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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
May. 08, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectdy, NY (US);
Inventors:
Wilson Frost, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Russell L. Bouchard, Laurens, SC (US);
Clive Andrew Morgan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 9/14 (2006.01); B23H 9/10 (2006.01); B23H 1/02 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 9/14 (2013.01); B23H 9/10 (2013.01); B23H 1/02 (2013.01); F01D 5/186 (2013.01); F05D 2230/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for hole formation using an electrical discharge machining tool configured to penetrate metal. The method includes the steps of: penetrating the metal using an electrode to form a hole by moving the electrode away from a starting point; verifying that the hole is complete using the electrical discharge machine; and wherein the verifying step includes the step of probing the hole with the electrode.