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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Aravinda Kar0
Nathaniel R. Quick0
Raymond R. McNeice0
Yonggang Li0
Date of Patent
July 3, 2007
Patent Application Number
11264877
Date Filed
November 1, 2005
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for drawing continuous metallic wire having a first diameter to a metallic fiber having a reduced second diameter. A feed mechanism moves the wire at a first linear velocity. A laser beam heats a region of the wire to an elevated temperature. A draw mechanism draws the heated wire at a second and greater linear velocity for providing a drawn metallic fiber having the reduced second diameter.
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