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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2013
Applicants:

Mayank Tiwari, Bangalore, IN;

Laurent Cretegny, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Yong Liu, Shanghai, CN;

Bala Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Bangalore, IN;

Ravi Agrawal, Bangalore, IN;

Yong Wu, Shanghai, CN;

Inventors:

Mayank Tiwari, Bangalore, IN;

Laurent Cretegny, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Yong Liu, Shanghai, CN;

Bala Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Bangalore, IN;

Ravi Agrawal, Bangalore, IN;

Yong Wu, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/04 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); C23C 24/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/04 (2013.01); B23P 6/00 (2013.01); C23C 24/106 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for repairing a component is provided. The method comprises: tracing an electrode across a defect/damage on the component at a preselected distance from the component; feeding a first metal powder and a second metal powder into a discharging gap between the electrode and the component; controlling feed rates of the first and second metal powders separately; and electro-spark depositing the first and second metal powders to the component to form a hybrid metal coating. The first metal powder comprises a first metal or alloy with a Vickers hardness rating of about 70-200% of the Vickers hardness rating of the component. The second metal powder comprises a second metal or alloy having lubricating/anti-corrosion properties.


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