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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:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
George H. Wakat, St. Paul Park, MN (US);
Alan Neumann, Frederic, WI (US);
Wagner Spray Tech Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a roller cover includes the steps of positioning an element with respect to a roller cover and removing a portion of the roller cover with the element to form a pattern on the roller cover. The process for treating roller covers for a paint roller may also include the steps of providing a surface, forming a pattern on the surface, heating the surface, and contacting the roller cover with the heated surface. The heated surface is a metal. The heat is transferred from the heated metal surface to the roller cover when the heated metal surface contacts the roller cover. The heated surface sears or melts the nap of the roller cover. The surface can be provided with a pattern so that a pattern can be placed into the nap of the roller cover. An apparatus used to treat the surface of a roller cover includes a surface having a desired pattern therein. A holder for a roller cover holds or presents the roller cover to the surface. A heater is attached to the surface. The apparatus may also include a mechanism for rotating the roller covers and moving one of either the surface or the holders for the roller covers. A roller cover can also be formed by placing a woven fabric which has raised patterns therein onto a roller cover.
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