US Patent Issued to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL on Dec. 16 for "Manufacture of hollow core high pressure vacuum die cast components" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,632, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. (Aurora, Canada).

"Manufacture of hollow core high pressure vacuum die cast components" was invented by John Richard Potocki (Armada, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component formed of metal, such as aluminum, and including a hollow core is provided. The component can be used as a cradle, rail, A-pillar, twist axle, control arm, or shock tower, for example. The component is manufactured by a high pressure vacuum die casting (HPVDC) process. To form the component with the hollow core, a blown or stamped hollow glass core is placed in a die cavity of the high pres...