Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329437 | Coating method and coating apparatus A coating apparatus comprising a forward bar, a liquid feed passage and a metering device for a coating liquid. The forward bar rotates about its axis in the same direction as the traveling direction of a continuously traveling band-shaped web while touching the web... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7240393 | Automatic clean device An automatic clean device includes a base body, a transmission element, a cleaning element and an elastic member. Wherein the transmission element and the cleaning element are disposed on the base body, the elastic member has an end connected to the cleaning element... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238235 | Adhesion promoter application system and process A system and method for applying a material for improving the adhesion between the surface of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) elements and a coating applied thereto is disclosed. The system comprises the mixing of an adhesion promoter with de-ionized water and applyi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7108499 | Apparatus for regulating components of rotary machines for decoration of ceramic tiles On a mobile rest plane on which tiles are translated in a predetermined direction, the following operate: a matrix-bearing cylinder, mobile in rotation about an axis thereof, and at least a doctor predisposed to operate contactingly with an external surface of the c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6977011 | Roller provided for use in coating machines A roller is provided for use in coating machines. The roller directly or indirectly applies a liquid or pasty medium to one or both sides of a running web of material, especially one made of paper or paperboard. The roller includes a core whose outer casing is provi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6802903 | Apparatus for applying adhesive to tubing An apparatus and method are provided for applying adhesive to an outer circumference of a section of tubing. The apparatus includes opposed grippers with concave adhesive transfer areas that can be moved into surrounding relationship with the tubing. Adhesive dispen... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6582769 | Method for conditioning a metering blade A method for conditioning a metering blade of a paper coating machine. The method includes the steps of providing a paper coating machine having at least one metering blade and passing a movable substrate through the paper coating machine such that the me... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6555162 | Coating layer forming machine and method of forming it A coating layer forming apparatus for minimizing the amount of the coating solution when forming a coating layer on a part and enhancing a dimensional precision of a formed surface of the coating layer. The coating layer forming apparatus has a rotation s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6406751 | Apparatus and a process for preventing stalagmite formation in the paper coating operation In the paper coating operation a wet or dry edge from coating composition is formed on the, seen in the direction of movement of the paper web, downstream side of the doctor, the so-called stalagmite formation. This stalagmite formation leads to various p... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6238484 | Reactive hot-melt adhesive coating machine A reactive hot-melt adhesive coating machine capable of preventing a nozzle clogging by a simple construction is disclosed. A reactive hot-melt adhesive in a molten state supplied from an adhesive storage tank is fed to a spray means through an adhesive f... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6210480 | Device for wet coating, in particular printed circuit boards, with lacquer A device for wet coating, in particular printed circuit boards, with lacquer using at least one applicator roller (20, 21) and sparing at least one edge area of the printed circuit boards. The device uses a doctor blade arrangement situated between a lacq... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5826296 | Roll cleaning assembly In a roll cleaning assembly devised to remove liquid material continuously from the cylindrical surface of a rotating roll, for example from a compression roll (3) in a coating machine, a blade holder (5) which releasably retains a doctor blade (7) is mou... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5792266 | Hot immersion coating of steel sheet surfaces A device for coating steel sheet surfaces by hot immersion in continuous coating lines, is provided, including several driving rollers disposed against the surface of the sheet to be coated, complemented by tensioning rollers and an inert gas stream, in t... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5681387 | Segmented squeegee blade A segmented squeegee blade is provided for optimizing the flow of a depositable material such as viscous liquid or flowable medium such as solder paste, adhesive, or the like through a stepped stencil onto a substrate. The blade has a plurality of segment... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5656081 | Press for printing an electrical circuit component directly onto a substrate using an electrically-conductive liquid A press for printing an electrical circuit component directly onto a substrate with an electrically-conductive liquid includes a press surface having a printing direction and a direction transverse thereto. A plurality of liquid-carrying cells are dispose... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5647907 | Squeegee assembly in particular intended for coating substantially cylindrical objects with a liquid or pasty material Squeegee assembly in particular intended for coating substantially cylindrical objects with a liquid or pasty material, at least comprising an annular squeegee with an outer mounting edge and an inner levelling edge, the latter comprising a ring member an... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5639302 | Apparatus and system for cleaning pressure applying members There are provided a method, system, and apparatus for automatically cleaning a spread roller system for use in a photographic apparatus of the self-developing type. A cleaning apparatus includes a pod of cleaning fluid rupturable as it passes through a n... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5630908 | Method in the operation of a doctor in a paper/board machine A method and device in the operation of a doctor blade in a paper machine/board machine in which different quantities of lubricating medium are supplied into different areas in the longitudinal direction, i.e., along the width, of the doctor blade, indepe... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5620518 | Powder coating system An apparatus for and method of coating an article by the use of electro-static attraction of ionized particles which are subsequently cured. The apparatus includes a first foraminous conveyor for carrying the article through a powder coating zone and a se... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5567479 | Method and device for coating the face of a roll in a film size press A method and device for coating of the face of a roll in a film size press with a coating agent by a coating device including a coating doctor that extends across the machine width and is loaded against the face of a roll in the film size press. The coati... