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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:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph M. DeSimone, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Esin Gulari, Detroit, MI (US);
Charles Manke, Jr., West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 2/900 ; B08B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 2/900 ; B08B 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method of removing a coating material from a substrate surface portion comprises providing a substrate having a coating material adhered to a surface thereof. The coating material comprises a CO,-soluble material. The coating material is contacted to a fluid comprising carbon dioxide to dissolve the coating material therein. The carbon dioxide fluid is then separated from the substrate to remove the coating material from the substrate surface.