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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:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Arthur Stickels, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Claude Melvin Mack, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Gary Wayne Hagler, Howell, MI (US);
Eugene Joseph Cabadas, Fenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148220 ; 148217 ;
Abstract
A method of applying a surface coating to promote gas carburization of a highly alloyed steel. The method includes the step of coating the highly alloyed steel with a layer of iron or an iron alloy to form a coated steel before carburizing the coated steel in a conventional gas carburizing atmosphere.