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5520738 | Powder applicator device, particularly for cigarette making machines A device for applying bronze or similar powder, particularly in a cigarette making machine, uses a corona discharge wire (36) or similar conductor maintained at high voltage to establish an electrostatic field which causes powder to be attracted to prepar... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5478599 | Process for resin impregnation of a fibrous substrate A process is described for minimizing resin waste in the impregnation of a fibrous substrate with a thermosettable resin. The process involves the use of resin application means comprising a rotatable roller on which is deposited a liquid-form thermosetta... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5476567 | Method and apparatus for fabricating resin mats A method and apparatus for fabricating resin mats having a plurality of mat layers is provided. Multiple mat sheets are conveyed between two spaced rollers while being impregnated with resin contained in at least one reservoir formed between the rollers a... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5464474 | Apparatus for cleaning strips before press forming, having de-oiling rolls and tacky rolls to remove oil and foreign matters A cleaning apparatus for removing foreign matters from workpieces in the form of strips or sheets cut from a larger blank, before the workpiece is subjected to a press forming operation, which apparatus includes a feeding device for feeding the successive... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5454870 | Coating device having an application slot formed between an applicator roll and a dosaging doctor A coating device having an applicator roll which forms an application slot with the backup roll which conducts the web of material. Adjoining the applicator slot is a pressure space which is formed at the outlet side of the application slot and between th... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5445673 | Dosing system A dosing system with a doctor element fashioned as a doctor rod, for the coating of material webs which are passed over at least one roll coordinated with the doctor element. The doctor element is accommodated in a bed supported by a holder of integral de... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5356473 | Dirt blade for RAM systems A customer replaceable (CRU) metering cartridge for use in a release agent management (RAM) system. The CRU represents a self-contained supply of silicone oil including a sump charged with a predetermined quantity of silicone oil. The cartridge is a seale... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5264037 | Powder coating system An apparatus for and method of coating an article by the use of electro-static attraction of ionized particles which are subsequently cured. The apparatus includes a first foraminous conveyor for carrying the article through a powder coating zone and a se... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5257578 | Device for automatically cleaning blanket cylinders in a offset printing press The present invention provides an automatic cleaning device for cleaning blanket cylinders in a web fed offset lithographic printing press. The device includes at least one brush roller for removing foreign matter from a blanket cylinder. The device also ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5219618 | Method and apparatus for preventing stalagmite formation in a paper coating operation In the paper coating operation a wet or dry edge from coating composition is formed on the, seen in the direction of movement of the paper web, downstream side of the doctor, the so-called stalagmite formation. This stalagmite formation leads to various p... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5136967 | Means for cleaning doctor device for spreader In order to clean the support region at the bottom end of a doctor element which is clamped to a support and is thereby held to the surface of spreadable material to be doctored, the leaf spring doctor element is removable from a stop on the support again... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5081950 | Coating device A coating device for a material web, such as a paper or cardboard web, is provided. A doctor band, serving as a doctor element, is run over reversing rolls in the form of a loop and along a backing roll that supports the material web. A doctor band drive ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4770116 | Contact fuser apparatus with release agent management system A heat and pressure roll fusing apparatus for fixing toner images to copy substrates, the toner comprising a thermoplastic resin. The apparatus includes an internally heated fuser roll cooperating with an unheated bare metal backup or pressure roll to for... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4705388 | Method and apparatus for determining when a layer of tacky material present on a cleaning member needs to be rejuvenated A method and a device are provided for determining the moment that a layer of tacky material needs to be rejuvenated. Typically, the layer is present on a cleaning member for removing contaminants such as paper dust and softened toner material from a fusi... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4586433 | Over the edge printing apparatus with cleaner An apparatus for over the edge printing including a printing squeegee which forces ink through clear portions of a printing screen onto a workpiece. Excess ink which is forced through clear portions of the printing screen and which extend over the edge of... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4488504 | Release agent management system for a heat and pressure fuser apparatus A heat and pressure fuser apparatus for fixing toner images to a substrate. The apparatus is characterized by a low cost release agent management (RAM) system which delivers an excess (i.e. amount greater than required for offset prevention) quantity of s... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4480582 | Adhesive applying apparatus An improvement in the type of apparatus for applying adhesive to sheet materials wherein the sheet material is fed between a feed roller and an adhesive coated coating roller, and stripping elements thereafter strip the adhesive coated sheet material from... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4464816 | Sized warp divider for a sizing machine A sized warp divider of a rotary divider disc type is provided with a wash bath containing flow of liquid for partial immersion of the discs for removal of size dregs and fluffs, and an air jet ejector for removal of liquid drops remaining in spaces betwe... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4449475 | Cleaning device for the intermediate image carrier of an electrophoretic printer The cleaning device for the drum-shaped intermediate image carrier of an electrophoretic printer is used in the field of technical data processing in order to improve the quality of the electrophoretically printed color images. The toner suspensions of di... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4426953 | Heat pressure fuser apparatus A heat and pressure roll fusing apparatus for fixing toner images to copy substrates. The apparatus includes a release agent management system (RAM) for applying release agent such as functional silicone oil to a heated roll of the apparatus. The RAM comp... | 01/24/1984 |
