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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:
Feb. 23, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dale F Taylor, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148217 ; 148672 ;
Abstract
A method for annealing a Zircaloy member having a cold worked or beta quenched crystal structure to mitigate the reduction in nodular corrosion resistance caused by the anneal comprises, annealing the member in an atmosphere comprising oxygen and the balance an inert atmosphere to form an adherent black oxide on the member.