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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. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick A. Schwartz, Woodbury, TN (US);
Mary Helen McCay, Monteagle, TN (US);
T. Dwayne McCay, Monteagle, TN (US);
Narendra B. Dahotre, Tullahoma, TN (US);
John Brice Bible, South Pittsburg, TN (US);
John A. Hopkins, Tullahoma, TN (US);
Assignee:
The University of Tennesse Research Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 4/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 4/06 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a method of using a laser to produce a decorative appearance on the surface of a bumper. More specifically, the present invention relates to a laser alloying method to create a decorative alloyed layer on the surface of a bumper.