Patents by Inventor Eric Barlow

Eric Barlow 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).

  • Coated aluminium workpiece
    Patent number: 6905775
    Abstract: Aluminium alloy sheet having on a surface anodic oxide film and an overlying coating consisting essentially of at least one adhesion promoter excluding silanes. Sheet for architectural use carries a paint layer over the adhesion promoter coating. Sheet for automobile use may carry an electroconductive paint primer layer over the adhesion promoter coating. Preferred adhesion promoters are polyacrylic acid and pretreatments containing Cr, Mn, Mo, Si, Ti, Zr and F values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Novelis Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Barlow, Mark Foster, Chris Pargeter, Peter Karl Ferdinand Limbach
  • Aluminium workpiece
    Patent number: 6368483
    Abstract: An aluminum workpiece, e.g. sheet for containerstock, having an anodic oxide film whose thickness varies from location to location on the surface, whereby interference contrast effects are visible on the surface. Aluminum foil having on a surface thereof an unsealed anodic oxide film 5-1000 nm thick which provides a clean surface with fretting resistance. A method of anodizing thin aluminum foil is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Alcan International Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Ball, Nigel Cleaton Davies, Rodney Charles Jones, Eric Barlow