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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:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fuji Oozx Inc., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137 15 ; 251368 ; 1231883 ;
Abstract
A poppet valve in an internal combustion engine comprises a valve head and a valve stem. On a valve face of the valve head, a hardened layer of dendrites in which crystals are directed from the inside to the surface is formed, thereby increasing wear resistance of the valve face without cladding.