US Patent Issued to Superior Industries International on Oct. 28 for "Method of coating alloy wheels using inter-coat plasma" (Michigan, Arkansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,759, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Superior Industries International Inc. (Southfield, Mich.).

"Method of coating alloy wheels using inter-coat plasma" was invented by Parveen Kakar (Novi, Mich.) and Henry Clay Chenault III (Fayetteville, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alloy wheel is formed having a three dimensional configuration defining a face and recessed surfaces. The face of the wheel is machined providing a smooth surface at the face and defining an edge between the smooth surface of the face and the recessed surfaces. A nozzle element for projecting a plasma jet toward the wheel is provided. The plasma jet is pro...