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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4725446 | Tablet coating apparatus and method A rotatable drum has means for spraying a coating material onto a localized area of the cascading tablet surface of a tumbling bed of tablets being rotated in the drum. Means (not shown) is also provided for supplying drying air into the drum to dry the c... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4723563 | Wheel soaper A wheel soaper for spraying soap on a wheel rim includes a conveyor for conveying wheels in a horizontal position in succession to a soaping station. A downwardly facing frictional drive disc is located above the conveyor at the soaping station clear of t... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4688918 | Negative type photoresist developing apparatus A developer is drawn up from a developer tank (1) by a developer pump (5) and after the flow rate of the developer has been regulated by a developer flow rate control valve (12), the developer passes through a developer flow meter (14) and reaches a pipe ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4669417 | Tire spraying apparatus A tire spraying apparatus is disclosed including a frame having a vertically extending standard and a generally horizontal extending tire supporting frame portion receivable in the opening of a tire. The tire supporting frame portion includes a pair of sp... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4670289 | Tire marker A marking device used in conjunction with a tire inspection machine in order to allow a tire to be marked at the location of irregularities detected by the tire inspection means.... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4667621 | System for painting components of an automobile A system is disclosed for painting components of an automobile more efficiently and more economically. To achieve the efficient production of painted components, the painting system includes parallel input and output main transfer lines and a plurality of... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4642248 | Method for coating cylindrical members Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for use in providing on the outer surface of an inner cylindrical member an epoxy coating of substantially uniform radial thickness. More particularly, the coated member is a roto-gravure printing cylinder. The ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4607588 | Parts coating apparatus and method A parts coating apparatus and method for applying coating material to parts. The apparatus comprising a housing, a motor supported by the housing, a head driven by the motor and rotatably mounted to the housing. A basket, to contain the parts, is detachab... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4600390 | Apparatus and method for applying a silicon oxide-containing adhesion-promoting layer on metallic dental prostheses To apply a silicon oxide adhesion-promoting layer to a metal prosthesis part or frame, for subsequent application of a dental plastic thereon, the prosthesis is subjected to flame hydrolysis derived from a flame hydrolysis burner (11) which has a silicon ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4596207 | Method of forming a laminated ribbon structure and a ribbon structure formed thereby A method of forming, by melt-spinning techniques, a laminated ribbon structure consisting, for example, of a semiconductor disposed on a metal ribbon substrate. The substrate may be 10-50 μm thick and the semiconductor may be 10-50 μm thick, for example... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4573429 | Process for coating substrates with aqueous polymer dispersions A process for providing a substrate such as a polyethylene terephthalate container with a gas barrier coating of a copolymer of vinylidene chloride is disclosed. The process includes locating the container to be coated in close proximity to one or more ai... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4565718 | Process and apparatus for coating the surfaces of containers with a material Disclosed is a process and an apparatus for coating with a material a plurality of containers transported consecutively, in which after the completion of coating with the material flowing down of the uppermost container of the containers being transported... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4563975 | Tire soaping apparatus for tire mounting A mechanism for lifting wheels from a conveyor and positioning them in a wheel soaping mechanism. Also included is a device for rotating a lifted wheel through 360° for presentation to a spray nozzle for soaping the wheel. The rotating mechanism is adapt... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4550679 | Device for producing decorative patterns on clothing A device for producing decorative patterns on clothing includes a variable speed motor connected to a clothing carrier which is adapted to hold and rotate clothing in response to activation of the motor within a covered housing equipped with self-closing ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4526128 | High-speed indexing feed screw conveyer A vertical-feed conveyor for cylindrical objects and the like utilized twin counter-rotating helical feed screws. The thread of the feed screws is shaped so as to create conveyance troughs which are closely dimensioned to the object to be moved. The varia... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4512281 | Method for coating optical transmission glass fibers A method and apparatus for coating optical transmission glass fibers with a resinous composition. A vessel is provided through which a glass fiber is drawn. While it is being drawn through the vessel, the fiber is spun, and a resin coating is applied. In ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4483271 | Closed loop processing of materials A closed loop method and apparatus is disclosed for spray processing an article such as alodine processing of aluminum. The apparatus includes valved supply and return piping connecting a processing tank with the article therein to a plurality of supply t... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4471716 | Wafer carrier A PFA Teflon carrier for silicon wafers being processed in hot baths in the production of integrated circuit chips with sidewalls having wafer spacing webs and grooves receiving the wafers in confronting and spaced relation. The sidewalls having outboard ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4451507 | Automatic liquid dispensing apparatus for spinning surface of uniform thickness An automatic fluid dispensing apparatus for coating to a substantially uniform thickness a rotating surface, such as the surface of a semiconductor wafer, with a viscous liquid, such as a slurry of passivating glass. The wafer rotation rate is related to ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4418639 | Apparatus for treating semiconductor wafers Apparatus for treating semiconductor wafers including a reciprocating wafer tray placed between a wafer loading station and a wafer unloading station. A station for applying photoresist and a station for heating the wafer in a vacuum chamber are placed be... