Class   427	COATING PROCESSES
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BODY MEMBER PRINTING (E.G., FINGERPRINTING, ETC.)

2.1

MEDICAL OR DENTAL PURPOSE PRODUCT; PARTS; SUBCOMBINATIONS; INTERMEDIATES (E.G., BALLOON CATHETER, SPLINT)

2.11

. (1 indent ) Analysis, diagnosis, measuring, or testing product (e.g., specimen preparation, microscope slide smearing)

2.12

.. (2 indent ) For contacting living body or transfusing bodily fluid (e.g., endoscope, electrode, thermometer, probe)

2.13

.. (2 indent ) Layer formed contains chemical reagent or chemically reacts with substrate (e.g., cell stain or fix, pH paper, immobilized antigen)

2.14

. (1 indent ) Particulate or unit-dosage-article base (e.g., tablet, pill, pellet, capsule, liposome, powder, controlled-release implant, suppository; excluding transdermal patch)

2.15

.. (2 indent ) Fluidized bed utilized

2.16

... (3 indent ) Retarded or controlled-release layer produced (e.g., enteric)

2.17

... (3 indent ) Significant color or other intended appearance altering layer formed (e.g., shining, indicia)

2.18

.. (2 indent ) En masse rotating means employed (e.g., rotating pan, tumbling)

2.19

... (3 indent ) Retarded or controlled-release layer produced (e.g., enteric)

2.2

... (3 indent ) Significant color or other intended appearance altering layer formed (e.g., shining, indicia)

2.21

.. (2 indent ) Retarded or controlled-release layer produced (e.g., enteric)

2.22

.. (2 indent ) Gelatin matrix layer produced

2.23

.. (2 indent ) Significant color or other intended appearance altering layer formed (e.g., shining, indicia)

2.24

. (1 indent ) Implantable permanent prosthesis (i.e., artificial body member) (e.g., pacemaker, lens, cornea, glaucoma shunt, heart valve, muscle, spinal disc, breast, internal organ)

2.25

.. (2 indent ) Liquid conveying (e.g., vascular, arterial, bile duct, urethra)

2.26

.. (2 indent ) For mineralized body part (e.g., bone, tooth, crown, hip)

2.27

... (3 indent ) Inorganic oxygen-containing compound containing layer formed (e.g., hydroxyapatite, ceramic, glass)

2.28

. (1 indent ) Device for creating or holding open an unnatural opening in a membrane or organ (e.g., syringe, scalpel, drainage tube)

2.29

. (1 indent ) Dental product (e.g., floss, denture, orthodontia wire)

2.3

. (1 indent ) Fluid barrier or fluid transporting product, other than merely absorbing (e.g., surgical glove, condom, lined diaper, membrane filter, IV tubing, cannula, dialysis membrane, urinary catheter)

2.31

. (1 indent ) Flexible web, sheet, film, or filament base (e.g., fabric, bandage, suture, transdermal patch, orthopedic cast tape)

4

PLANT MEMBER OR ANIMAL SPECIMEN COATING

5

RADIOACTIVE BASE OR COATING

6

. (1 indent ) Particles or nuclear reactor fuel elements coated

7

FRAUD OR TAMPER DETECTING

8

MEASURING, TESTING, OR INDICATING

9

. (1 indent ) Thickness or uniformity of thickness determined

10

.. (2 indent ) Electrical or optical

11

FRICTIONAL APPLICATION (I.E., RUBBING SOLID COATING MATERIAL ON BASE)

446

SPRAY COATING UTILIZING FLAME OR PLASMA HEAT (E.G., FLAME SPRAYING, ETC.)

447

. (1 indent ) Organic containing coating

448

. (1 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned coating

449

. (1 indent ) Continuous feed solid coating material (e.g., wire, rod, or filament, etc.)

450

. (1 indent ) Inorganic carbon containing coating, not as steel (e.g., carbide, etc.)

451

.. (2 indent ) Additionally containing nickel, cobalt, or iron as free metal or alloy

452

. (1 indent ) Silicon containing coating

453

. (1 indent ) Metal oxide containing coating

454

.. (2 indent ) Superposed diverse or multilayer similar coatings applied

455

. (1 indent ) Metal or metal alloy coating

456

.. (2 indent ) Aluminum, nickel, cobalt, or iron metal or alloy containing coating

457

DIRECT APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, WAVE, OR PARTICULATE ENERGY

458

. (1 indent ) Electrostatic charge, field, or force utilized

459

.. (2 indent ) Fluidized bed utilized

460

... (3 indent ) Ionization or corona discharge utilized

461

... (3 indent ) Heating or fusing applied coating

462

.. (2 indent ) Flock or fiber applied

463

... (3 indent ) Pile- or nap-type surface formed

464

.... (4 indent ) Heating, drying, or cooling adhesive surface

465

.... (4 indent ) Organic substrate specified (e.g., fabric, etc.)

466

.. (2 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned coating (e.g., ink jet printing, etc.)

467

... (3 indent ) Edging or striping

468

... (3 indent ) Mask or stencil utilized

469

... (3 indent ) Coating material consists of charged particles (e.g., paint, pigment, dye, etc.)

470

.. (2 indent ) Superposed diverse or multilayer similar coatings applied

471

.. (2 indent ) Applying coatings to opposite sides of a substrate (excluding processes where all coating is by immersion)

472

.. (2 indent ) Positioning, orientation, or application of nonsprayed, nonatomized coating material solely by electrostatic charge, field, or force

473

... (3 indent ) Inorganic substrate

474

... (3 indent ) Solid particles applied

475

.. (2 indent ) Solid particles or atomized liquid applied

476

... (3 indent ) Inside hollow articles

477

... (3 indent ) Articles or substrates sequentially moved past atomizing source

478

.... (4 indent ) Collection of off-target or fugitive coating material

479

.... (4 indent ) Utilizing multiple spray sources (e.g., atomizers)

480

.... (4 indent ) Movable atomizer or spray source (e.g., spray source or atomizer rotates, reciprocates, oscillates, etc.)

481

.... (4 indent ) Rotatable base or support for substrate

482

... (3 indent ) Running or indefinite length substrate

483

... (3 indent ) Utilizing apparatus to atomize and electrostatically charge liquid coating material (e.g., charging electrode adjacent spray source, etc.)

