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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:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis McGuire, Stuart, FL (US);
Assignee:
UltraStrip Systems, Inc., Stuart, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/02 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a computerized apparatus and method for stripping paint/surface coatings from manufactured components by utilizing ultra-high pressure waterjet technology in conjunction with a method and apparatus for creating and storing, in a database, digitized maps or templates which conform to the shape of a manufactured component. The stored shapes may be retrieved as needed and used to drive a precision ultra-high pressure waterjet nozzle constructed and arranged for removal of the painted finish or surface coating from the desired surface.