORCES ON THE BLANK CAUSE DEFORMATION OF SAID PLASTIC DIE COMPONENT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-04-07 1967-10-07 1968-04-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-04-07 1971-10-07 1972-04-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-07 1975-10-07 1976-04-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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