484

.... (4 indent ) Rotatable atomizer or spray source

485

... (3 indent ) Coating contains organic material

486

.... (4 indent ) Inorganic substrate

487

. (1 indent ) Polymerization of coating utilizing direct application of electrical, magnetic, wave, or particulate energy (i.e., including cross-linking, curing, and hardening of organics)

488

.. (2 indent ) Plasma initiated polymerization

489

... (3 indent ) Organosilicon containing coating

490

... (3 indent ) Flurocarbon containing coating

491

... (3 indent ) Organic substrate

492

.. (2 indent ) Multiple applications of identical radiation energy source to polymerize (e.g., pulse, flash, lamp, etc.)

493

.. (2 indent ) Application of plural diverse energy sources to polymerize (e.g., electromagnetic wave plus resistance heat, ultraviolet wave plus infrared wave, etc.)

494

.. (2 indent ) Gloss control (e.g., light scattering, etc.)

495

.. (2 indent ) Polymerization involving the control of oxygen containing gas as an inhibitor (e.g., air, etc.)

496

.. (2 indent ) High energy electromagnetic radiation or high energy particles utilized (e.g., gamma rays, X-rays, atomic particles, i.e., alpha rays, beta rays, electrons, etc.)

497

... (3 indent ) Vapor deposition utilized

498

... (3 indent ) Immersion, partial immersion, spraying, or spin coating utilized (e.g., dipping, etc.)

499

.... (4 indent ) Natural cellulose substrate

500

... (3 indent ) Coating material includes colorant or pigment

501

... (3 indent ) Textile, fiber, or wire coated or impregnated

502

... (3 indent ) Magnetic recording medium formed

503

... (3 indent ) Organosilicon containing coating material

504

... (3 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned coating (e.g., mask, printing, etc.)

505

... (3 indent ) Coating is adhesive or intended to be made adhesive (e.g., release sheet or coating, etc.)

506

... (3 indent ) Benzene ring or nitrogen containing coating material

507

.... (4 indent ) Styrene or carboxamide group containing coating material (e.g., urea, urethane, etc.)

508

.. (2 indent ) Low energy electromagnetic radiation utilized (e.g., UV, visible, IR, microwave, radio wave, actinic, laser, etc.)

509

... (3 indent ) Vapor deposition utilized

510

... (3 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned coating (e.g., mask, printing, textured, etc.)

511

.... (4 indent ) Printing ink utilized

512

... (3 indent ) Immersion, partial immersion, spraying, or spin coating utilized (e.g., dipping, etc.)

513

... (3 indent ) Textile or fiber coated or impregnated

514

... (3 indent ) Coating material includes colorant or pigment

515

... (3 indent ) Organosilicon containing coating material

516

... (3 indent ) Coating is adhesive or is intended to be made adhesive (e.g., release sheet or coating, etc.)

517

... (3 indent ) Coating includes specified rate affecting material

518

.... (4 indent ) Inorganic substrate

519

.... (4 indent ) Keto or aldehyde containing group is part of the rate affecting coating material (e.g., benzoin, benzophenone, acetaldehyde, etc.)

520

... (3 indent ) Benzene ring or nitrogen containing coating material

521

... (3 indent ) Radiation as heat source (e.g., radiant energy, etc.)

522

.. (2 indent ) Resistance or induction heat-initiated polymerization

523

. (1 indent ) Ion plating or implantation

524

.. (2 indent ) With simultaneous sputter etching of substrate

525

.. (2 indent ) Organic material present in substrate, plating, or implanted layer

526

.. (2 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned ion plating or ion implanting (e.g., mask, etc.)

527

.. (2 indent ) Silicon present in substrate, plating, or implanted layer

529

.. (2 indent ) Inorganic oxide containing plating or implanted material

530

.. (2 indent ) Inorganic metal compound present in plating or implanted material (e.g., nitrides, carbides, borides, etc.)

528

.. (2 indent ) Metal or metal alloy substrate

531

.. (2 indent ) Metal or metal alloy plating or implanted material

532

. (1 indent ) Pretreatment of substrate or post-treatment of coated substrate

533

.. (2 indent ) Ionized gas utilized (e.g., electrically powered source, corona discharge, plasma, glow discharge, etc.)

534

... (3 indent ) Cleaning or removing part of substrate (e.g., etching with plasma, glow discharge, etc.)

535

... (3 indent ) Plasma (e.g., cold plasma, corona, glow discharge, etc.)

536

.... (4 indent ) Organic substrate

537

....• (5 indent ) Metal containing coating

538

....• (5 indent ) Textile or fiber coated or impregnated

539

.... (4 indent ) Oxygen containing atmosphere

540

.. (2 indent ) Arc or electrical discharge

541

.. (2 indent ) Drying

542

... (3 indent ) Infrared or radiant heating

543

.. (2 indent ) Induction or dielectric heating

544

... (3 indent ) Organic coating containing material

545

.. (2 indent ) Resistance heating

546

... (3 indent ) Metal or metal alloy containing coating

547

.. (2 indent ) Magnetic field or force utilized

548

... (3 indent ) Magnetic recording medium or device formed

549

.... (4 indent ) Running length substrate

550

... (3 indent ) Magnetizable powder, flakes, or particles utilized

551

.. (2 indent ) High energy electromagnetic radiation or high energy particles utilized (e.g., gamma ray, X-ray, atomic particle, i.e., alpha ray, beta ray, high energy electron, etc.)

552

... (3 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned coating

553

.. (2 indent ) Low energy electromagnetic radiation (e.g., microwave, radio wave, IR, UV, visible, actinic, laser, etc.)

554

... (3 indent ) Laser

555

.... (4 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned coating

556

....• (5 indent ) Metal or metal alloy substrate

557

... (3 indent ) Thermal processes (e.g., radiant heat, infrared, etc.)

558

.... (4 indent ) Ultraviolet light

559

.... (4 indent ) Fusing, curing, or annealing (e.g., ceramics, etc.)

560

.. (2 indent ) Sonic or ultrasonic (e.g., cleaning or removing material from substrate, etc.)

561

. (1 indent ) Pretreatment of coating supply or source outside of primary deposition zone or off site

562

.. (2 indent ) Electric discharge (e.g., corona, glow discharge, etc.)

563

... (3 indent ) Silicon containing coating material

564

... (3 indent ) Metal, metal alloy, or metal oxide containing coating material

565

.. (2 indent ) Sonic or ultrasonic (e.g., vibratory energy, etc.)

566

.. (2 indent ) Electron irradiation (e.g., e-beam evaporation, etc.)

567

... (3 indent ) Silicon or metal oxide coating (e.g., glass, etc.)

568

.. (2 indent ) Silicon containing coating supply or source

569

. (1 indent ) Plasma (e.g., corona, glow discharge, cold plasma, etc.)

