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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2003
Lawrence Bernard Kool, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ann Melinda Ritter, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Laurent Cretegny, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mark Dean Pezzutti, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stewart William Beitz, Greenville, SC (US);
Lawrence Bernard Kool, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ann Melinda Ritter, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Laurent Cretegny, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mark Dean Pezzutti, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stewart William Beitz, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for removing an oxide material from a crack in a substrate, the method includes: applying a slurry paste comprising a fluoride salt to the crack; heating the slurry paste and the crack to at least a melting point of the fluoride salt to form a reaction product; and removing the reaction product.