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US 9,039,887 B2Granted
Component finishing method and assembly
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorJohn P. Rizzo, Jr.
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Abstract
An example component finishing method includes immersing a surface of a component within a fluid during a finishing process. The method heats fluid near the surface during the finishing to create a convection current within the fluid that carries a byproduct of the finishing away from the surface.
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A component finishing method, comprising:
- immersing a surface of a component within a fluid during a finishing process;
- heating fluid near the surface during the finishing process to create a convection current within the fluid that carries a byproduct of the finishing process away from the surface;
- and
- directing a laser beam at a target location within the fluid and spaced from the component during the heating.
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A component finishing method, comprising:
- immersing a surface of a component within a fluid during a finishing process;
- heating fluid near the surface during the finishing process to create a convection current within the fluid that carries a byproduct of the finishing process away from the surface;
- and
- directing a laser beam at a target that is spaced from all portions of the component, the laser beam heating the fluid near the surface to create the convection current.
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A component finishing method, comprising:
- immersing a surface of a component within a fluid during a finishing process;
- heating fluid near the surface during the finishing process to create a convection current within the fluid that carries a byproduct of the finishing process away from the surface;
- and
- directing a laser beam at a target that is spaced from the surface, the laser beam heating the fluid near the surface to create the convection current.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.