570

.. (2 indent ) Utilizing plasma with other nonionizing energy sources

571

... (3 indent ) With magnetic enhancement

572

... (3 indent ) Light as energy source

573

... (3 indent ) With heated substrate

574

... (3 indent ) Silicon containing coating

575

.. (2 indent ) Generated by microwave (i.e., 1mm to 1m)

576

.. (2 indent ) Metal, metal alloy, or metal oxide coating

577

.. (2 indent ) Inorganic carbon containing coating material, not as steel (e.g., carbide, etc.)

578

.. (2 indent ) Silicon containing coating material

579

... (3 indent ) Silicon oxides or nitrides

580

. (1 indent ) Electrical discharge (e.g., arcs, sparks, etc.)

581

. (1 indent ) Chemical deposition from liquid contiguous with substrate via electron beam or light (e.g., photochemical liquid deposition, etc.)

582

. (1 indent ) Photoinitiated chemical vapor deposition (i.e., photo CVD)

583

.. (2 indent ) Silicon containing coating

584

.. (2 indent ) Metal, metal alloy, or metal oxide coating

585

. (1 indent ) Chemical vapor deposition (e.g., electron beam or heating using IR, inductance, resistance, etc.)

586

.. (2 indent ) Pyrolytic use of laser or focused light (e.g., IR, UV lasers to heat, etc.)

587

.. (2 indent ) Resistance or induction heating

588

... (3 indent ) Silicon or semiconductor material containing coating

589

.... (4 indent ) Silicon carbide

590

... (3 indent ) Boron, nitrogen, or inorganic carbon containing coating

591

. (1 indent ) Induction or dielectric heating

592

. (1 indent ) Resistance heating

593

.. (2 indent ) Vapor deposition employing resistance heating of substrate or coating material

594

.. (2 indent ) Immersion or partial immersion

595

. (1 indent ) Electromagnetic or particulate radiation utilized (e.g., IR, UV, X-ray, gamma ray, actinic, microwave, radio wave, atomic particle; i.e., alpha ray, beta ray, electron, etc.)

596

.. (2 indent ) Laser or electron beam (e.g., heat source, etc.)

597

... (3 indent ) Metal or metal alloy containing coating material applied

598

. (1 indent ) Magnetic field or force utilized

599

.. (2 indent ) Magnetic recording medium or device formed

600

. (1 indent ) Sonic or ultrasonic

601

.. (2 indent ) Immersion bath utilized

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ELECTRICAL PRODUCT PRODUCED

59

. (1 indent ) Welding electrode

60

.. (2 indent ) Post-treating with solid treating member

61

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating or Group IIA metallic compound containing coating

62

. (1 indent ) Superconductor

63

.. (2 indent ) Nonuniform coating

64

. (1 indent ) Fluorescent or phosphorescent base coating (e.g., cathode-ray tube, luminescent screen, etc.)

65

.. (2 indent ) X-radiation properties

66

.. (2 indent ) Electroluminescent lamp

67

.. (2 indent ) Fluorescent lamp

68

.. (2 indent ) Multicolor or mosaic (e.g., color T.V. tube, etc.)

69

.. (2 indent ) Vapor deposition

70

... (3 indent ) Nonmetallic coating formed by vapor deposition

71

.. (2 indent ) Particles applied

72

.. (2 indent ) Rotating the base

73

.. (2 indent ) Settling out of liquid

74

. (1 indent ) Photoelectric

75

.. (2 indent ) Mosaic or nonuniform coating

76

.. (2 indent ) Coating is selenium, tellurium, or compound thereof

77

. (1 indent ) Electron emissive or suppressive (excluding electrode for arc)

78

.. (2 indent ) Vapor deposition or spraying

79

. (1 indent ) Condenser or capacitor

80

.. (2 indent ) Electrolytic or barrier layer type

81

.. (2 indent ) Vacuum or pressure utilized

96.1

. (1 indent ) Integrated circuit, printed circuit, or circuit board

96.2

.. (2 indent ) Protective coating (e.g., encapsulating, etc.)

96.3

... (3 indent ) Electromagnetic wave energy shield (e.g., electromagnetic wave shield (EWS), etc.)

96.4

... (3 indent ) Conformal (e.g., thin film <.02mm thick, etc.)

96.5

... (3 indent ) Mechanical shock, stress, or physical damage absorbing or shielding (e.g., scratch or puncture-resistant coating, etc.)

96.6

... (3 indent ) Barrier to diffusion of specific fluid (e.g., silicone rubber, selectively permeable membrane which excludes water or moisture, etc.)

96.7

.. (2 indent ) Using mist or aerosol

96.8

.. (2 indent ) Vapor or gas deposition

96.9

.. (2 indent ) Front and back of substrate coated (excluding processes where all coating is by immersion)

97.1

.. (2 indent ) Multilayer

97.2

... (3 indent ) Coating hole wall

97.3

... (3 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned coating

97.4

.... (4 indent ) With posttreatment of coating or coating material

97.5

....• (5 indent ) Polymer deposited

97.6

... (3 indent ) With posttreatment of coating or coating material

97.7

.. (2 indent ) Coating hole wall

97.8

... (3 indent ) With pretreatment of substrate

97.9

.... (4 indent ) Immersion metal plating from solution (e.g., electroless plating, etc.)

98.1

....• (5 indent ) Activating or catalyst pretreatment

98.2

... (3 indent ) With posttreatment of coating or coating material

98.3

.... (4 indent ) Heating (e.g., curing, etc.)

98.4

.. (2 indent ) Nonuniform or patterned coating

98.5

... (3 indent ) With pretreatment of substrate

98.6

.. (2 indent ) With pretreatment of substrate

98.7

... (3 indent ) Swelling

98.8

... (3 indent ) Etching or roughening

98.9

... (3 indent ) Heating

99.1

... (3 indent ) Activating or catalyst pretreatment

99.2

.. (2 indent ) With posttreatment of coating or coating material

99.3

... (3 indent ) Planarization

99.4

... (3 indent ) Polymer deposited

99.5

.. (2 indent ) Immersion metal plating from solution (e.g., electroless plating, etc.)

100

. (1 indent ) Piezoelectric properties

101

. (1 indent ) Resistor for current control (excludes heating element)

102

.. (2 indent ) Nonuniform coating

103

.. (2 indent ) Applying superposed diverse coatings or coating a coated base

104

. (1 indent ) Motor stator or core for winding

105

. (1 indent ) Hollow article

106

.. (2 indent ) Glass (e.g., light bulb, etc.)

