Patent ID: 6348901
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A process for producing a rigid surface reflecting electromagnetic waves, comprising:producing a flexible interlacement of electrically conducting wires, said wires comprising a core metal and being coated with a filler metal, said filler metal having a melting point below that of said core metal of said wires, both said filler metal and said core metal being able to diffuse mutually into each other when heated to a temperature at least equal to the melting point of said filler metal in order to form a stable metal diffusion alloy, the melting temperature of said stable metal diffusion alloy being above the melting point of said filler metal and increasing toward the melting point of said core metal with the intensity of said diffusion; shaping said flexible interlacement to a shape desired for said rigid surface reflecting electromagnetic waves; and raising the temperature of said flexible interlacement beyond the melting point of said filler metal in order to form said metal diffusion alloy, thus causing said wires to be fastened together and said interlacement to become rigid to form said rigid surface.