Patents by Inventor Douglas L. Ketterer

Douglas L. Ketterer 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).

  • Corrosion and UV resistant article and process for electrical equipment
    Patent number: 6562467
    Abstract: A corrosion and ultraviolet ray resistant composite coated article (46) for use in or to contain electrical equipment is made by first cleaning an uncoated article (10) at a cleaning station (14), and then successively passing the cleaned article through wash workstation (16) phosphate bond coating workstation (18), wash workstation (22), non-chrome sealant coating workstation (24), drying workstation (26), heating workstation (30), epoxy resin coating workstation (32), and exterior painting workstation (40) by any type of transport system (12, 36), where the epoxy coated article can be passed again through previous workstations (14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 30, 34) before final painting at workstation (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Scot E. Remmert, Douglas L. Ketterer
  • Corrosion and UV resistant article and process for electrical equipment
    Publication number: 20030017344
    Abstract: A corrosion and ultraviolet ray resistant composite coated article (46) for use in or to contain electrical equipment is made by first cleaning an uncoated article (10) at a cleaning station (14), and then successively passing the cleaned article through wash workstation (16) phosphate bond coating workstation (18), wash workstation (22), non-chrome sealant coating workstation (24), drying workstation (26), heating workstation (30), epoxy resin coating workstation (34), and exterior painting workstation (40) by any type of transport system (12, 36), where the epoxy coated article can be passed again through previous workstations (14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 30, 34) before final painting at workstation (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Remmert, Douglas L. Ketterer