107

... (3 indent ) Vapor deposition

108

. (1 indent ) Transparent base

109

.. (2 indent ) Vapor deposition

110

.. (2 indent ) Spraying

111

. (1 indent ) Filament for lamp or tube

112

.. (2 indent ) Carbon filament

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. (1 indent ) Carbon base

114

.. (2 indent ) Brushes

115

. (1 indent ) Fuel cell part

116

. (1 indent ) Coil or winding

117

. (1 indent ) Wire conductor

118

.. (2 indent ) Applying superposed coatings or coating a coated base

119

.. (2 indent ) Foam, cellular, or natural rubber coating

120

.. (2 indent ) Heat utilized

121

. (1 indent ) Cellulosic or fibrous base (e.g., wood, paper, etc.)

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. (1 indent ) Carbon coating

123

. (1 indent ) Metal coating

124

.. (2 indent ) Vapor deposition or utilizing vacuum

125

.. (2 indent ) Silver, gold, platinum, or palladium

126.1

. (1 indent ) Metallic compound coating

126.2

.. (2 indent ) Glass or ceramic base or coating

126.3

.. (2 indent ) Metal oxide, peroxide, or hydroxide coating

126.4

... (3 indent ) Metal is Al

126.5

... (3 indent ) Metal is Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Ir

126.6

... (3 indent ) Metal is Ni, Fe, or Co

127

MAGNETIC BASE OR COATING

128

. (1 indent ) Magnetic coating

129

.. (2 indent ) With pretreatment of base

130

.. (2 indent ) With post-treatment of coating or coating material

131

.. (2 indent ) Applying superposed diverse coating or coating a coated base

132

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating

133

MOLD COATING

134

. (1 indent ) Sand mold

135

. (1 indent ) Metal mold

136

COATING PAVEMENT OR THE EARTH (E.G., ROADMAKING, ETC.)

137

. (1 indent ) Striping, marking, or increasing reflectivity

138

. (1 indent ) Asphalt, bitumen, oil, or tar containing coating

139

.. (2 indent ) Rolling

140

RESTORING OR REPAIRING

141

. (1 indent ) Carbon paper or inked ribbon

142

. (1 indent ) Metal article

143

STENCIL BLANK MAKING

144

HECTROGRAPHIC OR COPYING SURFACE MAKING

145

LATENT IMAGE FORMED OR DEVELOPED

146

TRANSFER OR COPY SHEET MAKING

147

. (1 indent ) Decal or embossing foil type (i.e., continuous film transfers)

148

.. (2 indent ) Heat sensitive

149

.. (2 indent ) Fluid releasable

150

. (1 indent ) Reactive components

151

.. (2 indent ) Heterocyclic organic compound component

152

. (1 indent ) Coating opposite sides or forming plural or nonuniform coats

153

. (1 indent ) Carbon paper type

154

REMOVABLE PROTECTIVE COATING APPLIED

155

. (1 indent ) Organic base

156

. (1 indent ) Metal base

157

FLUORESCENT OR PHOSPHORESCENT COATING

158

. (1 indent ) Optical brightening

159

INCANDESCENT MANTLE PRODUCED

160

COATING HAS X-RAY, ULTRAVIOLET, OR INFRARED PROPERTIES

161

TRANSPARENCY OR TRANSLUCENCY INCREASED (E.G., MAKING WINDOW ENVELOPES, ETC.)

162

OPTICAL ELEMENT PRODUCED

163.1

. (1 indent ) Polarizer, windshield, optical fiber, projection screen, or retroreflector

163.2

.. (2 indent ) Optical fiber, rod, filament, or waveguide

163.3

.. (2 indent ) Projection screen

163.4

.. (2 indent ) Retroreflector (e.g., light reflecting small spherical beads, etc.)

164

. (1 indent ) Transparent base

165

.. (2 indent ) Glass

166

... (3 indent ) Vapor depositing

167

.... (4 indent ) Silicon compound coating (e.g., quartz, etc.)

168

... (3 indent ) Spraying

169

... (3 indent ) Immersion

170

DELUSTERING FABRIC OR YARN

171

WITH STRETCHING OR TENSIONING

172

. (1 indent ) Running lengths

173

.. (2 indent ) Lateral stretching

174

.. (2 indent ) Particles or fibers applied

175

.. (2 indent ) Cord, thread, yarn, or wire

176

.. (2 indent ) Textile fabric

177

WITH WINDING, BALLING, ROLLING, OR COILING

178

. (1 indent ) Metal or glass base (e.g., wire, etc.)

179

. (1 indent ) Paper or felt base

180

SOLID PARTICLES OR FIBERS APPLIED

181

. (1 indent ) Interior or hollow article coating

182

.. (2 indent ) Fluidized bed utilized

183

.. (2 indent ) Rotating the base

184

. (1 indent ) Nonuniform speed or nonrectilinear base motion

185

. (1 indent ) Fluidized bed utilized

186

. (1 indent ) Roofing produced

187

.. (2 indent ) With cutting

188

.. (2 indent ) Localized different areas produced

189

. (1 indent ) Uniting particles to form continuous coating with nondiscernible particles

190

.. (2 indent ) Metallic compound particles

191

.. (2 indent ) Metal particles

192

... (3 indent ) Aluminum, copper, or zinc particles

193

.. (2 indent ) Vitrifiable particles

194

.. (2 indent ) Roller utilized

195

.. (2 indent ) Synthetic resin particles

196

. (1 indent ) Plural direction application of coating materials or simultaneously applying particles and binder from different sources

197

. (1 indent ) Localized different areas produced (e.g., printing, etc.)

198

.. (2 indent ) Deforming the base or coating or removing part of the coating

199

.. (2 indent ) Silicon compound, metal, or metallic compound containing particles applied

200

.. (2 indent ) Flock or fibers applied

201

. (1 indent ) Plural particulate materials applied

202

. (1 indent ) Applying superposed diverse coatings or coating a coated base

203

.. (2 indent ) Coating over the applied coating of particles

204

.. (2 indent ) Silicon compound containing particles (e.g., sand, etc.)

205

.. (2 indent ) Metal or metallic compound containing particles

206

.. (2 indent ) Flock or fibers applied

207.1

COATING REMAINS ADHESIVE OR IS INTENDED TO BE MADE ADHESIVE

208

. (1 indent ) Application to opposite sides of base

208.2

. (1 indent ) Heat sensitive adhesive

208.4

. (1 indent ) Pressure sensitive adhesive

208.6

.. (2 indent ) Nonuniform coating (e.g., perforated, etc.)

