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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806075 | Equipment for ultraviolet crosslinking in a controlled atmosphere The invention concerns an installation wherein is performed a crosslinking operation for a coating such as an ink or a varnish through ultraviolet radiation or electronic beam, in the presence of a gas mixture with controlled oxygen residual content. The installatio... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7260901 | Device for controlling the temperature of objects The invention relates to a device for controlling the temperature of objects, especially for drying or cooling objects, said device comprising a housing containing at least two tempering units which are arranged in a functionally parallel manner. Each tempering unit... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7207269 | Coating material applying method and coating material applying apparatus for applying a coating material to surfaces of prints, and a printing machine having the coating material applying apparatus A coating material applying apparatus according to this invention includes a guide board, a droplet spray nozzle head, and an ultraviolet light emitting device. The guide board has numerous suction bores formed in a surface thereof and connected to a vacuum pump. Th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204884 | Laser marking system A laser marking system for automotive glass having an ink spray device capable of depositing an ink layer upon the glass and a drying system is provided for accelerating the drying of the ink layer. A laser system is also provided to operably heat and bond at least ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182813 | Production apparatus of multilayer coating film The coating construction has flexibility corresponding to the number of layers of multiple coating layers, by which a multilayer coating film can be produced with small film thickness without adherence of dust to a film surface, a drying fault such as unevenness ind... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7033104 | Chip seal method with heating step A paving method is provided that includes applying a thermoplastic material to a surface to be paved, covering the thermoplastic material with a layer of aggregate (precoated or otherwise), passing a heater above the aggregate and thermoplastic material, and at leas... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994553 | Paint color card and methods of using the same A paint color card having a substrate with a surface coated with a layer of a colored coating composition formulated to have a dried color that is substantially similar to the dried color of a commercially-available paint composition. The paint color card has a plur... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6761127 | Apparatus for curing floor coatings using ultraviolet radiation Machines and methods for curing ultraviolet (UV) curable floor coatings are provided. In one embodiment, the machine includes a UV radiation source having one or more lamps where each lamp is operable to simultaneously emit UV radiation at two or more wavelengths an... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6733630 | Method and apparatus for supporting a paper and board web in finishing equipment Method and assembly for supporting a web (1) during the postprocessing of a web of paper or board, in which method the web is passed from a preceding device to at least one next downstream located web treatment device (4) wherein to at least one side o... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6689218 | Systems for the deposition and curing of coating compositions Systems and methods for creating a combinatorial coating library including a coating system operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of materials suitable for forming at least one coating layer on a surface of one or more substrates and a curing... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6592665 | Method and apparatus for powder coating Plant for powder coating the surfaces of objects with polymeric powder having a melting and softening temperature below 100° C. The polymeric powder includes a polymer curable under the influence of electromagnetic radiation. Objects to be coated are pre... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6500260 | Apparatus for applying a coating material to sheets A method and apparatus for applying pressure sensitive adhesive to a substrate, in which the adhesive is deposited on a transfer surface, such as a circulating transfer belt, dried, and subsequently transferred to a plurality of overlapping sheets. The sh... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6368459 | Method and apparatus for coating a moving web of paper or board A method and apparatus for coating a moving web of paper or board from on sides with at least one coat layer. The coat is applied to the web by means of a film transfer coater (12) and next the web is passed to a dryer cylinder group (4) via an air-cushio... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6312523 | Apparatus of feedback control for the placement of a polymer composition into a web The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the controlled placement of a shear-thinnable polymer composition into a moving web. The controlled placement is preferably performed by applying the polymer composition onto a surface of a moving... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6123772 | Assembly for a paper web coating line An apparatus to facilitate tail threading of a paper web and a method of threading the tail of a paper web (1) to be coated through a coating line during startup or web break, in which an edge strip is slit from the web to act as the tail of the web which... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6051068 | System for selective treatment of a traveling paper web A system for selective treatment of a traveling web, preferably of paper or cardboard, by surface treatment or impregnation in which at least one coater is in the case of web treatment arranged after a dryer group for treatment of the one side of web. At ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5972113 | Apparatus and method for applying coating materials to individual sheet members Sheets to be coated with water-based coating material, for example a primer and a low adhesion backsize, are supplied from a feeder (1), in end-to-end overlapping relationship, to a dual coater (3) in which the sheets are coated individually on both sides... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5944898 | Apparatus for successive application of two coats of liquid or pasty medium on one side of a traveling web of material An apparatus for successive application of two coats of at least one coating medium on one side of a traveling fiber material web includes a rotating backing roll and a first rotating applicator roll having a roll surface. The first applicator roll and th... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5888592 | Laboratory drier and method Laboratory drier for the simulation of industrial lacquer drying installations, containing an irradiation space with IR emitters and a convection space adjacent to this and having ventilated and heated drying gases.... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5840416 | Lining material, method for coating a material for producing a lining, and apparatus A lining material for forming a tight barrier coating on a base material. The lining includes a thermoplastic polymer that does not cross-link in an aqueous dispersion. The thermoplastic polymer is 65%-85% of lining by dry matter weight. The lining also i... