Thomas J Devine

US Patent:

20070281102, Dec 6, 2007

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
Thomas M. Devine - Moraga CA, US
Larry Kaufman - Brookline MA, US

International Classification:

B05D 1/02
H01F 1/00
B05C 5/00
B05B 5/025

US Classification:

4274211, 427598, 118620, 118300

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.