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Microwave assisted paint stripping

US5268548A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1992
Grant dateDec 7, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B6/64
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of removing paint and other coatings from large and small substr structures includes applying to the surface of the structure a compound capable of coupling with microwave radiation in the wavelength range 10.sup.-3 to 0.3 meters for causing pyrolysis of the paint.

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