TAFA

Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 04 Feb 2026)

What this means for you

Registered since 19 Mar 1996. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 19 Mar 2026).

Record

Serial number
74637401
Registration number
1963092
Mark type
Word mark
Filed
22 Feb 1995
Published for opposition
26 Dec 1995
Registered
19 Mar 1996
Next maintenance due
19 Mar 2026
Attorney of record
Michael S. Hargis

Goods and services

  • Class 001 — Chemicals: [ polymeric powders and ceramic powders used in plasma, high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) and combustion thermal spray processes wherein the powders are melted down and applied as coatings to workpieces ]
  • Class 006 — Metal goods: metallic based wires for use in the twin or single wire arc thermal spray process; [ carbide metallic powders used in plasma, high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) and combustion thermal spray processes wherein the powders or metals are melted down and applied as coatings to workpieces ]
  • Class 007 — Machines and machine tools: arc spray systems used in thermal spraying of coatings comprising (1) power supplies to provide electrical energy to the process, (2) controls to regulate power (amperage and voltage), gas flow and pressure, and operation (on/off and safety devices), (3) a supply of wire(s) to form the eventual coating, (4) a wire conveyance mechanism, (5) a hand held or machine mounted thermal spray device which creates by means of an arc struck between two wires or a wire and a stationary electrode the stream of material to be applied as the coating, and (6) hoses and cables to carry the utilities (electricity, compressed gases, and control signals) from the power supply and controls to the spray device, the system components sold as a unit; [ thermal spraying automation systems for the arc spray systems comprising an acoustical and dust containment enclosure, multiaxis robots, rotating part mounting devices, namely, turntables, lathes or conveyor belts and corresponding controls to move any part being sprayed relative to the thermal spray system and a dust collection system, namely, a bag house, scrubber, or dry cartridge collector, the system components sold as a unit; and structural and replacement parts for the aforementioned systems;] plasma spray systems used in thermal spraying of coatings comprising (1) power supplies to provide electrical energy to the process, (2) controls to regulate power (amperage and voltage), gas flow and pressure, and operation (on/off and safety devices), (3) a supply of powder(s) to form the eventual coating, (4) a powder conveyance device to deliver the powder from its storage area to the thermal spray device, (5) a hand held or machine mounted thermal spray device which creates a high temperature plasma by passing a gas between two electrodes to heat the stream of material to be applied as the coating, and (6) hoses and cables to carry the utilities (electricity, compressed gases, and control signals) from the power supply and controls to the spray device, the system components sold as a unit; thermal spraying automation systems for the plasma spray systems [ comprising an acoustical and dust containment enclosure, multiaxis robots, rotating part mounting devices, namely, turntables, lathes or conveyor belts and corresponding controls to move any part being sprayed relative to the thermal spray system and a dust collection system, namely, a bag house, scrubber, or dry cartridge collector, the system components sold as a unit; and structural and replacement parts for the aforementioned systems;] high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) systems used in thermal spraying of coatings comprising (1) a supply of fuel (liquid or gaseous), oxygen gas, and a heat transfer medium, namely, water of air, (2) controls to regulate fuel flow and pressure, oxygen flow and pressure, heat transfer medium flow, and operation (on/off and safety devices), (3) a supply of powder(s) to form the eventual coating, (4) a powder conveyance device to deliver the powder from its storage area to the thermal spray device, (5) a hand held or machine mounted thermal spray device which creates heat by means of combustion of the oxygen and fuel to heat the stream of material to be applied as the coating, and (6) hoses and cables to carry the utilities (fuel, gases, heat exchange medium, and control signals) from the utility storage areas and controls to the spray device, the system components sold as a unit; [ thermal spraying automation systems for the HVOF systems comprising an acoustical and dust containment enclosure, multiaxis robots, rotating part mounting devices, namely, turntables, lathes or conveyor belts and corresponding controls to move any part being sprayed to the thermal spray system and a dust collection system, namely, a bag house, scrubber, or dry cartridge collector, the system components sold as a unit; and structural and replacement parts for the aforementioned systems; water jet coating removal (stripping) system comprising a water proof acoustical enclosure, a high pressure water pump to provide a high energy coating removal fluid, a water jet nozzle assembly to direct the high pressure water flow, multiaxis robots, rotating part mounting devices, namely, turntables, lathes, or conveyor belts and corresponding controls to move any part being stripped relative to the water jet nozzle, a water disposer or recirculator, and an air handler to ventilate the enclosure, the system components sold as a unit; and structural and replacement parts for the aforementioned system ]

Owner

Prosecution history

  • 04 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
  • 04 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (THIRD RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
  • 04 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
  • 03 Feb 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
  • 30 Oct 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
  • 19 Mar 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
  • 13 Feb 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
  • 13 Feb 2025 — ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
  • 13 Feb 2025 — TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
  • 13 Feb 2025 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
  • 13 Feb 2025 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
  • 29 Nov 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
  • 29 Nov 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
  • 29 Nov 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
  • 28 Nov 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL

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