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

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus for shaping a blank, the apparatus comprising:
a first die and a second die;
a support structure attached to the first and second dies and configured to bring the first and second dies together to form a seal around the blank;
a first heater included in at least one of the first die or the second die, the first heater being configured to soften the blank when the first and second dies form the seal around the blank;
a salt container configured to hold solid salt;
a hydraulic cylinder configured to receive the solid salt from the salt container; and
a second heater associated with the hydraulic cylinder, the second heater being configured to heat the solid salt form a molten salt;
wherein the hydraulic cylinder is configured to inject the molten salt 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.