US3208923A
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Method and apparatus for electrolytic etching
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1982-09-28
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 02:28
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23H; B23H9/00; C; C25; C25F; C25F7/00; B23H3/00; B23H5/00; B23H5/06; B23H5/08; C25F3/00; C25F3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY ETCHING A SURFACE OF A WORKPIECE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CONTACTING AT FIRST SIDE OF AN APETURED WORKPIECE IN ABUTTING RELATION WITH A SELECTIVELY CONTOURED SURFACE OF A FORMING MEMBER, DISCHARGING AN ETCHING CONSTITUENT ONTO A SECOND SIDE AND THROUGH SAID APETURED WORKPIECE AND ELECTROCHEMICALLY ETCHING THE FIRST SIDE OF SAID WORKPIECE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONTOURED SURFACE OF SAID FORMING MEMBER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
66 words
A METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY ETCHING A SURFACE OF A WORKPIECE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CONTACTING AT FIRST SIDE OF AN APETURED WORKPIECE IN ABUTTING RELATION WITH A SELECTIVELY CONTOURED SURFACE OF A FORMING MEMBER, DISCHARGING AN ETCHING CONSTITUENT ONTO A SECOND SIDE AND THROUGH SAID APETURED WORKPIECE AND ELECTROCHEMICALLY ETCHING THE FIRST SIDE OF SAID WORKPIECE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONTOURED SURFACE OF SAID FORMING MEMBER.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
IN A APPARATUS FOR SHAPING A PERVIOUS WORKPIECE COMPRISING: A POROUS MOLD MEMBER HAVING A CONTOURED SURFACE CONFORMING TO A DESIRED SHAPE OF THW ORKPIECE; MEANS FOR CONTACTING THE WORKPIECE AGAINST SAID CONTOURED SURFACE OF SAID MOLD MEMBER TO FORM AN ASSEMBLY OF WORKPIECE AND MOLD MEMBER; AND MEANS FOR PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT BETWEEN SAID CONTOURED SURFACE AND SAID WORKPIECE SO THAT SELECTED AREAS ON SAID WORKPIECE ARE ETCHED; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING; MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTINUOUSLY FLOWING AN ELECTROLYTE THROUGH SAID ASSEMBLY AND OVER SAID CONTOURED SURFACE.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
IN A APPARATUS FOR SHAPING A PERVIOUS WORKPIECE COMPRISING: A POROUS MOLD MEMBER HAVING A CONTOURED SURFACE CONFORMING TO A DESIRED SHAPE OF THW ORKPIECE; MEANS FOR CONTACTING THE WORKPIECE AGAINST SAID CONTOURED SURFACE OF SAID MOLD MEMBER TO FORM AN ASSEMBLY OF WORKPIECE AND MOLD MEMBER; AND MEANS FOR PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT BETWEEN SAID CONTOURED SURFACE AND SAID WORKPIECE SO THAT SELECTED AREAS ON SAID WORKPIECE ARE ETCHED; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING; MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTINUOUSLY FLOWING AN ELECTROLYTE THROUGH SAID ASSEMBLY AND OVER SAID CONTOURED SURFACE.
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