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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384437 | Apparatus for making abrasive article The invention provides a method and apparatus for making an abrasive product comprising providing a substantially horizontally deployed flexible backing having a first surface bearing an at least partially cured primer coating and an opposite second surface; providi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350315 | Edge wheel dry manifold A apparatus for drying a substrate includes a vacuum manifold positioned adjacent to an edge wheel. The edge wheel includes an edge wheel groove for receiving a peripheral edge of a substrate, and the edge wheel is capable of rotating the substrate at a desired set ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326298 | Wire insulating line In a wire insulating line, a cooling device that cools down a traveling high-temperature linear material, which is resin-coated by an extruder, in cooling water includes a reservoir tank that reserves the cooling water and allows the linear material to pass therein,... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301277 | Electro-optical apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic instrument The invention achieves a reduction in a thickness while suppressing a thermal effect. An apparatus includes a light-emitting element and a sealing layer to hermetically seal the light-emitting element. The sealing layer includes a heat radiation layer having thermal... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7208194 | Method and machine for producing optical compensation sheet A film sheet which has a polymer layer formed of a coating solution is drawn from a balk roll and transported toward a rubbing apparatus. Thereby, first and second blowers sequentially disposed respectively apply to the polymer layer an air of temperature 45±2° C.... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204911 | Process and apparatus for forming discrete microcavities in a filament wire using a polymer etching mask A microcavity-forming system for making microcavities in a wire (especially a tungsten filament wire). The system has a coating station receiving the wire and applying a polymer coating to the wire. A mask-forming station receives the polymer-coated wire and blows m... | 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 |
| 7140153 | Synthetic roofing shingles Disclosed is a coated synthetic shingle that exhibits increased resistance to ultra-violet radiation. The shingle is useable for roofing applications and includes a substrate having a substrate surface and a base coat that is applied to the substrate surface. The ba... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7037373 | Apparatus for improving corrosion resistance of chrome plated material An apparatus for improving the corrosion resistance of chrome plated materials that provides for heating the chrome plated materials above the melting point of a buffing compound, and then buffing the heated materials with the buffing compound applied. An induction ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001465 | Mixing and application system, method and material A container with a quantity of coating liquid includes a luminescent pigment and a paint base. An impeller is in proximity to the bottom of the container to keep the pigment in suspension in the paint base. The container also has a linear inlet slot and a linear out... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969412 | Abrasive product, method of making and using the same, and apparatus for making the same The invention provides a method and apparatus for making an abrasive product comprising providing a substantially horizontally deployed flexible backing having a first surface bearing an at least partially cured primer coating and an opposite second surface; providi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945299 | Terminal electrode forming method in chip-style electronic component and apparatus therefor The invention provides an electrode forming method with steps of arraying chip-style electronic components on an arraying flat bed thereby positioning and aligning the components, lowering a film coated with an adhesive in relative manner together with an adhering t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932869 | UV-cure of coating for optical fiber assisted by ultrasound The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for curing coatings on optical fibers, without creating additional heat and compromising the manufacturing speed of optical fibers. The present invention uses at least one ultrasonic transducer coupled ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923862 | Device for coating a conductor wire The invention provides a device for coating a conductor wire, the device comprising an enameling oven, the oven comprising a chamber through which the wire coated in an enameling varnish passes, and being provided for this purpose with a wire inlet and a wire outlet... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923864 | Plant for the dip-coating of a metal strip The subject of the invention is a plant for the continuous dip-coating of a metal strip (1), of the type comprising a tank (11) containing a liquid metal bath (12), a duct (13) through which the metal strip (1) runs and the lower e... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6843200 | Method and device in a paper machine, coating machine, intermediate winder, unwind stand of a slitter-winder, or in any other device for treatment of a web The invention concerns a method and a device in a paper machine, coating machine, intermediate winder, unwind stand of a slitter-winder, or in any other device for treatment of a web. In the event of disturbance, the web (P) is made to be wound in a controlled way a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841004 | Optical fiber coating device having cooler Disclosed is an optical fiber coating device for coating the outer circumference of the optical fiber with the coating material, in which the coating device is provided with and a gas provider for providing an environmental gas within the coating device, and a coole... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837930 | Continuous ceramic composite plating method and apparatus for long doctor base materials A continuous ceramic composite plating apparatus for producing long doctor materials having pinch rollers for continuously straightening out long doctor materials plated from a take-up reel(s) by a method comprising a degreasing step, rinsing step, acid immersion, r... