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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew D. Carter, Portland, OR (US);
Richard G. Kummerle, Gresham, OR (US);
David Salber, Damascus, OR (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 1/62 (2006.01); C21D 1/18 (2006.01); C21D 9/00 (2006.01); C21D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 1/62 (2013.01); C21D 1/18 (2013.01); C21D 6/00 (2013.01); C21D 9/0068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Quench plug systems and their use in heat treating a workpiece. The quench plug system includes a tapered plug having a longitudinal core axis and a mandrel configured to be interposed between the tapered plug and the workpiece. The tapered plug is configured to allow the mandrel to translate along the core axis of the tapered plug when the workpiece is heated.