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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;

Inventor:

Howard James Price, Balderstone, GB;

Assignee:

BAE Systems plc, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01); C23C 24/04 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1215 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B23K 20/128 (2013.01); B32B 15/016 (2013.01); C22F 1/04 (2013.01); C23C 24/04 (2013.01); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08);
Abstract

A method of manufacturing an article is described. At S, the method comprises obtaining a first layer having a first face and a reverse second face, wherein the first layer comprises and/or is a first metal and wherein the first metal is a heat treatable first aluminium alloy. At S, the method comprises providing a second layer on the first face of the first layer by cold spraying particles comprising a second metal thereupon, wherein the second metal is a second aluminium alloy. At S, the method comprises depositing a third layer on the second layer by additive friction stir deposition using a third metal, wherein the third metal is a third aluminium alloy.


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