Patent ID: 6322858
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B05D,G03G

Abstract:
A method of forming a coated wire, comprising:melt-mixing components of a coating composition comprising at least one crosslinkable polymer and at least one conductive material;grinding the resultant melt-mixed components to particles having a volume average particle size of about 1 micrometers to about 100 micrometers;electrostatically coating the particles onto a surface of the wire;initially heating the coated wire to a temperature above a melt temperature of the at least one crosslinkable polymer and below a crosslinking temperature of the at least one polymer for a time sufficient to permit the at least one polymer to flow out into a uniform coating over the surface of the wire; andfollowing the initial heating, additionally heating the coated wire to a temperature above the crosslinking temperature of the at least one polymer for a time sufficient to crosslink the at least one polymer.