Patents by Inventor Charles H. Bergman, Jr.

Charles H. Bergman, Jr. 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).

  • Automotive coating treating process
    Patent number: 4943447
    Abstract: A process for heat treating a coating applied to an automobile body is disclosed. The process is carried out with apparatus which includes radiant heating elements for generating radiant heat in a predetermined path and convection heating elements for generating the flow of heated air. The method comprises the steps of positioning a freshly coated automobile body within the apparatus and heating the body with the radiant heat for a time sufficient to set the coating on Class A surfaces of the body. After the Class A surfaces are set, heated air is flowed around the body to heat the body and cure the coating on the Class A surfaces and the non-Class A surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1990
    Assignee: BGK Finishing Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James S. Nelson, Scott L. Angell, Jack E. Mannerud, Charles H. Bergman, Jr.
  • Automotive coating treatment apparatus
    Patent number: 4771728
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for heat treating a coating applied to an automobile body is disclosed. The apparatus includes radiant heating elements for generating radiant heat in a predetermined path and convection heating elements for generating the flow of heated air. The method comprises the stips of positioning a freshly coated automobile body within the apparatus and heating the body with the radiant heat for a time sufficient to set the coating on Class A surfaces of the body. After the Class A surfaces are set, heated air is flowed around the body to heat the body and cure the coating on the Class A surfaces and the non-Class A surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: BGK Finishing Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles H. Bergman, Jr.