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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100314462 | PARTICULATE MATERIAL APPLICATOR AND PUMP A nozzle assembly for a material application device includes an expansion chamber for slowing down the velocity of powder fed to the nozzle from a dense phase pump. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle insert that forms the expansion chamber and provides air assist fun... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100221125 | PUMP WITH SUCTION AND PRESSURE CONTROL FOR DRY PARTICULATE MATERIAL A pump for particulate material includes a pump chamber wherein material flows into the pump chamber under negative pressure and flows out of the pump chamber under positive pressure. A plurality of pinch valves are provided to control flow of material into and out of t... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100215835 | SURFACE ROTATION SPEED DECTION IN SPRAY SYSTEMS A spray application system for applying material to a surface of a rotating body such as a beverage can includes a detector that detects the actual speed of rotation of the surface during a spraying operation. This allows a controller to adjust trigger signals for the a... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100176215 | COLOR CHANGE FOR POWDER COATING MATERIAL APPLICATION SYSTEM A color changer has a common feed passage that is connected to two or more inlet passages. The common feed passage can be reverse purged in a direction that is opposite a direction of powder flow through the common feed passage. A valve element seals a supply port that ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100175617 | MATERIAL APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHODS Apparatus for spraying glass bottle mold bodies, such as blanks and rings in a molding machine, includes nozzles and spray guns mounted on a plate such that the nozzles are positioned to spray the mold bodies with a material such as a lubricant during normal operation o... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100175616 | POWDER COATING BOOTH A powder spray for lengthy parts includes a booth wall structure comprised primarily of doors. A moveable roof may be raised and lowered to clean powder overspray from the interior surfaces of the booth. A cleaning process may be performed with a sideways extraction mod... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100143603 | LOW CAPACITANCE CONTAINER COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD Apparatus and method for electrostatic charging of a container for an electrostatic coating operation includes a support member for supporting a container during an electrostatic coating operation with the support member comprising a non-metallic conductive material or ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100086368 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF POWDERED MATERIAL The invention concerns a process and a device (2) for the pneumatic conveyance of powdered material (4), in which a cylindrical chamber (10, 12), which can be connected with a reservoir (6) by a sealable inlet (14, 16) and with a deliv... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100065585 | LIQUID MATERIAL DISPENSER Methods and apparatus for dispensing liquid material provide the option to dispense precise and repeatable quantities or volume of material over a wide range of viscosities. In one embodiment, a metering chamber is provided that can be filled and emptied at the same tim... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090235864 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CAN COATING A can coating machine control system includes a coating control signal that functions as a go/no-go signal based on a plurality of monitored conditions such as can in position, vacuum pressure, gun in position, guard in position and speed condition. Local pressure regul... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090180898 | DENSE PHASE PUMP WITH SINGLE ENDED FLOW AND PURGE A dense phase pump for particulate material includes a pump chamber wherein material flows into the pump chamber under negative pressure and flows out of the pump chamber under positive pressure. A plurality of pinch valves are provided to control flow of material into ... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20080302786 | INDUCTION DRYER In an induction heater, preheated, pressurized air is further heated in the heating cabinet and also drawn into the coil tube via a suction fan. The simultaneous pulling and pushing of the twice-heated air through the tube provides superior air flow to pick up more mois... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080283630 | Purge Arrangement for Fast Powder Change Purge arrangement for powder coating system includes a gun manifold (40) that is selectively assembled for fluid communication with either a purge manifold (36) or a hopper manifold (34). This allows purging of multiple hoses and guns at the same ti... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080277507 | Nozzle with internal ramp A nozzle for a powder spray gun optionally includes an internal filter that allows air to be added to the powder flow within the nozzle shell. The nozzle may optionally include an off-axis outlet slot relative to a main flow axis of the powder into the nozzle shell so t... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080184931 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF POWDERED MATERIAL The invention concerns a process and a device (2) for the pneumatic conveyance of powdered material (4), in which a cylindrical chamber (10, 12), which can be connected with a reservoir (6) by a sealable inlet (14, 16) and with a deliv... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080017103 | SUPPLY FOR DRY PARTICULATE MATERIAL A supply or feed center for dry particulate material is modular in design with an application module and an exhaust module, along with optimal cabinet modules such as a pump cabinet module. The application module is partitioned into an application section and a utility ... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070286960 | AIRLESS SPRAY NOZZLE An airless spray nozzle tip (10) for use in coating workpieces such as containers includes a first groove (40) located on one side (24) Of the tip, and second (30), third (32) and fourth (34) grooves located on the other side of... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070215042 | Vehicle powder coating system An apparatus for applying powder coating material onto large objects such as automotive, truck or other vehicle bodies includes a powder spray booth defining a controlled area within which to apply powder coating material onto the vehicle bodies, a powder kitchen locate... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070092380 | Pump with Suction and Pressure Control for Dry Particulate Material A pump for particulate material includes a pump chamber wherein material flows into the pump chamber under negative pressure and flows out of the pump chamber under positive pressure. A plurality of pinch valves are provided to control flow of material into and out of t... