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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. 29, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aaron Fiala, Newport, MI (US);
Jeffrey Petty, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy Jay Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C 1/22 ; C03C 1/500 ; C03C 2/568 ; C23F 1/00 ; H05H 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C 1/22 ; C03C 1/500 ; C03C 2/568 ; C23F 1/00 ; H05H 1/00 ;
Abstract
A wear resistance coated bell atomizer ( ) and method for making same. The coating applied to the outer surface of a bell cup ( ) of the bell atomizer ( ) is preferably a silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating. This silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating significantly increases the usable life of a bell cup ( ) in a bell atomizer paint system ( ) by limiting the effects of abrasive materials on the wearable surfaces of the bell cup ( ), including the top serrated edges ( ), which may negatively affect the performance of uncoated bell atomizer spray equipment.