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| 8104424 | Device for applying coatings to lengthy products The inventions refer to method of product surface treatment, technological line and device for hot applying the coating on lengthy products. Line for applying the coating on lengthy product comprising supplying device, product surface preparing unit, devise for cont... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7954450 | Optical fiber coating apparatus for preventing generation of bubble in coating layer of optical fiber and method of coating optical fiber using the same Disclosed is an optical fiber coating apparatus for preventing generation of bubble in a coating layer of an optical fiber when the optical fiber is coated, which includes a coating unit for allowing an optical fiber to pass through and forming a coating layer on th... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946245 | Device for the hot-dip coating of a metal strip The invention relates to a device for the hot-dip coating of a metal strip (1), more particularly of a steel band, in which the metal strip (1) is guided vertically through a container (3) containing the molten coating metal (2) and throu... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7926442 | Drywall tape and mud dispenser A container is provided having a periphery and a base, which enclose a cavity. The periphery and the base are connected together, the periphery upwardly extending from the base. The periphery has a first slot and a substantially opposing second slot. Each of the fir... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7739980 | Apparatus for manufacturing steel tube and method for manufacturing the same An apparatus and method for manufacturing a steel tube are provided. The apparatus includes: a tube-forming device for forming a steel plate into a steel tube; a heat treatment device connected in-line to the tube-forming device to heat the steel tube to a high temp... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7601221 | Device for hot-dip coating a metal bar The invention relates to a device for hot-dip coating a metal bar (1), particularly a steel strip, in which the metal bar (1) is vertically directed through a container (3) receiving the molten coating metal (2) and a directing channel ( | 10/13/2009 |
| 7476276 | Device for hot dip coating a metal strip The invention relates to a device for hot dip coating a metal bar (1), especially a steel strip, in which the metal bar (1) is directed vertically through a container (3) accommodating the molten coating metal (2) and through a guide chan... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7374619 | Method and apparatus for producing adhesive tape, and adhesive tape A method and an apparatus for producing an adhesive tape are disclosed in which an adhesive tape is produced while a liquid reservoir is almost hermetically sealed by bringing a blade into contact with an upper laminate roller, and supplement of adhesive to the liqu... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361224 | Device for hot dip coating metal strands The invention relates to a device for hot dip coating metal strands (1), particularly strip steel, in which the metal strand (1) can be vertically guided through a reservoir (3), which accommodates the molten coating metal (2), and though... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7294197 | Formation of a silicon sheet by cold surface casting Metallurgical grade silicon or high purity silicon beads developed from a fluidized bed process are melted in a cooled aluminum crucible, such that a non wetted interface is created between the molten silicon and a cooled supporting substrate that includes a surface... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7220317 | Drywall mud hopper for inside and outside corners A drywall hopper assembly that contains a double blade that can apply drywall mud to both interior and exterior drywall corners with no blade change. A zig-zag blade can contain two parallel grooves, one for interior corners and one for exterior corners. With this b... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214272 | Device for coating metal bars by hot dipping The invention relates to a device for coating metal bars (1), particularly steel strips, by hot dipping. At least some sections of the metal bar (1) are vertically guided through a container receiving the molten coating metal (2), said metal bar... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204918 | High efficiency plating apparatus and method An improved apparatus for treating plate-like workpieces with a designated chemical solution, including printed circuit boards, includes: (1) a tray for holding the chemical solution, with the tray having an open top which is configured to receive a horizontally-ori... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7131483 | Apparatus, mold, and method for manufacturing metal-ceramic composite member A manufacturing apparatus capable of manufacturing metal-ceramic composite members in various shapes with high productivity, and a mold member and a manufacturing method therefor. An apparatus for manufacturing a metal-ceramic composite member has a plurality of pro... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7063812 | Consolidation and densification methods for fibrous monolith processing Methods for consolidation and densification of fibrous monolith composite structures are provided. Consolidation and densification of two- and three-dimensional fibrous monolith components having complex geometries can be achieved by pressureless sintering. The fibr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056110 | Apparatus for making reinforcement ply material An apparatus for making reinforcement ply material wherein reinforcement elements are grouped in untwisted sets and adjacent reinforcement elements in the same set are spaced apart a distance less than the distance between adjacent sets. The apparatus includes an ex... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048797 | Liquid-phase growth process and liquid-phase growth apparatus A liquid-phase growth process for continuously growing a crystal film on a plurality of substrates with respect to their one side surfaces, characterized in that said plurality of substrates are kept afloat on the surface of a flowing solution for liquid-phase epita... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045474 | Reinforced cementitious boards and methods of making same A composite fabric for use in reinforcement, particularly tensile reinforcement, of cementitious boards and similar prefabricated building wall panels. The fabric is constructed as a mesh of continuously coated, high modulus of elasticity strands. The high modulus s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7001173 | Mold guiding device A mold guiding device includes a tube having a hole in an end thereof and a threaded recess is defined in an inner end of the hole. A positioning member and a first end of a sleeve are inserted in the hole in sequence. A rod extends through the passage of the sleeve... