US PATENT SUBCLASS 148 / 595
.~.~.~ Wire, rod, or filament


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148 /   HD   METAL TREATMENT

95  DF  PROCESS OF MODIFYING OR MAINTAINING INTERNAL PHYSICAL STRUCTURE (I.E., MICROSTRUCTURE) OR CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF METAL, PROCESS OF REACTIVE COATING OF METAL AND PROCESS OF CHEMICAL-HEAT REMOVING (E.G., FLAME-CUTTING, ETC.) OR BURNING OF METAL {17}
559  DF  .~ Heating or cooling of solid metal {22}
579  DF  .~.~ Iron(Fe) or iron base alloy {24}
595.~.~.~ Wire, rod, or filament {4}
596  DF  .~.~.~.~> Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
597  DF  .~.~.~.~> Nine percent or more chromium(Cr) (e.g., stainless steel, etc.)
598  DF  .~.~.~.~> With working {1}
600  DF  .~.~.~.~> With work handling


DEFINITION

Classification: 148/595

Wire, rod, or filament:

(under subclass 579) Process wherein the workpiece undergoing treatment is a wire, rod, or filament.

(1) Note. The diameter of the rod makes no difference to this subclass.