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US4849264A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Friction reducing coating for metal surfaces

Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc
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Filing: 1988-02-29
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2008-02-29
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Abstract

Abstract A coating composition for application to a metal part, which improves corrosion resistance and significantly reduces the co-efficient of friction of the surface of the part and a one coating step method for applying the coating to form two distinct layers on the coated part. The composition includes an oil phase in which polytetrafluoroethelene particles are suspended mixed with a resin film forming paint composition. Upon applying the coating to the part and curing of the resin film, the oil phase separates and forms a overlayer of oil having the polytetrafluoroethelene particles uniformly distributed in the oil layer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Howard G. Pekar
  • 👤 Edmund W. Kinkelaar
  • 👤 Gerald T. Gira

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 12:08
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D7/00; B05D7/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
A coating composition for application to metal parts to improve corrosion resistance and reduce surface friction comprising, in combination a mixture of; (1) a resin film forming paint component; (2) an oil component nonsoluble in said paint component and uniformly dispersed in said paint component to form a temporary suspension; (3) a friction reducing agent in the form of an effective amount of powdered PTFE particles suspended in said oil component; wherein said mixture is characterized by its ability to form two distinct coating layers having said oil component containing said suspended PTFE particles distributed over the surface of a cured layer of said paint component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
A coating composition for application to metal parts to improve corrosion resistance and reduce surface friction comprising, in combination a mixture of; (1) a resin film forming paint component; (2) an oil component nonsoluble in said paint component and uniformly dispersed in said paint component to form a temporary suspension; (3) a friction reducing agent in the form of an effective amount of powdered PTFE particles suspended in said oil component; wherein said mixture is characterized by its ability to form two distinct coating layers having said oil component containing said suspended PTFE particles distributed over the surface of a cured layer of said paint component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The coating composition defined in claim 1 wherein said polytetrafluroethylene particles are ovoid in shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
The coating composition defined in claim 1 wherein the amount of said polytetrafluroethylene particles suspended in said oil component range between 5 and 20 percent by weight based on the oil and polytetrafluoroethelene mixture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 87 words
A coating composition for application to the surface of a metal part to improve corrosion resistance and to reduce the co-efficient of friction of the coated surface comprising, in combination; a semi-stable mixture of (1) a resin film forming paint component; (2) a liquid oil component, non-soluble in said paint component and dispersed in said paint component to form a temporary suspension; wherein said oil component includes a friction reducing agent in the form of an effective amount of polytetrafluoroethylene solid particles suspended within said oil component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 87 words
A coating composition for application to the surface of a metal part to improve corrosion resistance and to reduce the co-efficient of friction of the coated surface comprising, in combination; a semi-stable mixture of (1) a resin film forming paint component; (2) a liquid oil component, non-soluble in said paint component and dispersed in said paint component to form a temporary suspension; wherein said oil component includes a friction reducing agent in the form of an effective amount of polytetrafluoroethylene solid particles suspended within said oil component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
The coating composition defined in claim 4 wherein said polytetrafluoroethelene particles are ovoid in shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
The coating composition defined in claim 4 wherein the amount of said polytetrafluoroethylene particles suspended in said oil component is no less than about 5 percent by weight based on the oil and polytetrafluoroethylene mixture.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 164 words
A method of applying a single liquid mixture to metal parts to form a two layered coating on said parts to improve corrosion resistance and reduce surface friction when the coating is cured, comprising the steps of: (1) mixing an oil component containing an effective amount of solid polytetrafluoroethylene particles suspended therein with a resin film forming paint component to form a semi-stable liquid suspension of said oil and paint components, the components being mixed on a volume basis in a ratio of about 30 to 50% oil component to about 50 to 70% resin film forming component; (2) applying a single coating of the liquid mixture formed in step 1 to a metal part; and (3) curing the single coating of said liquid suspension applied in step 2 to form two layers on said metal part with a layer of resin film adhered to the surface of said part and an oil layer having the polytetrafluoroethylene suspended therein overlying the resin film layer.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 164 words
A method of applying a single liquid mixture to metal parts to form a two layered coating on said parts to improve corrosion resistance and reduce surface friction when the coating is cured, comprising the steps of: (1) mixing an oil component containing an effective amount of solid polytetrafluoroethylene particles suspended therein with a resin film forming paint component to form a semi-stable liquid suspension of said oil and paint components, the components being mixed on a volume basis in a ratio of about 30 to 50% oil component to about 50 to 70% resin film forming component; (2) applying a single coating of the liquid mixture formed in step 1 to a metal part; and (3) curing the single coating of said liquid suspension applied in step 2 to form two layers on said metal part with a layer of resin film adhered to the surface of said part and an oil layer having the polytetrafluoroethylene suspended therein overlying the resin film layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method defined in claim 7 wherein said polytetrafluoroethelene particles are ovoid in shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 28 words
The method defined in claim 7 wherein the amount of polytetrafluoroethylene particles in said oil component is no less than about 5% by weight of the oil component.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-07-17 1993-01-16 1993-07-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-07-17 1997-01-16 1997-07-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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