Patents by Inventor Arthur Bourne

Arthur Bourne has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vitreous surface and coating process therefore
    Patent number: 6733836
    Abstract: A method of removing a polyethylene coating from a glass surface includes the steps of contacting the glass surface with a solution of ammonium bifluoride (NH4HF2), rinsing the contacted surface with one or more rinses, and drying the surface. The thickness of the polyethylene slip coating applied to most commercial glass bottles is in the range 75-100 &mgr;m. The coating is removed by the process outlined above sufficiently to allow the application of an adherent decorative coating to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Inventor: Arthur Bourne
  • Vitreous surface and coating process therefore
    Publication number: 20030054106
    Abstract: A method of removing a polyethylene coating from a glass surface includes the steps of contacting the glass surface with a solution of ammonium bifluoride (NH4HF2), rinsing the contacted surface with one or more rinses; and drying the surface. The thickness of the polyethylene slip coating applied to most commercial glass bottles is in the range 75-100˜m. The coating is removed by the process outlined above sufficiently to allow the application of an adherent decorative coating to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: Arthur Bourne