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US2657150A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and masking shield for interiorly coating hollow articles

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1948-05-18
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Granted: 1953-10-27
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Expires: 1968-05-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Herman E Hermanson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 03:26
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/20; C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/04; C23C14/042; C23C14/046

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INTERNAL COATING ON A WALL PORTION OTHER THAN THE CLOSED END WALL OF A HOLLOW ARTICLE HAVING A CONSTRICTED OPENING THEREINTO WHICH METHOD COMPRISES, INTRODUCING INTO THE ARTICLE A NORMALLY CONICAL-SHAPED COLLAPSIBLE SHIELD AND POSITIONING THE SHIELD WITHIN THE ARTICLE TO EXPAND AGAINST THE WALL OF THE ARTICLE AND MASK OFF THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CLOSED END WALL PORTION TO BE LEFT CLEAR, COATING THE EXPOSED PORTION TO THE INNER WALL OF THE ARTICLE BY DEPOSITING THEREON A LAYER OF FINELY DIVIDED COATING MATERIAL FROM A CLOUD OF SUCH MATERIAL FILLING THE HOLLOW INTERIOR OF THE ARTICLE. AND THEN REMOVING THE SHIELD FROM THE ARTICLE WITHOUT THE SHIELD CONTACTING AND INJURING THE COATING BY INSERTING IN THE ARTICLE A GUIDE TUBE THROUGH THE CONSTRICTED OPENING IN THE ARTICLE AND COLLAPSING THE SHIELD INTO AND DRAWING IT THROUGH THE SAID GUIDE TUBE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 147 words
THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INTERNAL COATING ON A WALL PORTION OTHER THAN THE CLOSED END WALL OF A HOLLOW ARTICLE HAVING A CONSTRICTED OPENING THEREINTO WHICH METHOD COMPRISES, INTRODUCING INTO THE ARTICLE A NORMALLY CONICAL-SHAPED COLLAPSIBLE SHIELD AND POSITIONING THE SHIELD WITHIN THE ARTICLE TO EXPAND AGAINST THE WALL OF THE ARTICLE AND MASK OFF THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CLOSED END WALL PORTION TO BE LEFT CLEAR, COATING THE EXPOSED PORTION TO THE INNER WALL OF THE ARTICLE BY DEPOSITING THEREON A LAYER OF FINELY DIVIDED COATING MATERIAL FROM A CLOUD OF SUCH MATERIAL FILLING THE HOLLOW INTERIOR OF THE ARTICLE. AND THEN REMOVING THE SHIELD FROM THE ARTICLE WITHOUT THE SHIELD CONTACTING AND INJURING THE COATING BY INSERTING IN THE ARTICLE A GUIDE TUBE THROUGH THE CONSTRICTED OPENING IN THE ARTICLE AND COLLAPSING THE SHIELD INTO AND DRAWING IT THROUGH THE SAID GUIDE TUBE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1956-10-26 1957-04-27 1957-10-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1960-10-26 1961-04-27 1961-10-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1964-10-26 1965-04-27 1965-10-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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