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US2878189A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of de-oxidizing metal surfaces

Assignee: Lanteris Space LLC
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Filing: 1954-12-16
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Granted: 1959-03-17
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Expires: 1974-12-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anthony J Certa

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 10:47
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23G; C23G1/00; C23G1/02; C23G1/08; C23G1/081

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
THE METHOD OF REMOVING OXIDE FROM THE SURFACE OF AN OXIDIZED COBALT-NICKEL-IRON ALLOY ARTICLE WITHOUT ATTACK ON THE METAL ITSELF WHICH COMPRISES IMMERSING THE OXIDIZED ARTICLE IN A BATH, AT A TEMPERARURE ABOVE ABOUT 50*C., CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AMMONIUM SUFLATE IN AQUEOUS SULFURIC ACID, AT LEAST UNTIL OXIDE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SAID SURFACE, THE CONCENTRATION OF SULFURIC ACID IN THE WATER BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 15 AND ABOUT 30% BY VOLUME, CALCULATED AS 66* BE''. H2SO4, AND SAID AMMONIUM SULFATE BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ABOUT 75 GRAMS PER 100 ML. OF AQUEOUS SULFURIC ACID.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 98 words
THE METHOD OF REMOVING OXIDE FROM THE SURFACE OF AN OXIDIZED COBALT-NICKEL-IRON ALLOY ARTICLE WITHOUT ATTACK ON THE METAL ITSELF WHICH COMPRISES IMMERSING THE OXIDIZED ARTICLE IN A BATH, AT A TEMPERARURE ABOVE ABOUT 50*C., CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AMMONIUM SUFLATE IN AQUEOUS SULFURIC ACID, AT LEAST UNTIL OXIDE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SAID SURFACE, THE CONCENTRATION OF SULFURIC ACID IN THE WATER BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 15 AND ABOUT 30% BY VOLUME, CALCULATED AS 66* BE''. H2SO4, AND SAID AMMONIUM SULFATE BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ABOUT 75 GRAMS PER 100 ML. OF AQUEOUS SULFURIC ACID.

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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) 1962-03-16 1962-09-15 1963-03-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-03-16 1966-09-15 1967-03-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-03-16 1970-09-15 1971-03-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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