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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Enbio Ltd., Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
John Gerard O'Donoghue, Dungarvan, IE;
Donncha Haverty, County Limerick, IE;
Assignee:
ENBIO LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/12 (2006.01); B05D 1/12 (2006.01); B05D 1/34 (2006.01); C23C 16/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/04 (2006.01); A61L 27/06 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 29/02 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); B24C 11/00 (2006.01); B05D 7/14 (2006.01); B05D 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/0227 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61L 27/04 (2013.01); A61L 27/06 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 29/02 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); B05D 1/12 (2013.01); B05D 3/12 (2013.01); B05D 5/06 (2013.01); B05D 7/14 (2013.01); B24C 11/00 (2013.01); B24C 11/005 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30906 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30924 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00047 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00059 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00071 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00095 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0097 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00131 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00976 (2013.01); A61L 2300/622 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods of treating an article surface. The method comprises removing a metal oxide surface from the metal substrate to expose a metal surface; and delivering particles comprising a dopant from at least one fluid jet to the metal surface to impregnate the surface of the article with the dopant. The method also comprises delivering substantially simultaneously a first set of particles comprising a dopant and a second set of particles comprising an abrasive from at least one fluid jet to a surface of an article to impregnate the surface of the article with the dopant.