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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:
Sep. 06, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean C Westervelt, Acme, PA (US);
Luciano C Scala, Murrysville, PA (US);
Howard E Saunders, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David F Ciliberti, Murrysville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B08B / ; C25F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134-1 ; 134-2 ; 134 15 ; 2041415 ; 2041 / ;
Abstract
Wire is cleaned by passing it through an electrolytic cleaner then through an ultrasonic rinse. The electrolytic cleaner comprises a graphite tube through which the wire passes, an alkaline aqueous solution between the wire and the graphite tube, and an electric current, at least half D.C., between the wire and the graphite tube.