ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,877, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to INTERNATIONAL MARKETING INC. (Chambersburg, Pa.).
"Method of cleaning an aluminum wheel" was invented by Robert D. Fogal Jr. (Shippensburg, Pa.), Christopher M. Rudyk (Waynesboro, Pa.) and Stephen Dale Ludwig (Lancaster, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application includes methods, apparatuses, and systems for cleaning an aluminum wheel. In particular instances, a method of treating an exterior surface of an aluminum vehicle wheel comprising: blasting the exterior surface a first occurrence for a first duration at a first velocity using blasting media; blasting the exterior surfa...