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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thierry Marchione, Heber City, UT (US);
Timothy A. Thorson, Morton, IL (US);
Dennis Michael Turczyn, Edelstein, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/16 (2006.01); C23C 14/24 (2006.01); C22C 37/00 (2006.01); B22D 23/00 (2006.01); C22C 19/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/162 (2013.01); B22D 23/00 (2013.01); C22C 19/00 (2013.01); C22C 37/00 (2013.01); C22C 38/00 (2013.01); C23C 14/24 (2013.01); F16C 33/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a seal is disclosed. The method includes forming a layer of a hardened metal layer on a metal base plate. Further, the method includes melting the layer of the hardened metal in a nitrogen atmosphere to form a layer of metal nitride. Furthermore, the method includes depositing a plurality of layers of a metal alloy on the layer of metal nitride to form a main seal body portion, wherein the layer of metal nitride and the main seal body portion together correspond to the seal.