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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:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel C Nix, Middletown, OH (US);
John P Sennet, Middletown, OH (US);
Franklin H Guzzetta, Middletown, OH (US);
Benny R Caudill, Trenton, OH (US);
John M Sebald, Middletown, OH (US);
Assignee:
AK Steel Corporation, Middletown, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D / ; C25D / ; C25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
205138 ; 205246 ; 205305 ;
Abstract
Defects in metal strips in a continuous electroplating process caused by surface anomalies in the conductor roll are reduced and/or eliminated by spraying a large volume water on the electroplated surface before it contacts the conductor roll. The water must be sprayed in a volume of at least 0.01 gallon per inch of strip width per minute per conductor roll.