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Article: Austrian Inventor Develops Cast Wheel Rim
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 8, 2007
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Johann Langgartner of Gilgenberg, Austria, has developed a cast wheel rim.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "cast wheel rim including a light-metal body which at least partially encompasses at least one shaped part forming a cast-in core and having a mean specific weight smaller than that of the light metal used for the body, wherein the shaped part is comprised of a pressed body made of a porous silicate material."
The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 6,877,820 on April 12, 2005.
The patent has been assigned to Austria Alu-Guss-Gesellschaft mbH, Braunau-Ranshofen, Austria.
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