ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,445, issued on March 17.

"Casting process for making an erosion and wear resistant shot chamber for die casting applications" was invented by Qingyou Han (Stow, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process of forming an erosion, oxidation, and wear resistant shot chamber, either a gooseneck or a shot sleeve, is provided. The process utilizes a casting process for forming a one-piece shot chamber having a liner metallurgically bonded to the bulk portion of the shot chamber. Channels of predetermined shape and layout are built on the tubular external surface of the liner for facilitating thermal management of the shot chamber during ...