208.8

.. (2 indent ) Applying superposed diverse coatings or coating a coated base

209

APPLICATION TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SHEET, WEB, OR STRIP (EXCLUDING PROCESSES WHERE ALL COATING IS BY IMMERSION)

210

. (1 indent ) Nonuniform coating

211

. (1 indent ) Roller applicator utilized

212

PARTICLES, FLAKES, OR GRANULES COATED OR ENCAPSULATED

213

. (1 indent ) Fluidized bed utilized

213.3

. (1 indent ) Solid encapsulation process utilizing an emulsion or dispersion to form a solid-walled microcapsule (includes liposome)

213.31

.. (2 indent ) With post-treatment of encapsulant or encapsulating material (e.g., further coating, hardening, etc.)

213.32

... (3 indent ) Hardening

213.33

.... (4 indent ) Using crosslinking agent

213.34

.. (2 indent ) Solid-walled microcapsule formed by in situ polymerization

213.35

.. (2 indent ) Solid-walled microcapsule formed from gelatin or derivative thereof

213.36

.. (2 indent ) Solid-walled microcapsule formed from preformed synthetic polymer

214

. (1 indent ) Applying superposed diverse coatings or coating a coated base

215

. (1 indent ) Inorganic base

216

.. (2 indent ) Metal base

217

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating

218

.. (2 indent ) Pigment containing coating

219

... (3 indent ) Silicon compound containing coating

220

.. (2 indent ) Organic coating

221

... (3 indent ) Resin, rubber, or hardenable oil containing coating

222

. (1 indent ) Resin base

223

FLAME CONTACT

224

. (1 indent ) After coating

225

. (1 indent ) Metal coating

226

HEAT DECOMPOSITION OF APPLIED COATING OR BASE MATERIAL

227

. (1 indent ) Base material decomposed or carbonized

228

. (1 indent ) Coating decomposed to form carbide or coating carbonized

229

. (1 indent ) Coating decomposed to form metal

230

INTERIOR OF HOLLOW ARTICLE COATING

231

. (1 indent ) Rotating the article

232

.. (2 indent ) Removing excess coating material

233

.. (2 indent ) Spraying

234

.. (2 indent ) Metal base

235

. (1 indent ) Removing excess coating material

236

. (1 indent ) Spraying

237

. (1 indent ) Coating by vapor, gas, mist, or smoke

238

. (1 indent ) Vacuum or pressure utilized

239

. (1 indent ) Metal base

240

CENTRIFUGAL FORCE UTILIZED

241

. (1 indent ) Metal coating

242

RUMBLING OR TUMBLING

243

FORAMINOUS PRODUCT PRODUCED

244

. (1 indent ) Filter, sponge, or foam

245

. (1 indent ) Microporous coating (e.g., vapor permeable, etc.)

246

.. (2 indent ) Coagulating or jelling the coating

247

. (1 indent ) Metal base

248.1

COATING BY VAPOR, GAS, OR SMOKE

249.1

. (1 indent ) Carbon or carbide coating

249.2

.. (2 indent ) Chemical vapor infiltration (i.e., CVI) of porous base (e.g., fiber, fibrous web, etc.)

249.3

.. (2 indent ) Fiber or fibrous web or sheet base (e.g., strand, filament, fabric, cloth, etc.)

249.4

... (3 indent ) Inorganic carbon base (e.g., graphite, etc.)

249.5

.. (2 indent ) Boron and carbon containing coating (e.g., boron carbide, etc.)

249.6

.. (2 indent ) Graphite coating

249.7

.. (2 indent ) Diamond-like carbon coating (i.e., DLC)

249.8

.. (2 indent ) Diamond coating

249.9

... (3 indent ) Patterned or non-uniform coating

249.11

... (3 indent ) Hot filament utilized

249.12

... (3 indent ) Diamond seed crystals utilized

249.13

... (3 indent ) Tungsten containing base

249.14

... (3 indent ) Superposed coatings (i.e., layered)

249.15

.. (2 indent ) Silicon and carbon containing coating (e.g., silicon carbide, etc.)

249.16

... (3 indent ) Inorganic carbon base (e.g., graphite, etc.)

249.17

.. (2 indent ) Metal carbide containing coating

249.18

... (3 indent ) Chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), or tungsten (W) metal carbide containing coating

249.19

... (3 indent ) Titanium (Ti), zirconnium (Zr), or hafnium (Hf) metal carbide containing coating

250

. (1 indent ) Metal coating

251

.. (2 indent ) Moving the base

252

.. (2 indent ) By decomposing metallic compound (e.g., pack process, etc.)

253

... (3 indent ) Halogen containing compound

254

. (1 indent ) Wood base

255.11

. (1 indent ) Base includes an inorganic compound containing silicon or metal (e.g., glass, ceramic, brick, etc.)

255.12

.. (2 indent ) Chemical vapor infiltration (i.e., CVI) of porous base (e.g., fiber, fibrous web etc.)

255.13

.. (2 indent ) Glaze coating produced

255.14

.. (2 indent ) Organic compound containing coating

255.15

.. (2 indent ) Plural coatings applied utilizing vapor, gas, or smoke

255.18

.. (2 indent ) Silicon containing coating

255.17

... (3 indent ) Halogen containing coating, reactant, or precursor

255.19

.. (2 indent ) Metal oxide containing coating

255.21

.. (2 indent ) Base includes inorganic metal containing compound

255.22

... (3 indent ) Iron compound containing base (e.g., ferric oxide, etc.)

255.23

. (1 indent ) Mixture of vapors or gases (e.g., deposition gas and inert gas, inert gas and reactive gas, two or more reactive gases, etc.) utilized

255.24

.. (2 indent ) Fiber or fibrous web or sheet based (e.g., strand, filament, fabric, cloth, etc.)

255.25

.. (2 indent ) Mixture contains liquid or solid particulate suspension

255.26

.. (2 indent ) Coating formed by reaction of vaporous or gaseous mixture with a base (i.e., reactive coating of non-metal base)

255.27

... (3 indent ) Silicon containing coating

255.28

.. (2 indent ) Coating formed from vaporous or gaseous phase reaction mixture (e.g., chemical vapor deposition, CVD, etc.)

255.29

... (3 indent ) Inorganic oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or tellurium (i.e., chalcogen) containing coating (e.g., phosphosilicate, silicon oxynitride, etc.)

255.31

.... (4 indent ) Metal and chalcogen containing coating (e.g., metal oxide, metal sulfide, metal telluride, etc.)

255.32

....• (5 indent ) Plural metal containing coating (e.g., indium oxide/tin oxide, titanium oxide/aluminum oxide, etc.)

