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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stanley R Scales, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Tool Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ; C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148-6 ; 148-63 ; 148 315 ; 148 165 ; 308-82 ; 175374 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an improved method of finishing a steel article having a carburized and boronized case. The article is carburized to a selected depth then finished to a smoothness which is smoother than the desired final finish. The article is then boronized, hardened and tempered. Further finishing is unnecessary.