Patent ID: 7794800

Claim:
A method of coating a component comprising: a) presenting a base metal particulate to means for ion sputter deposition of at least one element selected from the group of elements consisting of Group IIIB elements, Group IVB elements, and Lanthanides; b) sputtering the element upon the base metal particulate; c) applying a protective layer over the element to form a coating consumable comprising layers of the base metal particulate, the element and particulate protective layer; and d) presenting the coating consumable to the component and melting the coating consumable using a laser beam to form a coating comprising an alloy of the base metal and the element on the component, wherein the protective layer prevents oxidation degradation of the element during melting of the coating consumable and wherein the element is applied to the base metal particulate in an amount so that the element is present in the coating in an amount of 30 to 80 parts per million.