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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2023
Applicant:

Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US);

Inventors:

Philippe Renaud, Sanchey, FR;

Palaniappa Murukesan, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/023 (2013.01); F05D 2230/31 (2013.01); F05D 2230/90 (2013.01); F05D 2300/611 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wheel includes a hub portion configured to rotate about a rotational axis. A plurality of blades extends radially outward from the hub portion. Each blade of the plurality of blades includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. The hub portion and the plurality of blades include a substrate metal that includes aluminum or an alloy thereof. The substrate metal of the plurality of blades has coated directly thereon a first coating layer including electroless nickel-phosphorous. The first coating layer has coated directly thereon a second hard coating layer that overlies the leading edges of the plurality of blades and that is formed of a physical vapor deposition-compatible material.


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