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US2813041A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of impregnating porous metal strip with polytetrafluoroethylene

Assignee: Federal Mogul Engineering Ltd
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Filing: 1954-08-30
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Granted: 1957-11-12
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Expires: 1974-08-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Mitchell David Conrad
  • 👤 Starkey Donald Anthony

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 21:03
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D7/00; B05D7/14; B05D7/16; B05D5/00; B05D5/08; B05D5/083; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/02; F16C33/04; F16C33/20; F16C33/201; F16C33/208; F16C2202/00; F16C2202/50; F16C2208/00; F16C2208/20; F16C2208/30; F16C2208/32; F16C2240/00; F16C2240/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 108 words
A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CONTINUOUS STRIP MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PLAIN BEARING WHICH COMPRISES DEPOSITING A COATING OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE IS FINELY DIVIDED FORM ON A CONTINUOUS METAL STRIP HAVING A POROUS SPONGE STRUCTURE, THE PARTICLE SIZE OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE BEING NOT MORE THAN ONE TENTH OF THE PORE SIZE OF THE SPONGE STRUCTURE, PRESSING THE FINE PARTICLES INTO THE PORES BY THE APPLICATION OF PRESSURE INSUFFICIENT TO COMPLETELY CLOSE THE PORES OF THE METAL STRIP, AND HEATING THE PRESSED STRIP TO A TEMPERATURE OF 327* C. TO 450*C. FOR A PERIOD SUFFICIENT TO FUSE TOGETHER THE PARTICLES OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE SO AS TO FORM A CON-
Claim 2
Independent Claim 108 words
A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CONTINUOUS STRIP MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PLAIN BEARING WHICH COMPRISES DEPOSITING A COATING OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE IS FINELY DIVIDED FORM ON A CONTINUOUS METAL STRIP HAVING A POROUS SPONGE STRUCTURE, THE PARTICLE SIZE OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE BEING NOT MORE THAN ONE TENTH OF THE PORE SIZE OF THE SPONGE STRUCTURE, PRESSING THE FINE PARTICLES INTO THE PORES BY THE APPLICATION OF PRESSURE INSUFFICIENT TO COMPLETELY CLOSE THE PORES OF THE METAL STRIP, AND HEATING THE PRESSED STRIP TO A TEMPERATURE OF 327* C. TO 450*C. FOR A PERIOD SUFFICIENT TO FUSE TOGETHER THE PARTICLES OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE SO AS TO FORM A CON-

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1960-11-11 1961-05-13 1961-11-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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