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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Fram Group Ip, Llc, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Jing Zheng, Findlay, OH (US);
Prabhu Megharaj, Findlay, OH (US);
Jeffrey T. Boehler, Holland, OH (US);
Fram Group IP LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of applying a coating to a spark plug insulator comprises the steps of forming a slurry solution and applying the slurry solution as a first coating to an insulative sleeve configured for use in a spark plug. The method further includes the step of heat treating the insulative sleeve to a temperature of between about 500 degrees Celsius and about 1000 degrees Celsius for between about 10 minutes and about 2 hour(s). Still further, the method includes the step of applying a second coating overlying at least a portion of the first coating, wherein the second coating comprises an organic binder.