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Method and apparatus for fusibly bonding a coating metal powder to a metal article

CA 1051288 A · Owner: Caterpillar Tractor Co. · Inventors: Lenzen, Glenn H. (Jr.); Earle, Michael

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A method and apparatus for fuisibly bonding a coating metal powder to a metal article includes depositing such coating powder in solid form on a surface of the article, substantially simultaneously thermally liquifying the coating powder and the surface of the article by focusing a laser beam thereon, and removing the focused beam therefrom to allow cooling and hardening thereof so as to provide a solidified surface layer with a strong and relatively thin interstitial bond between the layer and the article.

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  • Granted March 27, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 27, 1996.
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GrantedMarch 27, 1979
Term endedMarch 27, 1996
Patent numberCA 1051288 A
Classification (IPC)B05C3/12 +2 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedMarch 27, 1979Term endedMarch 27, 1996

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