255.33

....• (5 indent ) Zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), or mercury (Hg), containing

255.34

....• (5 indent ) Gallium (Ga), aluminum (Al), or indium (In) containing

255.35

....• (5 indent ) Germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), or lead (Pb) containing

255.36

....• (5 indent ) Titanium (Ti) or zirconium (Zr) containing

255.37

.... (4 indent ) Silicon dioxide coating

255.38

... (3 indent ) Phosphorus or boron containing coating (e.g., aluminum boride, boron phosphide etc.)

255.39

... (3 indent ) Halogen or halogen compound containing reactant

255.391

.... (4 indent ) Titanium compound containing coating (e.g., titanium carbonitride, titanium nitride, etc.)

255.392

.... (4 indent ) Tungsten compound containing coating (e.g., tungsten silicide, etc.)

255.393

.... (4 indent ) Silicon containing coating

255.394

... (3 indent ) Nitrogen containing coating (e.g., metal nitride, etc.)

255.395

.. (2 indent ) Inorganic coating

255.4

. (1 indent ) Base supplied constituent

255.5

. (1 indent ) Moving the base

255.6

. (1 indent ) Organic coating applied by vapor, gas, or smoke

255.7

. (1 indent ) Plural coatings applied by vapor, gas, or smoke

256

NONUNIFORM COATING

257

. (1 indent ) Wrinkled or crackled coating

258

. (1 indent ) Applying superposed diverse coatings or coating a coated base

259

.. (2 indent ) Including a masking coating

260

.. (2 indent ) Handheld brush or absorbent applicator utilized

261

.. (2 indent ) Final coating nonuniform

262

... (3 indent ) Variegated surface produced (e.g., mottled, stippled, wood grained, etc.)

263

.... (4 indent ) Marbleized

264

... (3 indent ) Deforming the base or coating or removing a portion of the coating

265

... (3 indent ) Plural nonuniform coatings

266

.... (4 indent ) Glass or ceramic base

267

.. (2 indent ) Variegated surface produced (e.g., mottled, stippled, wood grained, etc.)

268

... (3 indent ) Marbleized

269

.. (2 indent ) Glass or ceramic base

270

.. (2 indent ) Deforming the base or coating or removing a portion of the coating

271

. (1 indent ) Deforming the base or coating or removing a portion of the coating

272

.. (2 indent ) Mask or stencil utilized

273

.. (2 indent ) Fluid treating the coating (e.g., vapor treating, etc.)

274

.. (2 indent ) Variegated surface produced (e.g., stippled, marbleized, mottled, wood grained, etc.)

275

.. (2 indent ) Deforming the base

276

... (3 indent ) Simultaneously deforming the coating

277

.. (2 indent ) Solid treating member contacts coating

278

... (3 indent ) Roller treating member

279

. (1 indent ) Vitreous coating

280

. (1 indent ) Variegated surface produced (e.g., mottled, wood grained, etc.)

281

.. (2 indent ) Marbleized

282

. (1 indent ) Mask or stencil utilized

283

. (1 indent ) Crystalization or precipitation coating

284

. (1 indent ) Edge or border coating

285

.. (2 indent ) Paper or textile base

286

. (1 indent ) Striping (i.e., forming stripes)

287

. (1 indent ) Metal, glass, or ceramic base

288

. (1 indent ) Paper or textile base

289

WITH CUTTING, HOLDING, SEVERING, OR ABRADING THE BASE

290

. (1 indent ) Prior to coating

291

.. (2 indent ) Wood base (e.g., injecting, etc.)

292

.. (2 indent ) Inorganic base

293

. (1 indent ) Rectilinear cutting to length

294

VACUUM UTILIZED PRIOR TO OR DURING COATING

295

. (1 indent ) Metal base

296

. (1 indent ) Organic base

297

.. (2 indent ) Wood base

298

... (3 indent ) Creosote, wax, oil, asphalt, or bitumen coating

299

WITH PRETREATMENT OF THE BASE

300

. (1 indent ) Shielding or spacing

301

. (1 indent ) Preapplied reactant or reaction promoter or hardener (e.g., catalyst, etc.)

302

.. (2 indent ) Resin, rubber, or hardenable oil containing coating

303

... (3 indent ) Cellulosic base

304

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating (e.g., electroless deposition, etc.)

305

... (3 indent ) Nickel, copper, cobalt, or chromium coating

306

.... (4 indent ) Organic base

307

. (1 indent ) Etching, swelling, or dissolving out part of the base

308

.. (2 indent ) Cellulosic base

309

.. (2 indent ) Inorganic base

310

. (1 indent ) Fluxing

311

.. (2 indent ) Supernatant flux (floating)

312

... (3 indent ) Lead or tin coating

313

.. (2 indent ) Lead or tin coating

314

. (1 indent ) Heating or drying pretreatment

315

.. (2 indent ) Steam utilized

316

.. (2 indent ) Organic base

317

... (3 indent ) Wood base

318

.. (2 indent ) Metal base

319

... (3 indent ) Metal coating

320

.... (4 indent ) Aluminum coating

321

.... (4 indent ) Zinc or spelter coating (e.g., galvanizing, etc.)

322

. (1 indent ) Organic base

323

.. (2 indent ) Natural protein containing base (e.g., silk, wool, leather, etc.)

324

.. (2 indent ) Cellulosic base

325

... (3 indent ) Wood base

326

... (3 indent ) Paper base

327

. (1 indent ) Metal base

328

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating

329

... (3 indent ) Molten metal bath utilized

330

.. (2 indent ) Vitreous coating

331

WITH POST-TREATMENT OF COATING OR COATING MATERIAL

332

. (1 indent ) Deodorizing

333

. (1 indent ) Plural film forming coatings wherein one coating contains a chemical treating agent for the other

334

. (1 indent ) Oil or wax treatment of coating

335

. (1 indent ) Solvent vapor treatment of coating

336

. (1 indent ) Swelling agent or solvent applied to treat coating

337

. (1 indent ) Chemical agent applied to treat coating

338

.. (2 indent ) Proteinaceous coating

339

.. (2 indent ) Cellulosic coating

340

.. (2 indent ) Resin, resin precursor, rubber, or hardenable oil containing coating

341

... (3 indent ) Inorganic treating agent

342

... (3 indent ) Textile or cellulosic base

343

.. (2 indent ) Inorganic coating

344

... (3 indent ) Silicon compound containing coating

345

. (1 indent ) Coating material recirculation or regeneration

346

. (1 indent ) Movement of work treats coating (e.g., vibrating, tilting, etc.)

