The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
James C Van Avery, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7315 / ; 73827 ;
Abstract
A method of predicting the adhesion of a metal surface for painting or bonding comprising pressing an elastomer pad against the surface with a known force for a certain minimum time, measuring the force required to pull the pad away from the surface, and comparing that force with an empirically derived standard.