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Multifunction tooling fixture assembly for use in a coating related operations

US9381537B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

12Claims

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Assignee

Praxair Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

David A. McPherson · Coatesville, US
Albert Feuerstein · Neuberg, DE
Thomas F. Lewis · Raleigh, US
Don Lemen · Indianapolis, US
Ardy Kleyman · Carmel, US
Andrew Thomas Westfall · Brownsburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2012
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC23C14/56
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A modular, rotisserie type multifunctional tooling fixture assembly is disclosed. The disclosed tooling fixture assembly comprises a positioning ring having a plurality of anchor members configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be processed, and a retaining base defining a plurality of retaining members configured to be in locking engagement with the anchor members of the positioning ring and retain a plurality of workpieces in a fixed orientation. The tooling fixture assembly has utility in various coating related processes, including coating and grit blasting operations.

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