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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yan Cui, Greer, SC (US);
Matthew Joseph Laylock, Easley, SC (US);
Elizabeth Byrne Beaudoin, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Brian Lee Tollison, Honea Path, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/00 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/0018 (2013.01); B23P 6/002 (2013.01); F01D 5/005 (2013.01); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08); B23P 2700/06 (2013.01); F01D 5/186 (2013.01); F05D 2230/72 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process of modifying a passage in a component is provided. The process includes inserting a first material into the passage; blocking at least one end of the passage; inserting an elongated member into the passage through the first material; heat treating the passage, the first material, and the elongated member to form a solid interior in component; and machining through the solid interior to form a modified passage in the component.