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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:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Antoine Beran, Lausanne, CH;
Silvano Freti, St. Prex, CH;
Assignee:
BTG Eclépens S.A., Eclépens, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 9/10 ; B41F 1/00 ; B41F 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 9/10 ; B41F 1/00 ; B41F 3/500 ;
Abstract
A self-adjusting blade for engagement with a moving work surface, comprising a steel strip elongated in a first direction between first and second sides, said strip having an edge section along said first side for contact with said work surface, and said edge section being hardened to a hardness exceeding that of the remaining part of said strip. The self-adjusting blade is provided with a coating of a low wear resistance material covering substantially all of said edge section at least on the part thereof contacting the work surface.