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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2020
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lokesh Choudhary, Bangalore, IN;
Qigui Wang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Tiruttani Munikamal, Bangalore, IN;
David A. Wulbrecht, Clarkston, MI (US);
Gregory Melekian, Clarkston, MI (US);
Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATINS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23G 5/20 (2006.01); B23G 5/06 (2006.01); B23G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23G 5/20 (2013.01); B23G 5/06 (2013.01); B23G 9/00 (2013.01); B23G 2200/14 (2013.01); B23G 2200/146 (2013.01); B23G 2240/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a threaded hole in a workpiece includes providing the workpiece having a region with a hole. The method also includes cutting a threading for the hole. Furthermore, the method includes, independent of cutting the threading, densifying the region proximate the hole to reduce material porosity in the region.