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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Stephen R. Lewis, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Alan R. Stockner, Metamora, IL (US);
Dennis H. Gibson, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Marion B. Grant, Jr., Princeville, IL (US);
Avinash R. Manubolu, Edwards, IL (US);
Stephen R. Lewis, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Alan R. Stockner, Metamora, IL (US);
Dennis H. Gibson, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Marion B. Grant, Jr., Princeville, IL (US);
Avinash R. Manubolu, Edwards, IL (US);
Caterpilar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A metallic fuel system component includes an internal surface and an external surface. The metallic fuel system component is made by inducing compressive residual stress in only a portion of the internal surface of the metallic fuel system component by transmitting a laser shock wave through the metallic fuel system component from the external surface to the internal surface.