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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:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jared A Black, Peoria, IL (US);
Matthew Thomas Kiser, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Gary Leroy Biltgen, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 8/00 ; C23C 8/80 ; B62D 5/5205 ; B62D 5/5215 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 8/00 ; C23C 8/80 ; B62D 5/5205 ; B62D 5/5215 ;
Abstract
A method for treating a surface of a first component wherein at least a portion of the surface of the first component contacts a surface of a second component. The method includes forming a compound layer at at least a portion of the surface of the first component by a thermochemical diffusion treatment and isotropically finishing the at least a portion of the surface of the first component that contacts the surface of the second component.