Thermal regulation of a coated work-piece during the reconfiguration of the coated work-piece
US6739033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53996
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Thermal regulation of a coated work-piece during the reconfiguration of the work-piece is provided. One method embodying the invention comprises placing an externally coated reconfigurable work-piece, whose hardness has been temporarily modified to resist damage during the reconfiguration of the work-piece, into a reconfiguration chamber of a reconfiguration apparatus and reconfiguring the work-piece from a first configuration to a second configuration via physical communication between the external coating of the reconfigurable work-piece and the reconfiguration apparatus.
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