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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lloyd A. Hackel, Livermore, CA (US);
John M. Halpin, Tracy, CA (US);
Fritz B. Harris, Jr., Rocklin, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/600 ; B23K 2/614 ; B32B 3/02 ; B32B 5/14 ; B32B 1/501 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/600 ; B23K 2/614 ; B32B 3/02 ; B32B 5/14 ; B32B 1/501 ;
Abstract
The properties of a metal piece are altered by laser peening the piece on the first side using an acoustic coupling material operatively connected to the second side and subsequently laser peening the piece on the second side using an acoustic coupling material operatively connected to the first side.