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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael E Wendt, Tyler, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
118 72 ; 118400 ; 134-1 ; 228262 ; 259D / ; 427 57 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a portable, hand-held tool that is effective in coating the end portion of a metal tube member with a layer of metal. The tool includes a heated tank portion containing the molten metal for coating the end portion, and an ultrasonic transducer for imparting ultrasonic energy to the tube member while the end portion is arranged in the molten metal so that the submerged end portion is scrubbed free of oxide and coated with a layer of metal.