Patent ID: 11897016
Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A product formed by the process of:
loading a blank onto a first die;
assembling the first die together with a second die to form a seal around the blank;
activating a first heater included in at least one of the first die or the second die to soften the blank;
transferring solid salt from a salt container to a hydraulic cylinder;
forming a molten salt by activating a second heater associated with the hydraulic cylinder; and
injecting the molten salt from the hydraulic cylinder into a space between the blank and the second die to supply hydraulic pressure to the blank so as to force the blank against an inner surface of the first die to shape the blank;
wherein the product is formed at least in part using the shaped blank.