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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:
Aug. 15, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ming C Kuo, Fox Point, WI (US);
Assignee:
A.O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427195 ; 427327 ; 427375 ; 134-7 ; 451 38 ; 451 39 ; 451 57 ;
Abstract
A method of corrosion protecting steel structural components, such as motor vehicle structural frames and engine cradles, the method comprising: a steel shot blast mechanical cleaning of the steel structural component to remove scale, rust, and other oxidation residues, then an aluminum oxide shot blast mechanical cleaning of the steel structural component to remove any residual ferrous material, to flatten any undesirable metal peaks, and to leave a thin layer of aluminum oxide on the component, then the application of a powder paint, and then baking the steel structural component.