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6800327 | Method and apparatus for coating metal strip, particularly cold-rolled steel strip A method and an apparatus for coating metal strip, particularly cold-rolled steel strip, with a coating metal which is in the molten state. The metal strip is heated and annealed in a heating furnace and subsequently the required strip temperature and surface proper... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6758903 | Apparatus for coating metal strip A method and apparatus for extrusion coating both sides of a metal strip. A metal strip, such as aluminum alloy strip, is moved through a pre-conditioner, two extrusion dies, a post-heater and a cooling system. Both sides of the strip are coated with thin coatings o... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6730165 | Polymer impregnation process A device for impregnating a paper web with a molten polymer to produce a paper with improved resistance to oil and grease are provided. The device includes, as part of an on-machine process, an ordinary paper web composed of cellulose or synthetic fibers, a polymer ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6719845 | Gapped bedplate for uniform carpet back coating The present invention relates to an improved doctor blade and bedplate apparatus wherein there is a recess in the bedplate from some position upstream of the doctor blade to some position downstream of the doctor blade. This recess or gap in the area of the bedplate... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6648973 | Process for the treatment of a fiber A process using ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 160 to 500 nanometers without higher wavelengths and a high intensity between about 1 and 40 watts/cm2 to surface treat a carbon containing fiber is described. The treated fiber contains ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6627261 | Spray-coating method and spray-coater The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for coating a moving paper web (2), in which method the web (2) to be coated is passed to a coater station and the coating is applied to at least one surface of the moving web (2) by means of sprayin... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6596203 | Method and apparatus for increasing UV dose and throughput of high speed UF curing processes An assembly for curing a linear work product which is passed through a curing oven at high speed along a first path the assembly having a first path altering member, such as a sheave, re-directing the work product through the oven along at least a second ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6572703 | Fabric making apparatus An apparatus for forming and finishing a continuous fabric web in a single operation. The apparatus includes a fabric web forming station for forming a continuous fabric web and a finishing station downstream from the fabric web forming station for receiv... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6569247 | Arrangement in connection with fibre coating line The invention relates to an arrangement in connection with a fibre coating line which comprises a fibre payout device (1) from which fibres are arranged to be guided to a press (2) for forming a coating round the fibres, a cooling device (3) for cooling a... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6554899 | Paper coating apparatus An apparatus for coating paperboard comprising a flame treater, a heater, a coater for applying a thin coating of a water-dispersible polymer, a dryer, and a cooler with an air curtain to keep the heat confined to the hot end of the apparatus.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6540829 | Metal roofing shingle stock and method for making it A coil coating system for embedding discrete masses of material in a resinous coating on sheet metal as it is pulled from a dispensing coil through a series of rollers, said system comprising a paint pan, a roller rotating in the pan and picking up said r... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537374 | Method and system for cooling strip material A method and a system for cooling a steel strip are disclosed. A high water volume mist cooler and a low water volume mist cooler are disposed along a direction in which the steel strip travels. The high water volume mist cooler sprays high water volume m... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533863 | Gapped bedplate for uniform carpet back coating The present invention relates to an improved doctor blade and bedplate apparatus wherein there is a recess in the bedplate from some position upstream of the doctor blade to some position downstream of the doctor blade. This recess or gap in the area of t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6524388 | Coating apparatus with a rotatable backing rolling and method thereof A coating apparatus and a coating method are provided capable of adjusting the coating conditions into optimum and producing stabilized coating film continuously. The coating apparatus comprises a backing roll 2; a coating color delivery slit 4; a gas cha... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6485566 | Method and apparatus for prewetting yarn Prewetting yarn by applying a liquid spray to the yarn before applying size to the yarn. A yarn sheet comprising a plurality of yarns is moved past one or more sprayers for directing a spray of prewetting liquid to the surface of the yarn. The amount of p... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6461671 | Paper coating apparatus and method for coating paper Apparatus and method for coating a moving paper web, in which the web to be coated is first guided to a coating station correctly aligned and a first side of the web is coated with a coat layer. Next, the web is guided upwards from the coating station and... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6425344 | Device for coating a web-like sheet formation With a method and a device for coating a continuously delivered, web-like sheet formation (2) a first layer (3) of a paste-like plastic is deposited in sections. A second layer (4) of powder-like thermoplastic plastic is subsequently flatly scattered on. ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6372090 | Method and apparatus for handling paper or cardboard webs A method and apparatus for producing paper or board, according to which the paper or board web is transferred continuously supported through a drying section of a paper or cardboard machine and both sides of the web are treated with a treating agent on a ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6319319 | Coating spreading machine A coating spreading machine for spreading resin onto a printed layer film of a plastic tile is provided. The printed layer film is rolled up around a roller and then fed to the spreading machine. The spreading machine has a coating spreading device and a ... | 11/20/2001 |
