Celebrity Inventors
Lawrence Welk, the bandleader who entertained millions of Americans over a generation of broadcasting his TV show, once received a patent: for a music-themed design of an ashtray.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717057 | Dip, spray, and flow coating process for forming coated articles This invention relates to methods and apparatus for making coated articles with one or more layers by dip, spray or flow coating. In one aspect, this invention relates to an apparatus and method for making coated containers, preferably comprising polyethylene tereph... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7247206 | Medium application device A device (10) for the direct or indirect application of liquid or pasty application medium (16) to one or both sides of a material web (20), in particular of paper or board, comprises an applicator unit (12) which discharges the applicati... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238237 | Coating apparatus and coating method The mounting is formed by grinding an integrally molded material with accuracy of the μm order. An upper portion of the mounting is an L-shaped holding portion on which a slot die is positioned. An upper face of the holding portion contacts a lower face of the slot... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211297 | Apparatus for decreasing skip coating on a paper web An fountain applicator for applying coating liquid onto a web of paper carried past the applicator, has a coating liquid flow path that includes a curved surface along which a sheet of the coating liquid is flowed to subject the sheet to centrifugal force to cause a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211148 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongated fiber is disposed within the tu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7160091 | Device for the production of multicomponent fibers or filaments, in particular bicomponent fibers or filaments Device for the production of multicomponent fibers or of filaments, in particular bicomponent fibers, whereby a nozzle block assembly is provided. The assembly consists of a middle nozzle block and two outer nozzle blocks. Arranged in the nozzle block assembly are a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7083681 | Method for forming coating film on internal surface of elongated tube and unit for forming the same A method for forming a coating film on an internal surface of an elongated tube, includes longitudinally holding the elongated tube, applying a coating solution to the internal surface of the elongated tube; and drying the coating solution while carrying out a heat ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7022451 | Method of coating a cylindrical photoconductive element for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and apparatus for the same A method of coating a photoconductive element for an electrophotographic image forming-apparatus and an apparatus therefore are disclosed. A plurality of cylindrical bodies are immersed in a bath, which stores a coating liquid, at the same time and then lifted out o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011038 | Hygienic and ergonomic breading machine A food breading machine includes a lowerable cage carrier grate of two grids between which the cutlet resides. The cage supports a meat, fish or vegetable cutlet thereon, which descends into a first basin having a bath of raw egg fluid. The egg saturated product is ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6921435 | Apparatus and method for coating electro-photographic sensitive members, and electro-photographic sensitive members made thereby A coating apparatus for a plurality of cylindrical light sensitive members each for use in an electrophotography, is provided with a coating tank in which a coating liquid is stored; a dipping device to lift down the plurality of cylindrical base members into the co... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6875276 | Apparatus and method for fabricating layered periodic media An apparatus and method for fabricating a thin layer periodic structure by successively depositing alternating uniform layers of two or more different dielectric materials on a substrate utilizing centrifugal force in a novel spin coating technique. In an alternate ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6852166 | Method for coating a cylindrical photoconductive element for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and apparatus for the same A method of coating a photoconductive element for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and an apparatus therefore are disclosed. A plurality of cylindrical bodies are immersed in a bath, which stores a coating liquid, at the same time and then lifted out o... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6849127 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongate fiber is disposed within the tub... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6767405 | Apparatus and process for coating articles An apparatus and process for coating a plurality of articles in batches, in particular for applying a biocompatible layer on articles adapted to come into contact with blood or body tissue, e.g. a coagulation-preventing substance so as to render the articles non-thr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758906 | Method of and apparatus for applying adhesive to webs of wrapping material Apparatus for the application of adhesive to one side of a running web of tipping paper for use in filter cigarete makers has a single source of adhesive or two or more sources containing identical or different adhesives, and one or more conduits leading from the so... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6579367 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongate fiber is disposed wit... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6554900 | Device and method for applying a flowable medium onto a moving surface An apparatus for the application of a flowable medium (2, 2') from a stock chamber (7, 8) to a surface (6) being moved along the apparatus, and to the use of an apparatus of this type. The stock chamber (7, 8) partly covers the surface (6), with formation... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6511542 | Apparatus and method for producing electrophotographic photoreceptor An inventive apparatus for producing electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a guide portion permitting passage of a cylindrical coated member; a coating-solution feed portion disposed around an outer periphery of the guide portion and allowing a coati... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6511707 | Apparatus and method for controllable application of a flowable material to a workpiece A controllable device for applying a flowable material such as anti-seize composition to a workpiece utilizes a plurality of elongated nozzles insertably accommodated through a fixture plate to deposit such material onto the workpiece in a predetermined p... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6444031 | Apparatus for coating photoreceptor devices An apparatus for coating photoreceptor devices comprises a manifold forming a conduit, the conduit having a length with an input at one end. Multiple diptanks for applying photoreceptor coating solution to devices dipped therein are mounted on an upper po... