ULTRASONIC IMPACT MACHINING OF BODY SURFACES TO CORRECT DEFECTS AND STRENGTHEN WORK SURFACES - Patent 1552028

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EP 1 552 028 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	13.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/28

(21)	Application number: 03766806.8

(22)	Date of filing: 17.04.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C21D 10/00, B21J 7/20

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/011791

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/013359 (12.02.2004 Gazette 2004/07)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

31.07.2002 US 207859

(71)	Applicant: U.I.T., L.L.C.
	Birmingham, AL 35210 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	STATNIKOV, Efim, S. Birmingham, AL 35243-3411 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gallafent, Antony Xavier et al
	Gallafent & Co.,9 Staple Inn London WC1V 7QH London WC1V 7QH (GB)

(54)	ULTRASONIC IMPACT MACHINING OF BODY SURFACES TO CORRECT DEFECTS AND STRENGTHEN WORK SURFACES