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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:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Duane J. Pontbriand, Metamora, MI (US);
Stephen John MacDonald, Bruce Mines, CA;
Assignee:
Cooper Technology Services, LLC, Findlay, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/14 ;
Abstract
An improved method of applying an epoxy paint coating to a tube includes the step of mixing plastic particles into the epoxy paint prior to application on the tube. The plastic particles improve the paint's abrasion and corrosion resistance and also improves the paint's ability to withstand downstream forming operations.