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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:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Ashwin A. Hattiangadi, Dunlap, IL (US);
Adrian Vasile Catalina, Metamora, IL (US);
Leo Chuzhoy, Oswego, IL (US);
Jun Cai, Dunlap, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ashwin A. Hattiangadi, Dunlap, IL (US);
Adrian Vasile Catalina, Metamora, IL (US);
Leo Chuzhoy, Oswego, IL (US);
Jun Cai, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 5/02 (2006.01); C21D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming gray iron components includes applying a substantially uniform magnetic field to gray iron. The method also includes heat-treating the gray iron while the gray iron is within the magnetic field.