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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Ronald J. Molz, Mt. Kisco, NY (US);
David Hawley, Kings Park, NY (US);
Richard Mccullough, Westbury, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ronald J. Molz, Mt. Kisco, NY (US);
David Hawley, Kings Park, NY (US);
Richard McCullough, Westbury, NY (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Metco (US), Inc., Westbury, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus of producing a dense coating with desirable stress conditions similar to coatings produced by a cold spray processes, but with higher process efficiencies and lower gas consumption. The inventive process combines features of a plasma process method of gas heating and a cold spray process to accelerate the gas, incorporating these elements into a single hybrid process.