(under subclass 600) Process wherein there is a combination of significant shaping and coating of the shaped preform outside of the mold.
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129, Note (1), for a discussion of shaping and coating combinations.
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427, Coating Processes, for processes including the combination of (a) firing and coating, or (b) nominal molding, significant coating, and firing; regardless of the sequence of the respective steps. However, combinations of (a) significant molding, firing, and coating, or (b) nominal molding and nominal coating are classified in Class 264; regardless of the sequence of the respective steps.
(1) Note. When sintering or firing of a coated or impregnated fibrous shaped material results in decomposition of the fibrous material and production of a noncoated or nonimpregnated shaped product, the process will be considered proper for Class 264.