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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:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles T Lasley, Toledo, OH (US);
Behrouz N Shabestari, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
Edison Industrial Systems Center, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-9 ; 427 10 ; 427180 ; 427421 ; 427475 ;
Abstract
A process for measuring the thickness of a layer of powder upon the surface of a workpiece comprises depositing a layer of powder on the surface of the workpiece and simultaneously on the surface of an adjacent wire, directing the powder coated wire past a sensor capable of measuring the diameter of the powder coated wire, and comparing the diameter of the powder coated wire to the diameter of the uncoated wire.