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5820673 | Apparatus for applying coatings to lenses and curing the coatings An apparatus for coating a lens and curing the coating on the lens including a lens carrier for griping and holding the lens, a housing having a first set of walls defining a coating chamber with an opening in one of the first walls, the housing also havi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5817215 | Assembly for a paper web coating line and a method for tail threading An apparatus to facilitate tail threading of a paper web and a method of threading the tail of a paper web (1) to be coated through a coating line during startup or web break, in which an edge strip is slit from the web to act as the tail of the web which... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5763003 | Method of covering a ribbon of optical fibers with a resin, and apparatus for implementing such a method A method and apparatus for covering a ribbon of optical fibers with a resin. The resin is polymerizable under the effect of UV radiation and forms a protective covering surrounding and holding the fibers. The method includes a pre-polymerization step duri... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5743962 | Product conveying system for coating and treating surfaces A work is applied with a solvent-containing thermosetting coating composition to a thickness larger than a limit thickness over which the coating composition on a surface of the work extending in a vertical direction will normally run or sag in a coating ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5698260 | Method and apparatus for coating containers A plurality of petri dishes or other glass or plastic containers are coated on the inside bottom surface of the containers by passing the containers through a coating or layering apparatus. The apparatus includes an indexing conveyor to sequentially pass ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5672376 | Method and apparatus for application of liquid materials onto substrates A method and apparatus for application of liquid materials onto substrates is provided. The present invention allows high speed selective application of curable liquids to a continuous succession of discrete substrates and subsequent curing of those liqui... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5650010 | Apparatus for two-side coating of a thin printing paper web containing mechanical pulp or recycled fiber A method and apparatus for two-side coating of a light base weight printing paper web containing mechanical pulp or recycled fiber. The first side of a web (5) is coated in a first coating station (1), the coating applied to the first side is dried at lea... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5573593 | Coating apparatus for selectively coating either or both sides of a traveling paper web A coating apparatus is disclosed for coating a web of paper. The apparatus includes a first and second roll having axes of rotation disposed parallel relative to each other such that the rolls define therebetween a first nip for the selective passage ther... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5567237 | Continuous drier for board-shaped piece material and coating installation comprising such a continuous drier A continuous drier for board-shaped piece material, especially for coated in-layers or printed circuit boards, is described which comprises a drying chamber, in which the board-shaped piece material to be dried is exposed to a guided air stream while bein... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5496406 | Coating device having infrared and suspension drying sections A device for coating a paper web includes two applicator rolls disposed parallel to one another, forming a roll gap for the passage of a paper web therethrough. At least one applicator for applying a coating onto a surface of at least one of the rolls is ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5325601 | Method for drying and curing a coated metal substrate A method and apparatus for drying and curing a coating which as been applied in liquid form to a metal substrate. The process and apparatus include a precuring or drying of the coating by rapidly heating the sheet in an electromagnetic induction coil to v... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5321896 | Apparatus for coating a metal substrate and for drying and curing said coating A method and apparatus for drying and curing a coating which as been applied in liquid form to a metal substrate. The process and apparatus include a precuring or drying of the coating by rapidly heating the sheet in an electromagnetic induction coil to v... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5288526 | Ventilated curing oven and preheat flash zone system for curing coatings on circuit boards Apparatus and process for curing conformal coatings on circuit boards being conveyed through a curing chamber within a UV oven. Warm air, exhausted from a lamp housing containing UV lamps for curing the coatings, is directed into a flash zone chamber thro... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5275663 | Process for preparing hydrophilic polymer film and apparatus thereof An apparatus for coating a hydrophilic film which includes a light reaction chamber having UV lamps on either side of the film, two cooling fans and a solvent deflation fan. There are also an air drying plates and coating nozzles.... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5155335 | Furnace for baking coating powder An oven for baking a powdered coating material to an object has an inlet air-shield chamber connected to the inlet side of a horizontal heating chamber. The inlet air-shield chamber is provided therein with a radiation heat source which heats the object a... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5060594 | Apparatus for painting Method including painting a water-based paint onto an article to obtain a water-based paint coat, initially predrying the water-based paint coat by heating with far infrared rays, further predrying the water-based coat by heating with hot air, and thereaf... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4960482 | Apparatus and method for manufacture of adhesive label An apparatus and method for producing a label which includes the use of an infrared dryer operating at 1200°-1500° F. to cure the adhesive before the underlying ink is re-wetted and runs.... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4908231 | Automobile coating heat treating process A process is disclosed for heat treating a coating applied to an automobile body. The process includes the steps of radiant heating of a coating prior to convection heating.... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4865874 | Apparatus and process for the manufacturing of sheets of safety glass with a superficial coating of plastic material An apparatus for the manufacture, on a commercial scale, of safety glass sheets for motor cars and/or buildings, having a superficial coating of plastic material, includes an automatically activated and self-propelled carriage for facilitating the sprayin... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4849598 | Method of and apparatus for baking coating layer utilizing electrical induction and eddy currents A coating layer such as a paint coating, a sealer, or the like on an electrically conductive workpiece such as an automotive body is baked or dried by holding an induction coil or induction coils closely to the workpiece, supplying an electric current to ... | 07/18/1989 |
