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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Inventors:
David Rosal, West Bountiful, UT (US);
Scott M. Packer, Alpine, UT (US);
Rodney Dale Fleck, Draper, UT (US);
Russell J. Steel, Salem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A friction stir processing (FSP) tool includes a pin having a pin body and a rotational axis. The pin is configured to rotate about the rotational axis in a rotational direction. The pin has a radial protrusion protruding radially from the pin body, and the radial protrusion has a working surface oriented in the rotational direction with a depth in a radial direction relative to the rotational axis.