The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2020
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brian Drier, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Amanda Dawn Graham, Shelbyville, IN (US);
Robert Frederick Proctor, Carmel, IN (US);
Quinlan Yee Shuck, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jacque Sue Bader, Martinsville, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a ferrous metal case-hardened layer using additive manufacturing. The method includes delivering, by a material delivery device, a filler material to a surface of a substrate. The substrate includes a first ferrous metal. The filler material includes a second ferrous metal and a carbon-based material. The method also includes directing, by an energy delivery device, an energy toward a volume of the filler material to join at least some of the filler material to the substrate to form a component.