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US 2026/0246080 A1Published application
Asynchronous conversion of metals to metal ceramics
AssigneeIntalus, Inc.
InventorsPeter Oestlund, Mats Vikstroem, Timothy Hamblin-Smith
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Abstract
A metal-ceramic article and method for creating the same is disclosed in which the article has undergone machining to remove outer surface volume. The article is then treated to enhance the characteristics of at least the machined surface to be comparable to the original surface. In the disclosed application the machining does not extend to an inner layer of the article in which the article consists purely of a metal.
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An asynchronous method for creating a metal ceramic article comprising:
- providing a metal workpiece having an outer layer of a substantially isotropic metal;
- emitting directed energy via a predefined, energization spot surface upon a portion of said
- outer layer for a duration sufficient to locally transform said outer layer proximate to said sport surface to a metal ceramic to result in (i) a core consisting of a metal;
- (ii) an intermediate layer, enveloping said core, consisting of a mixture of said metal and said metal ceramic;
- and (iii) an outer layer, enveloping said intermediate layer, consisting of said metal ceramic.
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A metal ceramic article comprising:
- a core consisting of a metal;
- an intermediate layer, enveloping said core, consisting of a mixture of said metal and a
- ceramic;
- and asynchronously postformed from a composition consisting of said metal;
- and
- an outer layer, enveloping said intermediate layer, composed of a substantially isotropic metal-ceramic asynchronously postformed from a composition consisting of said metal, wherein said machined surface depth is less than said original surface depth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.