Patents by Inventor Steven Taskovics

Steven Taskovics 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).

  • Methods for coating metallic articles
    Patent number: 6447664
    Abstract: Methods for coating metallic articles. In an exemplary embodiment, the method comprises the steps of providing a metallic article having an external surface with an oxide thereon; removing at least part of the oxide from the external surface of the article; and placing a coating on the article. The invention also includes coated metallic articles, and an apparatus for coating metallic articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Taskovics, Paul Dicarlo, Bruce W. Flight, V. Chandru Chandrasekaran, Daniel Vancamp