Process for producing high quality metallic fiber mesh
AssigneeUSF Filtration and Separations Group, Inc.
InventorsNathaniel R. Quick, Michael Liberman
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Abstract
The process for making fine metallic mesh is disclosed comprising the steps of cladding an array of metallic wires with an array cladding material to provide an array cladding. The array cladding is drawn for reducing the diameter thereof and for reducing the corresponding diameters of each of the metallic wires for producing a clad array of fine metallic fibers within the array cladding. The array cladding is fashioned into a mesh by weaving, braiding, crocheting and the like thereby forming a series of bends in the clad array for reducing interaction between adjacent portions of the array cladding. The array cladding material is removed for producing fine metallic mesh from the array of the fine metallic fibers.
Claims24
The process for making fine metallic mesh, comprising the steps of:
- cladding an array of metallic wires with an array cladding material to provide an array cladding;
- drawing the array cladding for reducing the diameter thereof and for reducing the corresponding diameters of each of the metallic wires of the array within the array cladding for providing a drawn array cladding of fine metallic fibers;
- forming the drawn array of fine metallic fibers into a metallic mesh thereby creating a series of bends in the drawn array cladding for reducing interaction between adjacent portions of the array cladding;
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- removing the array cladding material for producing the fine metallic mesh from the array of fine metallic fibers.
The process for making fine metallic mesh, comprising the steps of:
- cladding a wire with a wire cladding material to provide a wire cladding;
- assembling an array of the wire claddings;
- cladding the assembled array of wire claddings with the array cladding material to provide an array cladding;
- drawing the array cladding for reducing the diameter thereof and for reducing the corresponding diameters of each of the metallic wires of the array within the array cladding for producing a drawn array cladding of fine metallic fibers;
- forming the drawn array of fine metallic fibers into a metallic mesh thereby creating a series of bends in the drawn array cladding for reducing interaction between adjacent portions of the array cladding;
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- removing the array cladding material for producing the fine metallic mesh from the array of fine metallic fibers.
The process for making a fine metallic mesh from a multiplicity of metallic threads, comprising the steps of:
- cladding an array of metallic wires with an array cladding material to provide an array cladding;
- drawing the array cladding for reducing the diameter thereof and for reducing the corresponding diameters of each of the metallic wires of the array within the array cladding for producing a drawn array cladding of fine metallic fibers to function as a thread for the fine metallic mesh;
- forming the threads of the drawn array of fine metallic fibers into a metallic mesh thereby creating a series of bends in the drawn array cladding for reducing interaction between adjacent portions of the array cladding;
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- removing the array cladding material for producing the metallic mesh from the array of fine metallic fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.