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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:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2003
Applicant:
John Thomas Murphy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventor:
John Thomas Murphy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K009/04 ; B23P006/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The method of repairing a metal alloy component, and the resulting repaired component. The method involves machining the component surface to remove a defect, and then placing in the resulting surface cavity a filler insert whose size and shape are predetermined so that the welding operation can be carried out to completely melt the insert while minimizing the melting of the component immediately surrounding the insert. As such, minimum mixing occurs between the materials of the insert and the component, thereby reducing the risk of cracking following the welding operation.