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070081865 | PROCESS AND EQUIPEMENT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF POWDERED MATERIAL The invention concerns a process and a device (2) for the pneumatic conveyance of powdered material (4), in which a cylindrical chamber (10, 12), which can be connected with a reservoir (6) by a sealable inlet (14, 16) and with a deliv... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070079755 | Material application system having component with wireless identification capabilities Material application system provided with a wireless identification technology for parts being processed and for components of the material application system. An exemplary technology is RFID. The RFID device can be used for many different functions including part ident... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070062444 | Powder coating booth A powder spray for lengthy parts includes a booth wall structure comprised primarily of doors. A moveable roof may be raised and lowered to clean powder overspray from the interior surfaces of the booth. A cleaning process may be performed with a sideways extraction mod... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070017443 | Wireless operator interface for material application system Operator interface provides identification of one or more operational functions, each at an operational location, to an operator via an access device. The access device may have a wireless connectivity with the operational functions, and presents menus that are specific... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060263513 | Fluid dispenser with positive displacement pump Fluid dispensing apparatus uses positive displacement of the fluid for accurate metering of the quantity of liquid applied to a surface. Positive displacement includes a metering volume that is filled and emptied so that each cycle corresponds to an accurate volume of m... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060219807 | Color changer for powder coating system with remote activation A material or color changer has a common feed passage that is connected to two or more inlet passages. The common feed passage can be reverse purged in a direction that is opposite a direction of powder flow through the common feed passage. A valve element seals a suppl... | 10/05/2006 |
| 20060196416 | VEHICLE POWDER COATING SYSTEM An apparatus for applying powder coating material onto large objects such as automotive, truck or other vehicle bodies includes a powder spray booth defining a controlled area within which to apply powder coating material onto the vehicle bodies, a powder kitchen locate... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060186231 | Airless spray nozzle An airless spray nozzle tip (10) for use in coating workpieces such as containers includes a first groove (40) located on one side (24) of the tip, and second (30), third (32) and fourth (34) grooves located on the other side of... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060151479 | Induction dryer In an induction heater, preheated, pressurized air is further heated in the heating cabinet and also drawn into the coil tube via a suction fan. The simultaneous pulling and pushing of the twice-heated air through the tube provides superior air flow to pick up more mois... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060144963 | Spray applicator for particulate material A spray applicator for particulate material includes a unitary powder passageway sized to be particularly useful with dense phase material flow. An external electrode assembly is provided that is keyed to an air cap that is used to provide atomizing and pattern shaping ... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060137315 | Controlling cyclone efficiency with vacuum interface Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator suc... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060124764 | Apparatus and method for remote monitoring and servicing material application systems A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a remote access module that provides spraying system op... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060118661 | Modular fluid spray gun A modular spray gun that can be configured and built to operate using a selectable spray process. The modular spray gun includes a gun body, an extension and a selectable spray atomizing component. The basic gun body and extension are used to configure a spray gun that ... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060108440 | Apparatus and method for configuring material application system A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a configuration module that allows a customer or purcha... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20060093442 | Powder pump flow monitoring method and system The invention concerns a method and a device for monitoring flow conditions in a pipe system (28), into which a mixture of pulverulent material and compressed conveying air is admitted from a feed pump (2) by alternately filling at least two chambers (1... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060090538 | Bubble detection with temperature compensation Bubble detection apparatus and method for a liquid dispensing system includes temperature compensation for increasing accuracy of the bubble detection as temperature of the liquid varies. In one embodiment, temperature changes cause corresponding changes in the liquid v... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060054085 | Simplified powder fluidization apparatus and method Fluidizing device that is structurally separate from a powder container (12) includes a housing (100) that defines an interior air volume and a portion of the housing is porous or permeable to air flow. The housing (100) is coupled to a source of ai... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20060030953 | Remote monitoring of a hot melt adhesive system Various embodiments of a system and related methods for wireless connection of a dispensing or spraying material application system to a network for remote operations are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a wireless access point wirelessly communicating with wireless ... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20050279860 | Color change for powder coating material application system A color changer has a common feed passage that is connected to two or more inlet passages. The common feed passage can be reverse purged in a direction that is opposite a direction of powder flow through the common feed passage. A valve element seals a supply port that ... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050263620 | Spray nozzle with alignment key A spray nozzle assembly includes a nozzle tip and a nozzle tip holder. The holder can be rotationally adjusted so as to change the spray pattern orientation for a nozzle tip that produces an asymmetrical spray pattern. The nozzle holder includes a keyway feature such as... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050250689 | ANTAGONISTS FOR HUMAN PROLACTIN A modified human prolactin molecule wherein the prolactin molecule comprises at least one mutation in a region selected from i) amino acids 41-57, ii) amino acids 94-110, and iii) amino acids 160-173; and wherein the at least one mutation is selected from deletions, rep... | 11/10/2005 |
