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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Lee Charles Firth, Renton, WA (US);
Luis Leon, Federal Way, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 1/42 (2006.01); C21D 1/673 (2006.01); C22F 1/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 1/673 (2013.01); C21D 1/42 (2013.01); C22F 1/002 (2013.01); C22F 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A structure is heated in a tool. The structure is quenched in the tool such that a shape of the structure is maintained, in which quenching is performed by contacting the structure with a quenching medium.