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US3694331A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Corrosion resistant beryllium bodies

Assignee: Materion Brush Inc
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Filing: 1970-03-06
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Granted: 1972-09-26
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Expires: 1990-03-06
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Abstract

Abstract 1. A BERYLLIUM BODY HAVING AN ELECTROLTICALLY DEPOSITED CRYSTALLINE BERYLLIUM OXIDE COATING ADHERENT TO THE BODY SURFACE PRODUCED BY IMMERSING THE UNCOATED BODY IN A BATH CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF WATER, SODIUM CHROMATE IN AN AMOUNT AT LEAST 0.4%, BY WEIGHT, OF THE BATH, AND AN AMOUNT OF CHROMIC ACID SUFFICIENT TO ADJUST THE PH OF THE BATH INTO A RANGE FROM ABOUT 5.5 TO ABOUT 7.5, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SAID BATH BEING BELOW ABOUT 130* F., AND PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT TO THE SURFACE WITH THE SURFACE CONNECTED AS AN ANODE.

Inventors

  • 👤 Louis J Csontos
  • 👤 Albert James Stonehouse

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 19:18
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25D; C25D11/00; C25D11/02; C25D11/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
A BERYLLIUM BODY HAVING AN ELECTROLTICALLY DEPOSITED CRYSTALLINE BERYLLIUM OXIDE COATING ADHERENT TO THE BODY SURFACE PRODUCED BY IMMERSING THE UNCOATED BODY IN A BATH CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF WATER, SODIUM CHROMATE IN AN AMOUNT AT LEAST 0.4%, BY WEIGHT, OF THE BATH, AND AN AMOUNT OF CHROMIC ACID SUFFICIENT TO ADJUST THE PH OF THE BATH INTO A RANGE FROM ABOUT 5.5 TO ABOUT 7.5, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SAID BATH BEING BELOW ABOUT 130* F., AND PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT TO THE SURFACE WITH THE SURFACE CONNECTED AS AN ANODE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
A BERYLLIUM BODY HAVING AN ELECTROLTICALLY DEPOSITED CRYSTALLINE BERYLLIUM OXIDE COATING ADHERENT TO THE BODY SURFACE PRODUCED BY IMMERSING THE UNCOATED BODY IN A BATH CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF WATER, SODIUM CHROMATE IN AN AMOUNT AT LEAST 0.4%, BY WEIGHT, OF THE BATH, AND AN AMOUNT OF CHROMIC ACID SUFFICIENT TO ADJUST THE PH OF THE BATH INTO A RANGE FROM ABOUT 5.5 TO ABOUT 7.5, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SAID BATH BEING BELOW ABOUT 130* F., AND PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT TO THE SURFACE WITH THE SURFACE CONNECTED AS AN ANODE.

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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) 1975-09-26 1976-03-27 1976-09-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-09-26 1980-03-27 1980-09-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-09-26 1984-03-27 1984-09-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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