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Process for making wire

  • US 5,679,232 A
  • Filed: 04/18/1996
  • Issued: 10/21/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for making metal wire, comprising:

  • (A) forming a thin web of metal foil having a thickness of about 0.001 to about 0.05 inch, said metal being selected from the group consisting of copper, gold, silver, tin, chromium, zinc, nickel, platinum, palladium, iron, aluminum, steel, lead, brass, or an alloy of one or more of the foregoing metals;

    (B) cutting said foil to form at least one strand of wire; and

    (C) shaping said strand of wire to provide said strand with desired cross-sectional shape and size.

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