Patent ID: 9682410
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61K,B21C,B21H,B21K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A bar of noble metal or an alloy containing noble metal having a mass mB, the bar being subdivided into a total of n×m miniature bars, each miniature bar having a specified mass mk, wherein n and m each denote an integer ≧2 and directly adjacent miniature bars include an interconnection of solid material therebetween, wherein the interconnection of the solid material includes a thickness adequate for separation of the miniature bars from each other at a predetermined break point that is located at a greatest depth of a depression formed in the bar, and wherein the interconnection of the solid material includes the thickness adequate for separation of the miniature bars from each other at the predetermined break point without the use of tools.