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6440217 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongate fiber is disposed wit... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6423140 | Die set for preparing ABCABC multiple-stripe coating The invention is related to the formation of three different and repeated stripes abbreviate as ABCABC-typed or A_B_C-typed at the die exit. The symbol, "_", implies that there is no coating between two adjacent stripes. In this invention a guide shim and... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6383292 | Semiconductor device encapsulators In one aspect, the invention includes a method of encapsulating a semiconductor device, comprising: a) providing a semiconductor device; b) providing a dispensing apparatus having a plurality of dispensing orifices proximate the semiconductor device; and ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6382128 | Apparatus for manufacturing an adjustable covering for architectural openings An apparatus is disclosed for fabricating a laminate product having a pair of sheet materials spaced by a plurality of flexible parallel vanes which are secured to the sheet material so that planar movement of the sheet materials in opposite directions ca... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6355104 | Article treating apparatus and method and control system therefor An apparatus, method and control system involve treating articles in one or more of a plurality of liquid treatment bath chambers. The apparatus includes one or more article raising and lowering devices and a plurality of treatment bath chambers, preferab... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6334900 | Apparatus for applying a gel preparation to disposable products An apparatus for applying a gel onto a sheet of material for production of disposable undergarments, the sheet moving in a predetermined direction of manufacture at a predetermined rate of travel, the apparatus comprising: a container positioned to contai... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6287384 | Curtain coating method and apparatus for photographic printing paper A curtain coating apparatus includes a hopper with a slide plane on which the coating solution flows and a hopper lip from where the coating solution begins to freely fall down as a free falling curtain. The apparatus also includes at least a pair of outl... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6235116 | Method and apparatus for growing layer on one surface of wafer A method and an apparatus for growing a layer on one surface of a wafer by liquid phase deposition are provided. At first, a first wafer is putted on a first wafer-holder by its first surface. Then, a growth-liquid vessel having a first opening at the bot... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231667 | Liquid phase growth method and liquid phase growth apparatus A liquid phase growth apparatus of a dipping system has a plurality of liquid phase growth chambers and liquid phase growth operations of semiconductors are carried out on a plurality of substrates in the growth chambers. Another liquid phase growth appar... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6187152 | Multiple station processing chamber and method for depositing and/or removing material on a substrate A multiple station processing chamber used to deposit and/or remove a material on a semiconductor wafer is described. The multiple station processing chamber is comprised of two or more processing stations at which the wafer is exposed to a processing flu... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6159544 | Apparatus and method for forming a coating layer of multiple stripes This invention is related to a die set and method for the production of multiple stripes with two different materials A and B adjacent to each other. The special feature of this invention is that a specially designed shim is inserted between two pieces of... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5985106 | Continuous rack plater A continuous plating system which is horizontal, allows for submersion of the entire article to be plated, and is useful for alloy plating. The invention provides a link/hinge conveyor system, the conveyor acts as the conductor, numerous processes/baths a... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5976252 | Apparatus for depositing precisely metered quantities of an emulsion on a surface A method and apparatus for depositing precisely metered quantities of an emulsion on a surface are disclosed. The method and apparatus are particularly useful for assembly of reversible clinical thermometers. The apparatus involves (a) at least one cartri... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5976611 | Optical fiber coating method and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to an optical fiber coating method and an apparatus therefor which can form high quality coating layer on an optical fiber (12) by preventing non-concentricity of a coating resin (14) applied on the optical fiber (12) and adm... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5935330 | Automatic wafer plating equipment An automatic wafer plating equipment for automatically plating wafers and more particularly, for automatically plating a small lot of wafers is disclosed. The automatic wafer plating equipment includes a transfer robot provided with a holding arm for pivo... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5922128 | Applicator device for coating running webs In a device for the coating of a running web of paper or cardboard, provisions are that in a press gap formed between two rolls a coating substance applied in a very small quantity on the surface of the one roll is first pressed on the web leaving a very ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5882407 | Apparatus and method for applying a coating to a base material A coating die is disclosed, in which a slit-like spacing 29 is formed between a pair of die elements 25, 27 arranged in opposed relation to each other. A band-shaped electrode sheet 23 is movable along the length of the spacing 29. The sides of the slit-l... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5853482 | Method and apparatus for applying a coating solution Apparatus and method for applying a coating solution to a running substrate using a slot die having two die lips forming a gap therebetween. The gap also defines an outlet for releasing the coating solution to the substrate. The lips have plurality of man... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5849363 | Apparatus and method for minimizing the drying of a coating fluid on a slide coater surface A method for use with a slide coater including preparing a first coating fluid and flowing the first coating fluid down at least a first slide surface of a slide coater when coating of the first coating fluid onto the substrate is desired and flowing a mi... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5756163 | Coating device and a method of coating In a coating device, a nozzle is configured by combining a front block and at least one back block. A front block includes a portion which is projected toward the base member with respect to the back block, and a top face of the projected portion is proce... | 05/26/1998 |