347

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating

348

. (1 indent ) Gas jet or blast mechanically treats coating

349

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating

350

. (1 indent ) Vacuum or reduced pressure utilized

351

.. (2 indent ) Wood base

352

. (1 indent ) Liquid extraction of coating constituent or cleaning coating

353

.. (2 indent ) With water

354

... (3 indent ) Drying subsequent to washing

355

. (1 indent ) Solid treating member or material contacts coating

356

.. (2 indent ) Die, blade, or sharp-edged tool

357

... (3 indent ) Metal coating

358

... (3 indent ) Organic coating

359

.. (2 indent ) Roller, drum, or cylinder

360

... (3 indent ) Metal coating

361

... (3 indent ) Paper base (e.g., calendering, etc.)

362

.... (4 indent ) Cast coating

363

.... (4 indent ) Wax or oil containing coating

364

.... (4 indent ) Casein or starch containing coating

365

... (3 indent ) Treating between rollers (e.g., calendering, etc.)

366

.... (4 indent ) With heating (e.g., heated roller, etc.)

367

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating

368

.. (2 indent ) Brushing

369

.. (2 indent ) Pressure treatment of coating (e.g., squeezing, etc.)

370

... (3 indent ) With heating (e.g., hot ironing, etc.)

371

.. (2 indent ) Organic base

372.2

. (1 indent ) Heating or drying (e.g., polymerizing, vulcanizing, curing, etc.)

373

.. (2 indent ) Cells, foam, or bubbles formed

374.1

.. (2 indent ) And cooling

374.2

... (3 indent ) Heating after cooling

374.3

.... (4 indent ) Without intervening coating step

374.4

... (3 indent ) Fused or molten coating cooled

374.5

.... (4 indent ) Liquid or solid cooling medium

374.6

.... (4 indent ) Vacuum, vapor, or gas other than air utilized

374.7

.... (4 indent ) Vitreous or glazed coating

375

.. (2 indent ) Fusion or softening of coating

376.1

... (3 indent ) Inorganic coating

376.2

.... (4 indent ) Metal oxide- or silicon-containing coating (e.g., glazed, vitreous enamel, etc.)

376.3

....• (5 indent ) Metal-containing coating (e.g., cermet, etc.)

376.4

....• (5 indent ) Metal base

376.5

....•. (6 indent ) Ferrous base

376.6

.... (4 indent ) Metal-containing coating

376.7

....• (5 indent ) Coating consists of metal

376.8

....•. (6 indent ) Metal base

377

.. (2 indent ) Modified condition of atmosphere (e.g., steam, air movement, etc.)

378

... (3 indent ) Movement of atmosphere

379

.. (2 indent ) Plural heating or drying steps

380

... (3 indent ) Metal or metallic compound containing coating

381

... (3 indent ) Textile or cellulosic base

382

.... (4 indent ) Paper or natural cellulose base

383.1

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating

383.3

... (3 indent ) Inorganic base

383.5

.... (4 indent ) Fused oxide-containing base (e.g., ceramic, glass, etc.)

383.7

.... (4 indent ) Metal base

384

.. (2 indent ) Organic coating

385.5

... (3 indent ) Resin, resin precursor, rubber, or hardenable oil-containing coating

386

.... (4 indent ) Epoxy or polyepoxide containing coating

387

.... (4 indent ) Silicon compound containing coating

388.1

.... (4 indent ) Metal base

388.2

....• (5 indent ) Cross-linked or infusible coating

388.3

....•. (6 indent ) Aldehyde-containing precursor

388.4

....• (5 indent ) Water-containing coating (i.e., aqueous dispersion, emulsion, or solution)

388.5

....• (5 indent ) Nonaqueous dispersion

389

.... (4 indent ) Proteinaceous base (e.g., wool, leather, etc.)

389.7

.... (4 indent ) Glass base

389.8

....• (5 indent ) Fiberglass base

389.9

.... (4 indent ) Textile or cellulose base

391

....• (5 indent ) Paper base

392

....• (5 indent ) Natural cellulose base

393

....•. (6 indent ) Wood base

393.1

....• (5 indent ) Antistatic properties increased

393.2

....• (5 indent ) Wrinkle resistance of crease holding properties increased

393.3

....• (5 indent ) Flame resistance increased

393.4

....• (5 indent ) Antisoiling or water repellency increased

393.5

.... (4 indent ) Resin, rubber, or elastomer base

393.6

.... (4 indent ) Asbestos, ceramic, concrete, or masonry base

394

... (3 indent ) Textile or cellulosic base

395

.... (4 indent ) Paper base

396

.... (4 indent ) Natural cellulose base

397

....• (5 indent ) Wood base

397.7

.. (2 indent ) Inorganic silicon-containing coating

397.8

... (3 indent ) Alkali silicate

398.1

. (1 indent ) Cooling

398.2

.. (2 indent ) Utilizing solid member contacting base or coating (e.g., cooling roller, etc.)

398.3

.. (2 indent ) Liquid utilized (e.g., quenching, spraying, etc.)

398.4

.. (2 indent ) Vacuum, vapor, or gas other than air utilized

398.5

.. (2 indent ) Movement of atmosphere

399

BASE SUPPLIED CONSTITUENT

400

. (1 indent ) Resin or rubber base

401

COMBINED

402

APPLYING SUPERPOSED DIVERSE COATING OR COATING A COATED BASE

403

. (1 indent ) Settable inorganic coating (e.g., cement, etc.)

404

. (1 indent ) Metal coating

405

.. (2 indent ) Metal base

406

... (3 indent ) Zinc coating

407.1

. (1 indent ) Synthetic resin coating

407.2

.. (2 indent ) Glass base

407.3

... (3 indent ) Fiberglass base

408

.. (2 indent ) Wood base

409

.. (2 indent ) Metal base

410

... (3 indent ) Epoxy or polyepoxide containing coating

411

.. (2 indent ) Paper base

412

.. (2 indent ) Textile or leather base

412.1

.. (2 indent ) Nonfibrous organic base

412.2

... (3 indent ) Cellulose derivative base

412.3

... (3 indent ) Polyolefin base

412.4

... (3 indent ) Halogen-containing resin base

412.5

... (3 indent ) Polyester or alkyd resin base

413

. (1 indent ) Natural rubber or derivative containing coating

414

. (1 indent ) Protein or derivative containing coating (e.g., casein, glue, gelatin, etc.)

