Patents
US 9725817 B2: System and method for electropolishing or electroplating conveyor belts
- Granted
- 2017-08-08
- Filed
- 2012-05-07 application 13465180
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An electropolishing or electroplating system and method for metal conveyor belts is described. In some embodiments, the system has a metal conveyor belt held in constant tension; a tank for holding an electrolytic fluid, the tank having an interior space suitable to contain the fluid, a metal plate and the metal conveyor belt; and an electrical current supply. In an electropolishing application, the current passes from the metal conveyor belt, through the fluid and into the metal plate. In an electroplating application, the current passes from the metal plate, through the fluid and into the metal conveyor belt.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170808.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashworth Bros., Inc. 28 patents | US company or organization | Fall River, MA | ASHWORTH BROS INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph M. Lackner | Medina, MN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan R. Lasecki | Strasburg, VA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Steinhoff | Stephens City, VA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C25D | Processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings; electroforming; apparatus therefor | C25D7/0614 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C25F | Processes for the electrolytic removal of materials from objects; apparatus therefor | C25F1/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-24 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ASHWORTH BROS., INC. signed 2022-08-22 | EASTERN BANK BOSTON, MA | 60881/746 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2012-05-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LACKNER, JOSEPH M. signed 2012-04-30 LASECKI, JONATHAN R. signed 2012-04-30 STEINHOFF, PAUL signed 2012-04-30 | ASHWORTH BROS., INC. FALL RIVER, MA | 28164/215 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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