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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:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Taskovics, Framingham, MA (US);
Paul Dicarlo, Middleboro, MA (US);
Bruce W. Flight, Melrose, MA (US);
V. Chandru Chandrasekaran, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Daniel Vancamp, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 5/10 ; C25D 5/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 5/10 ; C25D 5/34 ;
Abstract
Methods for coating metallic articles. In an exemplary embodiment, the method comprises the steps of providing a metallic article having an external surface with an oxide thereon; removing at least part of the oxide from the external surface of the article; and placing a coating on the article. The invention also includes coated metallic articles, and an apparatus for coating metallic articles.