415

. (1 indent ) Cellulosic coating

416

. (1 indent ) Wax containing coating

417

. (1 indent ) Natural resin, oil, or fat containing

418

.. (2 indent ) Metallic compound-containing coating

419.1

. (1 indent ) Metallic compound-containing coating

419.2

.. (2 indent ) Oxide-containing coating

419.3

... (3 indent ) Superposed diverse oxide coatings

419.4

.... (4 indent ) Vitreous coating

419.5

... (3 indent ) Organic coating

419.6

... (3 indent ) Vitreous coating

419.7

.. (2 indent ) Boride, carbide, nitride, phosphide, silicide, or sulfide-containing coating

419.8

.. (2 indent ) Organometallic or metal salt of organic compound-containing coating

420

FALLING CURTAIN OF COATING MATERIAL UTILIZED (I.E., CURTAIN COATING)

421.1

SPRAYING

422

. (1 indent ) Heated coating material

424

. (1 indent ) Moving the base

425

.. (2 indent ) Rotating or inverting

426

. (1 indent ) Ingredients supplied separately

427

. (1 indent ) Inorganic coating material

427.1

. (1 indent ) Using nozzle or projector supported or guided by base (e.g., work, workpiece, etc.) during coating

427.2

. (1 indent ) With programmed control or using mechanized nozzle or projector (e.g., robotic sprayer, etc.)

427.3

. (1 indent ) Moving nozzle or projector

427.4

. (1 indent ) Polymer containing coating material

427.5

.. (2 indent ) Metal base

427.6

.. (2 indent ) Organic compound containing base

427.7

. (1 indent ) Organic compound containing base

428.01

ROLLER APPLICATOR UTILIZED (E.G., PADDING, ETC.)

428.02

. (1 indent ) Single roller applies plural layers of same coating material to base

428.03

. (1 indent ) Roller composed of three or more layers used

428.04

. (1 indent ) Tapered roller used

428.05

. (1 indent ) Fibrous or porous surface roller used

428.06

. (1 indent ) Grooved or textured surface roller used

428.07

. (1 indent ) Resilient (e.g., rubber, etc.) surface roller used

428.08

.. (2 indent ) Plural roller applicators used

428.09

.. (2 indent ) Opposed, counter, or reverse surface movement at contact between roller applicator and base

428.1

.. (2 indent ) Including using roller backup support for base

428.11

. (1 indent ) Opposed, counter, or reverse surface movement at contact between roller applicator and base

428.12

.. (2 indent ) And using transfer roller to feed coating material to roller applicator

428.13

. (1 indent ) And roller end dams used

428.14

. (1 indent ) And doctor or roller used to distribute coating material on roller applicator

428.15

.. (2 indent ) And using transfer roller to feed coating material to roller applicator

428.16

.. (2 indent ) And guiding base to follow surface curvature of roller applicator

428.17

.. (2 indent ) Including using roller backup support for base

428.18

. (1 indent ) Including using force to supply coating material to roller applicator

428.19

.. (2 indent ) Through nozzle or projector

428.2

. (1 indent ) Direct contact of roller applicator with coating material supply bath used

428.21

. (1 indent ) Including using roller backup support for base

429

BRUSH OR ABSORBENT APPLICATOR UTILIZED

430.1

IMMERSION OR PARTIAL IMMERSION

431

. (1 indent ) Molten metal or fused salt bath

432

.. (2 indent ) Inert gas or nonoxidizing atmosphere utilized

433

.. (2 indent ) Lead, zinc, or tin coating (e.g., galvanizing, etc.)

434.2

. (1 indent ) Running lengths

434.3

.. (2 indent ) Coating applied at surface of bath only

434.4

.. (2 indent ) Base treated by solid member in bath (e.g., scraped, squeezed, etc.)

434.5

.. (2 indent ) Coating material moved (e.g., agitated, circulated, etc.)

434.6

.. (2 indent ) Cord, thread, yarn, wire, or rod

434.7

... (3 indent ) Extending through bath-containing wall

435

. (1 indent ) Metal base

436

.. (2 indent ) Metal coating

437

... (3 indent ) Chemical compound reducing agent utilized (i.e., electroless deposition)

438

.... (4 indent ) Nickel coating

439

. (1 indent ) Cellulosic base

440

.. (2 indent ) Wood base

441

... (3 indent ) Creosote, wax, oil, asphalt, or bitumen containing coating

442

.. (2 indent ) Wax, oil, asphalt, or bitumen containing coating

443

. (1 indent ) Wax, oil, asphalt, or bitumen containing coating

443.1

. (1 indent ) Chemical compound reducing agent utilized (i.e., electroless deposition)

443.2

. (1 indent ) Inorganic base

444

PRETREATMENT, PER SE, OR POST-TREATMENT, PER SE (WITHOUT CLAIMED COATING)

445

MISCELLANEOUS

	CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS

900

CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION (I.E., CVI)

901

LIQUID SOURCE CHEMICAL DEPOSTION (I.E., LSCVD) OR AEROSOL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (I.E., ACVD)

903

FULLERENE TYPE BASE OR COATING

902

DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON COATING (I.E., DLC)

904

. (1 indent ) Utilizing low energy electromagnetic radiation (e.g., microwave, radio wave, IR, UV, visible, actinic laser, etc.)

905

. (1 indent ) Utilizing ion plating or ion implantation

906

. (1 indent ) Utilizing plasma (e.g., corona, glow discharge, cold plasma, etc.)

	FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS

FOR000

CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS

Any foreign patents or non-patent literature from subclasses that have been reclassified have been transferred directly to FOR Collections listed below. These Collections contain ONLY foreign patents or non-patent literature. The parenthetical references in the Collection titles refer to the abolished subclasses from which these Collections were derived.

COATING BY VAPOR, GAS, OR SMOKE

FOR100

. (1 indent ) Carbon or carbide coating (427/249)

FOR101

. (1 indent ) Base includes inorganic silicon or metal containing compound (e.g., glass, ceramic, brick, etc.) (427/255)

FOR102

. (1 indent ) Mixture of vapors or gases utilized (427/255.1)

FOR103

.. (2 indent ) The resultant coating is a mixture or a compound formed from the mixture utilized (427/255.2)

FOR104

... (3 indent ) The mixture utilized contains oxygen (427/255.3)

ELECTRICAL PRODUCT PRODUCED (427/58)

FOR105

. (1 indent ) Integrated circuit, printed circuit, or circuit board (427/96)

FOR106

.. (2 indent ) Coating hole walls (427/97)

FOR107

.. (2 indent ) Immersion metal plating from solution (e.g., electroless plating, etc.) (427/98)

FOR108

.. (2 indent ) Vapor deposition (427/99)

FOR109

SPRAYING (427/421)

FOR110

ROLLER APPLICATOR UTILIZED (E.G., PADDING, ETC.) (427/428)

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