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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kegan Luick, Corinth, MS (US);
Thomas Parnell, Iuka, MS (US);
Aaron Claver, Congerville, IL (US);
Jon Shumaker, Corinth, MS (US);
Donald Clark, Iuka, MS (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/00 (2006.01); B23P 6/02 (2006.01); F02F 3/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/04 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/00 (2013.01); B23P 6/02 (2013.01); F02F 3/00 (2013.01); G06Q 50/04 (2013.01); B23K 2201/003 (2013.01); Y02P 90/30 (2015.11);
Abstract
A repaired piston includes a crown composed of base and welding filler materials, and having an annular rim extending around a combustion bowl. A finite number of repaired defects are within the annular rim, and have a spatial distribution limited by a multidirectional spacing parameter, and a size distribution limited by a unidirectional sizing parameter.