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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Neal A. Thomson, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Matthew R. Donovan, Ankeny, IA (US);
David H. Bretz, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Inventors:
Neal A. Thomson, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Matthew R. Donovan, Ankeny, IA (US);
David H. Bretz, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
Delavan Inc., West Des Moines, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/00 (2006.01); F23R 3/28 (2006.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01); B23K 26/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/283 (2013.01); B23K 26/32 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); F02C 7/22 (2013.01); B23K 2203/08 (2013.01); B23K 2203/50 (2015.10); Y10T 29/494 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a fuel injector is disclosed which includes the steps of forming a structural portion of a fuel injector from an alloy having a first mechanical property, and then adding an alloy having a second mechanical property on a surface area of the structural portion to enhance the mechanical properties of the fuel injector.