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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:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen M Hsu, Germantown, MD (US);
Jia-Ming Gu, Adelphia, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428404 ; 427215 ; 427221 ; 427409 ; 427410 ; 4274192 ; 4274195 ; 428407 ; 428689 ; 428701 ; 428702 ;
Abstract
For titanium and titanium alloys in tribological applications under bound lubrication conditions, there are employed epoxy coatings adhered to the surface of the titanium or titanium alloy by a titanium oxide primer layer. The anti-wear properties of the epoxy coating can be improved by incorporation of an anti-wear filler such as diamond powder. These coatings improve the friction coefficient and anti-wear properties of the titanium and titanium alloys.