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4407220 | Cement spraying machine for tires A machine for applying a layer of cement along the outer circumference of a tire for the purposes of retreading the tire, the machine comprises an air blower for removing dust adhered to the tire after the buffing process, a tire cart carrier which automa... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4397893 | System for flame spray coating of a rod A system is described for coating a cylindrical surface of a long thin workpiece by a process which includes flame spray coating that heats the workpiece to a large portion of its melting temperature and which is followed by grinding of the coated cylindr... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4393807 | Spinner A spinner comprises a rotating spindle for causing a workpiece to spin at a high speed, and a cup disposed around the spindle and provided at a bottom wall thereof with a port for air evacuation. The cup comprises a deflector ring disposed in the interior... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4384907 | Apparatus, method, and retrofit kit for applying a bonding agent to a cup In a machine and method for producing plastic bottles by periodically applying a bonding agent to a cup of a series of cups adapted for successive bonding operations of each cup to respective round-bottomed hollow bodies of plastic material, and including... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4334495 | Method and apparatus for use in making an object Although the method and apparatus of the present invention can be utilized to apply either a uniform or a nonuniform covering of material over many different workpieces, the apparatus (20) is advantageously utilized to apply a thermal barrier covering (64... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4318363 | Laboratory pesticide spray chamber An enclosed spray chamber for the application of toxic compounds in micro liquid volumes as a function of time using air as a carrier. The spray chamber is cylindrical and vertically mounted about its longitudinal axis. A spray nozzle is mounted in the to... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4312292 | Spray coating apparatus having a rotatable workpiece holder A spray coating apparatus is provided for rotating a workpiece relative to a spray station to obtain a uniform coating of the workpiece. In a typical example, the workpiece comprises a ceramic tile which is to be coated with a ceramic coating and the tile... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4306826 | Lift for use in processing buffed tires A lift for use in such buffed tire processing operations as inspection, repair and cementing thereof has a carriage supported by a vertical post so as to be moved as by a ram between a lower inoperative position and an upper operative position. A pair of ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4295903 | Container spinning apparatus for container manufacturing machine or the like An improved apparatus for clamping and rotating containers which includes a rotatably supported table for supporting and rotating a container about an axis, drive means connected to the table for rotating the table about the axis of rotation, a plurality ... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4295573 | Method of obtaining a seal upon the interior surface of a container closure and resulting product A method for emplacing a seal on a closure for a container which comprises despositing a foamed adhesive in liquid form on an interior surface of the closure and allowing that foamed adhesive to solidify and adhere as a solid cellular foam to the interior... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4286541 | Applying photoresist onto silicon wafers Applying photoresist to silicon wafers in the manufacture of integrated circuit chips by carrying the wafers upon a rotor in a chamber and spraying from a plurality of nozzles in the chamber toward the rotor for application to the wafers.... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4278711 | Apparatus and method for the lubrication of cans A method and apparatus are disclosed for applying a light coating of fluid to the outer surface of a circumferential strip of one end of a cylindrically shaped article. The article is stabilized against angular axial movement while being advanced and rota... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4263871 | Apparatus for powder coating sucker rod Elongated members to be plastic coated are cleaned, preheated to a temperature above the melting point of powdered plastic, and axially rotated while moved through a special coating chamber. Air locks located on opposed walls of the chamber freely receive... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4243696 | Method of making a particle-containing plastic coating A method and apparatus for making particle-containing plastic coatings on articles comprises cascading onto prepared surfaces of the articles a mixture of powdered resin and particulate material and adhering and curing the mixture onto the prepared surfac... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4201149 | Apparatus for spin coating in the production of thin magnetic layers for magnetic discs The invention relates to an improved apparatus for the manufacture of magnetic discs carrying very thin magnetic layers, by applying a fluid dispersion of magnetic materials in a binder mixture to rigid base discs by the spin-coating process. Above the si... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4185585 | Apparatus for simultaneously processing a plurality of substrates An apparatus for simultaneously processing a plurality of substrates comprises at least one novel chamber wherein at least one processing step is performed. Each chamber contains a plurality of spindles each having a substrate receiving surface upon which... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4151064 | Apparatus for sputtering cylinders Apparatus for sputtering printing or similar type cylinders by means of r.f. sputtering in which a cylindrical metal substrate is mounted on a mandrel which is installed in a sputtering chamber. The apparatus includes targets arranged around the cylindric... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4100881 | Apparatus for applying a covering on heat-sensitive articles by means of a blowpipe The invention relates to a process and apparatus for applying a covering on heat-sensitive articles by means of a blowpipe. The covering is applied by a sequence of very short spraying or blasting steps separated from one another by comparatively long coo... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4085238 | Process and apparatus for applying plastic filaments to sheets for multiple pane windows A face of a sheet, e.g. of glass, is moved past an extrusion nozzle to deposit a plastic filament adjacent a first edge thereof. The movement is interrupted when a corner is reached. The nozzle and sheet are moved away from each other to detach the filame... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4083325 | Apparatus for continuously coating a large structure with a uniform foam layer An apparatus for continuously coating a large surface with a foam layer having uniform low density and uniform thickness. The coating apparatus is positioned adjacent to the surface to be coated, with the surface movable past the apparatus in a direction ... | 04/11/1978 |
