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First Claim
1. A method of coating a turbine engine article having a passage, the method comprising the steps of providing the article with an open passage and a shielding feature that does not completely block the passage, directing coating material towards the article using a line of sight process such that the shielding feature inhibits entry of the coating material into the open passage.
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Abstract
A coated turbine engine article having a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first wall has a shielding feature integral with the article and which inhibits entry of a coating material into an open passage extending between the first wall and the second wall when the coating material is directed towards the article using a line of sight process.
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22 Claims
- 1. A method of coating a turbine engine article having a passage, the method comprising the steps of providing the article with an open passage and a shielding feature that does not completely block the passage, directing coating material towards the article using a line of sight process such that the shielding feature inhibits entry of the coating material into the open passage.
- 9. A coated turbine engine article having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has a shielding feature integral with the article and which does not completely block an open passage and which inhibits entry of a coating material into the open passage extending between the first surface and the second surface when the coating material is directed towards the article using a line of sight process.
- 17. A coated turbine engine article having a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first wall has a shielding feature integral with the article and which inhibits entry of a coating material into an open passage extending between the first wall and the second wall when the coating material is directed towards the article using a line of sight process wherein the shielding feature is a projection of pyramidical or conical form.
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