Patent ID: 9511388
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B05B,B05C,B22D,C23C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for coating a turbine engine component comprising the steps of: providing a turbine engine component having opposed sides and having at least one sacrificial attachment projecting from a rear surface located between said opposed sides and having a plurality of non-sacrificial studs projecting out of the rear surface; casting said turbine engine component with said at least one sacrificial attachment so that said at least one sacrificial attachment is located in a location where the turbine engine component is reinforced; grasping said turbine engine component via said at least one sacrificial attachments to position a first surface opposite said rear surface of said turbine engine component relative to a source of coating material; applying a coating to said first surface; rotating said turbine engine component by 180 degrees while grasping said turbine engine component via said at least one sacrificial attachment; and applying a coating to said rear surface of said turbine engine component opposed to said first surface.