Patent ID: 11926006
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A method of manufacture, comprising:
providing a preform component, the preform component including an aperture, a passage, a preform outer surface and an aperture end surface, the aperture extending into the preform component from the preform outer surface to the aperture end surface, and the aperture is fluidly discrete from the passage;
machining the preform component to provide a machined component with a machined outer surface, the machined component including a portion of the aperture, and the portion of the aperture extending into the machined component from the machined outer surface to the aperture end surface;
measuring a distance from the machined outer surface to the aperture end surface; and
determining whether a feature of the machined component meets a standard based on the distance from the machined outer surface to the aperture end surface.