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  3. /B21 · Mechanical metal-working without essentially removing material
  4. /B21D · Working or processing of sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles
  5. /B21D 39/00 · Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts
  6. /B21D 39/06 · Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts: of tubes
  7. /B21D 39/066
B21D 39/066

Using explosives

Official title: {using explosives}

B21D39/066 (Using explosives) appears on 16 US grants and 0 published applications in this corpus.

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Where it sits

  1. BPerforming operations
  2. B21Mechanical metal-working without essentially removing material
  3. B21DWorking or processing of sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles
  4. B21D 39/00Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts
  5. B21D 39/06Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts: of tubes
  6. B21D 39/066Using explosives
Granted patents
16
Published applications
0
Assignees
11
Inventors
29
Latest grant
6 Jul 1993

Filings by year

Granted patentsPublished applications
B21D 39/066: granted patents and published applications per publication year
YearGranted patentsPublished applications
197620
197720
197800
197910
198010
198110
198210
198300
198410
198530
198610
198700
198820
198900
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199310

197619861993

By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.

Recent patents

  • Method of assembly of tubular metallic fences6 Jul 1993US 5,224,256 A
  • Plug for kinetic bonding procedure9 Aug 1988US 4,762,265 AElectric Power Research Institute, Inc.
  • Tube sheet welding7 Jun 1988US 4,749,117 AICI Americas Inc.
  • Debris free plug assembly for heat exchange tubes13 May 1986US 4,587,904 AFoster Wheeler Energy Corporation
  • Tube-in-shell heat exchangers22 Oct 1985US 4,547,944 ANational Nuclear Corporation Limited

No published applications in this class yet.

Most cited

By later US patents
  • Tube repairs113US 4,205,422 AYorkshire Imperial Metals Limited · 1980
  • Explosive tube expansion19US 4,449,280 AFoster Wheeler Energy Corporation · 1984
  • Apparatus for forming an explosively expanded tube-tube sheet joint including a low energy transfer cord and booster17US 4,494,392 AFoster Wheeler Energy Corporation · 1985
  • Explosive expansion means for attaching tubes to tube sheets12US 3,993,001 ATetra Plastics, Inc. · 1976
  • Process for the preparation of antacid aluminum hydroxycarbonate hydrate9US 4,053,568 ADr. Madaus & Co. · 1977

Top assignees

Documents
  • FWFoster Wheeler Energy Corporation3
  • EPElectric Power Research Institute, Inc.2
  • BWThe Babcock & Wilcox Company2
  • AKAsahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha1
  • DMDr. Madaus & Co.1
  • IAICI Americas Inc.1
  • IRInternational Research and Development Corporation1
  • NNNational Nuclear Corporation Limited1
  • PSPublic Service Electric and Gas Company1
  • TPTetra Plastics, Inc.1

Often classified with

  • Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification11
  • F28FDetails of heat-exchange and heat-transfer apparatus, of general application7
  • F16LPipes4
  • B23KSoldering or unsoldering3
  • B23PMetal-working not otherwise provided for1
  • C01FCompounds of the metals beryllium, magnesium, aluminium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, thorium1
  • C06CDetonating or priming devices1
  • E04HBuildings or like structures for particular purposes1
  • F16BDevices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together1
  • F42DBlasting1

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