Patents Assigned to Puget Corporation
  • Patent number: 5303761
    Abstract: A process of providing a disposable core for use in die casting processes. A salt material is molten and cast into a core of a desired configuration under exacting conditions. The fluidity of the molten salt is controlled enabling casting the salt material into a core by die casting methods. The die casting method provides a core with a high surface finish and strength. The core is evenly cooled subsequent to it being cast and is maintained at an elevated temperature to maintain its surface finish and structural integrity. The cast core is inserted into the dies of a metal die casting machine to facilitate casting a metal product having internal forms not otherwise attainable. The core is removed from the metal product by simply dissolving and flushing the core out of the casting. The salt material may be reclaimed by a de-salination process for further use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Puget Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas F. Flessner, Christopher S. Marr