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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:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas A. Taylor, Indianapolis, IN (US);
John E. Jackson, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Taylor, Indianapolis, IN (US);
John E. Jackson, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Assignee:
Praxair S.T. Technology, Inc., North Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 4/06 (2006.01); C23C 4/10 (2006.01); C23C 4/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a unique gas shield or shroud surrounding the effluent of a thermal spray device that effectively can extend the working distance or standoff between the thermal spray device and the surface being coated. This invention provides a method of spraying materials, including ceramic materials and reactive materials, at a long standoff and a method of controlling the temperature of the effluent being deposited using heated gas shield.