Patents by Inventor Timothy Jay Potter

Timothy Jay Potter 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).

  • Silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating for paint bell atomizers
    Patent number: 6755985
    Abstract: A wear resistance coated bell atomizer (32) and method for making same. The coating applied to the outer surface of a bell cup (36) of the bell atomizer (32) is preferably a silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating. This silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating significantly increases the usable life of a bell cup (36) in a bell atomizer paint system (10) by limiting the effects of abrasive materials on the wearable surfaces of the bell cup (36), including the top serrated edges (46), which may negatively affect the performance of uncoated bell atomizer spray equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Fiala, Jeffrey Petty, Timothy Jay Potter
  • Silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating for paint bell atomizers
    Patent number: 6409104
    Abstract: A wear resistance coated bell atomizer (32) and method for making same. The coating applied to the outer surface of a bell cup (36) of the bell atomizer (32) is preferably a silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating. This silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating significantly increases the usable life of a bell cup (36) in a bell atomizer paint system (10) by limiting the effects of abrasive materials on the wearable surfaces of the bell cup (26), including the top serrated edges (46), which may negatively affect the performance of uncoated bell atomizer spray equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Fiala, Jeffrey Petty, Timothy Jay Potter
  • Silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating for paint bell atomizers
    Publication number: 20020066808
    Abstract: A wear resistance coated bell atomizer (32) and method for making same. The coating applied to the outer surface of a bell cup (36) of the bell atomizer (32) is preferably a silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating. This silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating significantly increases the usable life of a bell cup (36) in a bell atomizer paint system (10) by limiting the effects of abrasive materials on the wearable surfaces of the bell cup (36), including the top serrated edges (46), which may negatively affect the performance of uncoated bell atomizer spray equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Aaron Fiala, Jeffrey Petty, Timothy Jay Potter