Caterpillar Inc.

Michael Ray Loomis

Karen Renee Raab

Daniel Herbert Gerke

Beth Ann Sebright

Candice Ann Lundy

A method of coating a component is disclosed. The method includes applying a coating composition to a surface of the component. The method also includes providing an induction coil having a coil configuration corresponding to the surface. The method further includes relatively positioning the surface and the induction coil with a gap sufficient to enable induction heating of the surface by the induction coil. Furthermore, the method includes heating the component with the induction coil sufficient to produce a coating having an empirical formula FeMnO, where x varies from about 0 to about 2, y varies from about 1 to about 4, and z varies from about 2 to about 8.

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Greenwood, IN, United States of America

Michael Ray Loomis