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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. 13, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ajayi O. Oyelayo, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael H. Haselkorn, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/600 ; C23C 1/622 ; C23C 1/632 ; C23C 1/634 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/600 ; C23C 1/622 ; C23C 1/632 ; C23C 1/634 ;
Abstract
The invention consists of a coated metallic component which exhibits improved wear and pitting resistance, and a method for making the invention. A metallic component is coated with a functionally gradient material utilizing both a non-oxide containing coating and boron oxide coating. This invention is useful for rolling and sliding contacts.