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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:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas L Winrow, Santa Rosa Beach, FL (US);
Martin E Lohrman, Goshen, IN (US);
James BC. Wu, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473330 ;
Abstract
A method for coating sports implements to improve the hardness and wear characteristics of the sports implement is disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating a high velocity gas stream directed at a sports implement and feeding a powder within the gas stream such that the powder contacts the sports implement to form a coating with high bond strength. Sports implements coated in accordance with the present method are also disclosed.