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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Vinay G. Sakhrani, Raleigh, NC (US);
Charles Tomasino, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Vinay G. Sakhrani, Raleigh, NC (US);
Charles Tomasino, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Articles having reduced sliding frictional force comprising a lubricant applied to one or more surfaces of the article, and the lubricant-coated surface treated by exposing the surface to an energy source, wherein the energy source is an ionizing gas plasma at about atmospheric pressure. The ionizing gas plasma may be a flame plasma. One or more of the surfaces may be exposed to the ionizing gas plasma at about atmospheric pressure prior to application of the lubricant.