Sleeveless Cylinder Block Paint Gun Swirl Valve U.S. Patenf 5666,933. Sept. 16, 1997 U.S. Patenf 5,667,144. Sept. 16, 1997

M. Koriyama, assignor lo Yamaha h’atsudoki KK, M.E. Snetting, assignor to Wagner Spray Tech Shizuoka, Japan Corp., Minneapolis

A sleeveless cylinder block formed from a material selected from the group of aluminum and aluminum alloys and having at least one cylinder bore, the inside surface of the cylinder bore swept by a piston through its stroke being elec- troplated wherein a marginal portion from the bottom end of the inside surface is not plated, permitting the formation of a liquid seal.

A swirl valve for mounting within a seat of a spray paint gun pump housing.

Hot-Dip Apparatus U.S. Pafent 5,667,310. Sept. 16, 1997 T: Oyagi et al., assignors to Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo

A molten metal immersion sliding bearing and continuous hot-dip plating apparatus.

Spray Gun U.S. fafent5,667,142. Sept. 16, 1997 R. R. Newman, assignor to Newstripe Inc., Aurora. co/o.

A spray gun with removable supply line.

Two-Component Sprayer U.S. Patent 5,667,143. Sept. 16, 1997 7Yl. Se&on et al. assignors to Wanner Engineering Inc., Minneapolis

A spray gun for spraying two fluids.

Powder Coating Device U.S. Patent 5667,342. Sept. iti, 1997 JR Shutic and K. Lenhart, assignors to Nordson Corp.. Westlake, Ohio

A method and apparatus for unloading powder coating material from a drum- shaped container.

Abrasive Article U.S. Patent 5,667,540. Sept. 16 1997 J.A. Ches!ey et al. a.ss@xs to 81 Co.., St Paul, Minn

A method of making an abrasive article comprising providing a :substrate having

first and second major surfaces, wherein the first major surface includes abrasive means for abrading a surface; applying a plurality of hooking stems to the second major surface of the substrate, the hooking stems each including a proximate end ad- joining the substrate and a distal end re- mote from the substrate; and deforming the distal end of each hooking stem to thereby provide each stem with a hooking portion to enable each stem to releasably hook an opposed engaging structure.

Abrasive Articles U.S. Patent 5.667,541. Sept. 16, 1997 TP Klun et a/., assignors fo 3M Co., Sf. Paul, Minn.

An abrasive article comprising a plural- ity of abrasive particles adhered together by a binder comprising a photoinitiated free radically polymerizable resin.

Abrasive Article U.S. Patent 5,667,542. Sept. 16, 1997 K.W Law and W.1. Harmer, assignors fo 3M Co., St. Paul, Minn.

An abrasive article cotnprising a back-

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ing having a major surface; a plurality of Painting Mask abrasive particles; a binder, which adheres U.S. Patenl5.667,590. SeFjf. 16. 1997 the plurality of abrasive particles to the A.E. Simons, 3, Eastover, SC.

" ^.... . major surtace ot the backing; and a penph- era1 coating comprising an antiloading component.

Cleaning Solent U.S. Patent 5,667,594. Sept. 16, 1997 K Omure et al., assignors to Daikin industries Ltd., Osaka, Japan

A cleaning process comprising dipping an object to be cleaned into a cleaning solvent composition to remove dirty com-

ponents wherein the solvent is an aliphatic fluorohydrocarbon.

A painting mask for use when painting a

rim that i, secured to a tire.

Black Oxide for Aluminum Alloys U.S. Patent $667,599. Sept. IS, 1997 R. Rungta et ai., assignors fo Genera/ Motors Corp., Deffolt

4 solution for formmg a black oxide on

a surface of an aluminum-containing metal,

the solution comprising per liter 5 to I2

grams of sodium phosphate dibasic, 5 to I2 grams of sodium benzoate, 0.5 to 1 gram of

sodium molybdate dihydrate, distilled wa- ter. chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate so- dium salts. and a substance for maintaining

the pH at X.0 to 9.0 at a temperature of 80 to 90 ‘c’.

Method of Sputter Deposition U.S. Patent 5,667,645. Sept. 16. 1997 SF! Leipharf. assfgnor to Micron Technology Inc., Boise, Idaho

A method of sputter depositing a metal onto a substrate comprising placing a

substrate within a reaction chamber: pro- viding a metal target having an erodable

surface nsithin the reaction chamber; pro- viding a gaseous mixture comprising ar- gon gas and at least one of helium gas

and neon gas within the reaction cham- ber: forming a plasma; and contacting the

plasma wirh the surface of the metal tar- get to sputter deposit some of the metal onto the substrate.

Sputtering Device U.S. Patent 5,667,650. Sept. 16, 1997 0.W Face and KE Myers, assignors to E,l. Du Ponf de Nemours and Co.. Wilmington. Del.

A high-tlow gas manifold for high-rate.

off-axis sputter deposition.

Wire Plating U.S. Pafent5.667,661. Sept. 16, 1997 A. Hughes, assignor to United Wire Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland

A method for the production of sur- face-treated. metal alloy pins of a prese- lected overall cross-sectional size, which

comprises continuously coating a con- ductive metal alloy substrate by drawing

the metal alloy substrate through at least one die so as to produce a cross-sectional siLe greater than thaw desired for the pins;

stress relieving the drawn alloy: electro- plating the drawn. metal alloy substrate to a thickness not exceeding approxi-

mately I micron in a continuous manner as it pasbes through an electroplating bath: drawing the plated, metal alloy sub-

strate through a final die to reduce the cross-sectional area to the predetermined pin size; and forming the pins.

Electroplating Process U.S. Patent 5,667,662 Sept. 16, 1997 !N Sonnenberg et al, assignors to Shipley Co. L.L.C., Mar/borough, Mass.

A method for electroplating the surface of a nonconductor comprising contacting

with an aqueous suspension of a conduc- tive polymer and metal plating the noncon- ductor.

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