Nancy Yang

US Patent:

8245661, Aug 21, 2012

Filed:

Nov 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/595056

Inventors:

Phillip D. Hailey - Livermore CA, US
Sumner D. Day - Danville CA, US
Joseph C. Farmer - Tracy CA, US
Nancy Yang - Lafayette CA, US
Larry Kaufman - Brookline MA, US

Assignee:

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC - Livermore CA
Sandia National Laboratories - Livermore CA

International Classification:

B05C 19/00
B05B 15/02
B05B 5/025

US Classification:

118629, 118621, 118627, 118639, 118308, 118302

Abstract:

A system for coating a surface comprising providing a source of iron-based amorphous metal, the iron-based amorphous metal including devitrified ferrite; directing the iron-based amorphous metal toward the surface by a spray for coating the surface; and separating at least a portion of the devitrified ferrite from the spray before the spray reaches the surface. Also an apparatus for coating a surface comprising a source of iron-based amorphous metal, the iron-based amorphous metal including devitrified ferrite; an application system for directing the iron-based amorphous metal toward the surface by a spray for coating the surface, and a system for separating at least a portion of the devitrified ferrite from the spray before the spray reaches the surface.