Top deck surface coating of engine block

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9353702
APP PUB NO 20160061143A1
SERIAL NO

14473627

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A method of manufacturing an engine block is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing an engine block including a cylinder bore and a top deck with a head face including a predetermined surface roughness. The method also includes masking the cylinder bore with a masking plug, the masking plug being located at a predetermined insertion distance measured from a masking plug outer surface to the head face. The method further includes applying a corrosion resistant coating to the top deck over the head face and machine finishing the engine block including the coating to the engine block specifications.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 NORTH EAST ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Graham, Curtis John Peoria, US 17 197
Meduru, Bharat Kumar Dunlap, US 2 2
Moss, Jarrod David Corinth, US 6 14
Ostein, Adam William Corinth, US 7 12
Sharp, Robert E Corinth, US 13 39

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