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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. 08, 2000
Filed:
May. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
R Justin Binnix, Arnold, MD (US);
Assignee:
Niermann Weeks Company, Inc., Millersville, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359884 ; 427269 ; 427287 ;
Abstract
A mirror of an aged appearance is produced by antiquing an unaged mirror. The antiquing is accomplished by first removing a primer layer which overlies the silvered back of the mirror to expose a rear silvered surface. The rear silvered surface is then distressed by applying a patina which oxidizes the surface, preferably more in peripheral areas then in the interior area of the silvered back. A cardboard back panel which has been painted with a mixture of black paint, brown paint, and aluminum particles is then mounted against the distressed silver surface.