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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:
Nov. 01, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul S Ayres, Forest, VA (US);
David P Edmonds, N. Canton, OH (US);
Dennis D Hartwig, Massillon, OH (US);
David E Merker, Minerva, OH (US);
Charles M Weber, Alliance, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 7614 ; 219 7612 ; 2191 / ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for eliminating microfissure defects in shape melted austenitic material components by closely controlling the deposited weld bead shape to a geometry where the underbead shape has no sharp discontinuties. Oscillation of the welding torch head during the process is used to smooth out the weldbead shape and is especially adapted for use with gas metal-arc welding processes.