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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:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Teichmann, Towaco, NJ (US);
Dennis A Cupolo, Suffern, NY (US);
Robert H China, Waldwick, NJ (US);
Harold Pahlck, Waldwick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
205 73 ; 205 72 ; 205 50 ;
Abstract
A method of forming a hollow metallic article, comprising the following steps: (a) applying a layer of base metal to a fusible alloy mandrel; (b) applying a layer of precious metal to the layer of base metal; (c) applying a third layer of a non-metallic protective coating to the layer of precious metal; and (d) melting out the fusible alloy mandrel. Hollow articles formed by this method are also disclosed.