(under subclass 403.1) Process (1) including mechanical manufacture wherein scrap metallic material (i.e., material which would otherwise be discarded) is produced combined with deforming that scrap material to force it to occupy a smaller space, or (2) deforming scrap metallic material from any source to force it to occupy a smaller space.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
419, Powder Metallurgy Processes,
1+, for a powder metallurgy process combined with or including heating or sintering.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, for material from which scrap (and usable product) may be formed and for scrap material which has been made usable.
