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US3039910A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Treating aluminum surfaces

Assignee: Alcoa Corp
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Filing: 1958-11-10
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Granted: 1962-06-19
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Expires: 1978-11-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter G Zelley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:47
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F1/00; C23F1/10; C23F1/14; C23F1/16; C23F1/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 65 words
A METHOD OF IMPARTING A DECORATIVE FINISH TO SURFACES OF ALUMINUM ARTICLES BY REVEALING THEIR SURFACES CRYSTALS FACES COMPRISING IMMERSING SAID ARTICLES IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AQUA REGIA AND A SOLUBLE NITRITE ION AND MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 70 TO 100*F., SAID NITRITE ION BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT CAUSING A REDDISH-BROWN COLORATION OF SAID SOLUTION AT THE AFORESAID TEMPERATURE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 65 words
A METHOD OF IMPARTING A DECORATIVE FINISH TO SURFACES OF ALUMINUM ARTICLES BY REVEALING THEIR SURFACES CRYSTALS FACES COMPRISING IMMERSING SAID ARTICLES IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AQUA REGIA AND A SOLUBLE NITRITE ION AND MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 70 TO 100*F., SAID NITRITE ION BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT CAUSING A REDDISH-BROWN COLORATION OF SAID SOLUTION AT THE AFORESAID TEMPERATURE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-06-18 1965-12-18 1966-06-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-06-18 1969-12-18 1970-06-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-06-18 1973-12-18 1974-06-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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