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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2005
Applicants:

Charles C. Kuyava, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

John W. Westrum, Jr., Apple Valley, MN (US);

Gary J. Nachreiner, Mound, MN (US);

Mona J. Inman, Minnetonka, MN (US);

Inventors:

Charles C. Kuyava, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

John W. Westrum, Jr., Apple Valley, MN (US);

Gary J. Nachreiner, Mound, MN (US);

Mona J. Inman, Minnetonka, MN (US);

Assignee:

AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component by providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber. At least one coating material is introduced into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto an exposed surface of the component. This invention also provides methods of masking portions of surfaces of an inflatable component to prevent a coating from being deposited on the masked portion.


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