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991717 | Web processing method and apparatus The present invention relates to a web handling apparatus and process ideally suited for applications involving wet chemistry. The invention involves the horizontal processing of webs in processing containers. The web is redirected into the processing container by i... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6977055 | Securing electrical conductors An elongated electrical cable or flexible circuit board includes an electrically conductive path and an insulating body encompassing and electrically isolating the conductive path, the insulating body including an exposed surface having an array of fastener elements... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6960260 | Device for applying varnish to electric wire and method of applying varnish An electric wire 1 is moved in a moving direction at a desired speed. An insulating layer of varnish is formed on the outer surface of the electric wire 1 by a device for applying the varnish. The device includes a rough-like container 2 and dro... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6929697 | Device for hot dip coating metal strands The invention relates to a device for hot dip coating metal strand (1), particularly strip steel, in which the metal strand (1) can be vertically guided through a reservoir (3), which accommodates the molten coating metal (2), and though ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907908 | Hopper apparatus and method for application of joint compound to corner beads A hopper apparatus for applying joint compound to corner beads has a hopper for holding a quantity of joint compound and a feeder apparatus secured across the lower end of the hopper. The feeder apparatus has a channel and a series of elongate feeder inserts for sel... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6814807 | Apparatus for single-end slashing An apparatus for applying metered fluid such as sizing to an advancing individual yarn in a uniform manner. An elongated member includes at least one slot for receiving the advancing yarn and to bring the advancing yarn into contact with the metered fluid. The slot ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6726770 | Applicator device An application device for applying an application medium to at least one side of a moving product web, the web having a running direction. The application device includes at least one roll supporting the web, at least one pocket between at least one roll and at leas... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6669993 | High speed yarn finish application Methods and devices to actively apply finish to one or more yarns in motion at speeds greater than about 3000 m/min, to achieve a finish application of 0.2 wt % or more with a coefficent of variation of finish concentration of 10% or less, and the finishe... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6660088 | Pressure infiltrating apparatus for infiltrating fiber bundle with metal In a pressure infiltrating apparatus 20 according to the invention, an upper end of an inlet side orifice 23 in the drawing is formed to take a tapered convex shape and a lower end of an insertion hole of an intermediate orifice 25 in the drawing is forme... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6629557 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing composite materials A method and apparatus for manufacturing composite materials. In a first embodiment, a binding material is placed on a heat-resistant filter that is placed on hollow particles in a pressurizable container. Under pressure and heat, the binding material flo... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623562 | Apparatus for fabricating pasted electrodes A slurry loading apparatus for automatically loading a slurry into a substrate. The apparatus includes a pasting head. The pasting head includes a cavity that fills with slurry creating a pressure that forces the slurry onto the surface of the substrate a... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6582521 | Annular flow electrostatic powder coater An electrostatic powder coating apparatus including a housing with an interior coating area for receiving a workpiece. The interior coating area includes a vortex inducing surface and a pressurized air input device directs air against the surface to form ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6576056 | Tip assembly for extrusion die assembly A tip assembly includes a tip having a nose portion. The tip defines a central bore. The nose portion includes a lip portion and defines a counterbore. The counterbore has a counterbore side wall and a seat surface. The counterbore is contiguous with the ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565925 | Method and device for producing coated metal strands, especially steel strips A method for producing coated strands of metal includes guiding a metal strand through the bottom of a vessel filled with a molten mass of the same or different composition as the metal strip, wherein the residence time of the metal strand is selected as ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6454258 | Device for treating plate-shaped work pieces, especially printed-circuit boards The plate-shaped workpieces are conducted through a treatment cell containing a treatment bath. Vertical slots for the passage of the workpieces are provided in the end walls of the treatment cell. Paired rods or pipes arranged loosely in the treatment ba... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6436556 | Method for producing a strip-like metal composite by high temperature dip coating The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of a strip-like metallic composite material by the high-temperature dip coating of a metallic carrier strip, consisting of a metallurgic vessel for receiving the liquid depositing material,... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6419743 | Apparatus and method for passing multiple fibers through a small zone of high intensity radiant energy An apparatus for passing multiple fibers having curable coating thereon through a high intensity curing zone comprises an irradiator having a curing zone; a transparent tube enclosing the curing zone; a plurality of coating dies disposed upstream of the i... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6410093 | Coating method for cylindrical base member A coating method of coating an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical base with a coater having a supply port, a coating solution chamber, and a slit communicating with the coating solution chamber, the slit being provided around an inner circumfe... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6383293 | Applicator for coating fibrous materials An applicator for the deposition of size and other coating compositions onto the surfaces of reinforcing fibers, such as glass. The device may be used to apply aqueous or non-aqueous size to continuously formed fiber materials in a high speed forming proc... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6372047 | Process and apparatus for dip recoating of optical fibers A process and apparatus for coating a fiber with a coating material are described. The apparatus includes a coating block and a curing device for curing the coating on the fiber. In the process, the fiber is drawn through the coating block containing the ... | 04/16/2002 |
