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

Claim 16:
17. A method of manufacture, comprising:
providing a preform component, the preform component including an inspection feature, the inspection feature comprising an aperture, wherein an opening to the aperture is formed in an exterior surface of the preform component at an exterior of the preform component, and wherein the exterior surface of the preform component circumscribes the opening of the aperture;
machining the exterior surface of the preform component to provide a machined component with a machined exterior surface, the machining of the exterior surface removing material from all around the opening to the aperture to form a new opening to the aperture in the machined exterior surface, and wherein the machined exterior surface circumscribes the new opening to the aperture;
visually inspecting the machined component to determine whether the inspection feature is visible; and
determining whether a non-visible feature of the machined component satisfies a standard based on the visually inspecting, wherein the non-visible feature of the machined component is determined as meeting the standard where the inspection feature is visible, and wherein the non-visible feature of the machined component is determined as not meeting the standard where the inspection feature is not visible.