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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Todd Jay Rockstroh, Maineville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/10 (2006.01); B23K 20/16 (2006.01); B21C 37/09 (2006.01); B21C 37/12 (2006.01); B21C 37/15 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/103 (2013.01); B21C 37/09 (2013.01); B21C 37/122 (2013.01); B21C 37/123 (2013.01); B21C 37/154 (2013.01); B23K 20/16 (2013.01); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08);
Abstract
A method of making an annular component includes forming sheet feedstock into an annular shape disposed about a central axis; and bonding one portion of the feedstock to another portion of the feedstock using ultrasonic welding, so as to fix the annular shape.