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

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacture, comprising:
providing a preform component, the preform component including an internal passage and a blind aperture in an exterior of the preform component, wherein the blind aperture is fluidly discrete from the internal passage, the blind aperture is located between the internal passage and an outer peripheral portion of the preform component such that the blind aperture and the internal passage are separated by a blind aperture distance;
machining the exterior of the preform component to provide a machined component, wherein the machined component includes at least a portion of the blind aperture, an aperture end surface and the internal passage, wherein the at least a portion of the blind aperture extends vertically into the machined component to the aperture end surface, and wherein a side of the internal passage is vertically aligned with the aperture end surface;
inspecting an exterior of the machined component to determine a characteristic of the machined component that is associated with the blind aperture; and
determining whether a feature of the machined component satisfies a standard based on the characteristic of the machined component.