Patent ID: 11913123
Assignee: APS MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  B  H  Y | IPC B  C  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of making a coupon assembly, the method comprising:
providing a blank comprising a body having a first surface and an opposing second surface with a sidewall therebetween; and
machining a pocket as a recess in the first surface of the blank, and a groove in the opposing second surface of the blank opposite the pocket, and an aperture through a bottom of the pocket opening into the groove;
providing a coupon-wire assembly comprising a wire portion and a disc-shaped coupon;
threading the wire portion of the coupon-wire assembly through the pocket and aperture; and
seating the disc-shaped coupon in the pocket and the wire portion in the groove.