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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410541 | Roll coater assembly system A roll coater assembly system for application of a fluid material having a transport system with a part loading system, an application system, and a curing system for curing the material applied. The transport system is a continuous conveyor having a plurality of wo... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387683 | Discharging unit for discharging a photosensitive material, coater having the discharging unit, and apparatus for coating a photosensitive material having the coater A coating apparatus includes support for supporting a mother substrate including unit substrates, a coater for coating the unit substrate with photosensitive materials, a detector for detecting foreign matters, a remover for removing the foreign matters from the uni... | 06/17/2008 |
| 6776845 | Coating film forming method and system When a coating film is formed on a substrate, the inplane uniformity of the thickness of the coating film is enhanced to improve through put. Above the substrate, there are provided main and auxiliary nozzles separately movable, and monitoring means for monitoring t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6740195 | Detection of nontransient processing anomalies in vacuum manufacturing process A sensor, such as a mass spectrometer, capable of detecting the presence of materials in a sampled gas is interconnected with a processing chamber of a vacuum manufacturing tool. The sensor includes a timing circuit which is activated only if certain levels of speci... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6562139 | Computer controlled apparatus for fairing and painting of marine vessel surfaces An apparatus for finishing marine vessel surfaces including track-mounted robots, movable relative to the vessel being finished. The robots are controlled by a computer, with each robot having a plurality of tools attachable to the robots both for mapping... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6514346 | Method and apparatus for inserting and propelling a coating device into and through live gas pipeline Joints or other discontinuities in live gas pipelines are sealed by spraying the joint or discontinuity with a coating material by means of an explosion-resistant coating device (10), capable of traversing long lengths of pipe (14). The coating device is ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6398870 | Coating defect detecting and marking system A coating defect detecting and marking system is provided for automatic detection and marking of a coating defect on the body surface of a car. The system detects a spot to mend such as a flaw or coating defect on the outer surface of a coated car body an... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6290776 | Hot dip coating apparatus A hot dip coating apparatus enables stable and continuous production of a coated steel strip having a high degree of uniformity of the coating quality over the breadth of the steel strip and clean coated surfaces free of deposition of dross. The hot dip c... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6086954 | Method and apparatus for application of coating medium onto a traveling material web having a splice A method and an apparatus for direct or indirect one-sided or double-sided application of a liquid or pasty coating medium onto a spliced traveling material web, notably of paper or cardboard, includes at least one applicator applying the coating medium a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6013308 | Method and system for removing defects on coated surface A method for removing coating defects from a vehicle body or the like includes the steps of putting a defect information mark on a defect portion of an inspected object's coating, recognizing a position and a removal setting of the defect portion from the... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5942059 | Device and method for coating a rotating body with elastomeric wear layer A control apparatus and method for a coating device utilize a measurement system to determine whether a body supplied to the coating device is acceptable for coating and/or to establish template data in preparation for a coating operation. The measurement... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5922399 | Coating line system and method of repairing coating defect A coating line system has a main coating line including at least a main coating booth for coating a workpiece, and a coating repairing line branched from the main coating line downstream of an inspecting section for inspecting the coated workpiece for a c... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5913977 | Apparatus and method for internally coating live gas pipe joints or other discontinuities Joints or other discontinuities in live gas pipelines are sealed by spraying the joint or discontinuity with a coating material by means of an explosion-proof coating device, capable of traversing long lengths of pipe. The coating device is inserted into ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5875370 | Coating apparatus having a removable coating module for applying a protective coating to photosensitive material The present invention relates to a coating apparatus having a removable coating module for applying a protective coating to at least one surface of a photosensitive material. The coating apparatus can be a stand-alone unit and can be added to an existing ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5585137 | Apparatus and method of manufacturing fiber An apparatus includes a first waveguide having a first surface having a first hole through which a fiber passes, and a second surface having a second hole through which an object passes and opposing the first surface, a magic tee connected to the first wa... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5567240 | Apparatus for manufacturing ceramic green sheet laminate for an electronic component An apparatus including a supply source for a long composite which includes a long carrier film and a green ceramic layer continuously formed thereon along its longitudinal direction, a printing station, a drying station and a punching station. A conductor... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5498441 | Method and apparatus for creating a gelatin coating on a tablet The present invention includes a first coating section, a second coating section and a device for transferring products from the first to the second sections. The first section includes a feeding and loading station for depositing products onto product ho... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5489339 | Microelectronic processing machine An electrode capable of pushing against a silicon substrate with a constant force is mounted inside a vacuum chamber or a gas-replacing chamber. A bias voltage source can supply a given electrical current between the silicon substrate and the electrode. A... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5415693 | Paste applicator A paste applicator for drawing a paste pattern on a substrate has X- and Y-axis tables, on which the substrate is mounted, and a paste reservoir tube, a nozzle, a nozzle support and an optical displacement meter all fixed to a Z-axis table in opposite rel... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5413806 | Strip coating machine with thickness control A continuous strip coating machine has top and bottom applicator rolls and a backup roll adjacent the top applicator roll. A lift roll to lift the strip of material and thus vary the angle of wrap of the strip about the bottom applicator roll is provided.... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411588 | Device for processing disc-shaped registration carriers The invention relates to a device for processing disc-shaped registration carriers, provided with a number of processing stations in which the disc-shaped registration carriers are supported, and with a transport assembly by which said disc-shaped registr... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5324358 | Oiling frame for chemical fibre machines The present invention relates to an oiling frame for chemical fibre machines in which signal emitted by a sensor disposed above the filament bobbin winding machine of the chemical fibre machine for detecting broken filaments in any fibre strand is receive... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5306346 | Apparatus for coating fasteners A method and apparatus for coating a fastener with head and shank portions is disclosed. The invention includes the steps of and apparatus for transferring the fasteners from a feed mechanism such that the fasteners are positioned for coating. The fastene... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5228920 | Film coating unit Apparatus for applying protective coatings to photographic films or papers in web or sheet form. More specifically, apparatus for applying protective coatings that are curable by actinic radiation is provided. The apparatus includes a feeding station for ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5199992 | Apparatus for the single station balancing and correction of rotating workpieces The invention is a method and a master machine of carrying out the method, for balancing and correct a workpiece at a single station. The correction apparatus is a material applicator and ultraviolet light source which is controlled by a microprocessor to... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5141768 | Method and apparatus for correcting dynamic balance of rotating body The method and apparatus for correcting the dynamic balance of a rotating body, whereby the correction of the dynamic balance of a rotating body is achieved by fixing a correcting agent on the rotating body after the position of the dynamic unbalance and ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5069234 | Apparatus for treating an exterior pipe surface An apparatus for the treatment of an exterior pipe surface includes one or more nozzles or other treating means which are carried by a frame. The frame can be mounted around the pipe to be treated and is capable of moving along the pipe surface in longitu... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4971537 | Apparatus for puttying elongated plywood boards An automated machine for continuously puttying the side edges of a plurality of elongated plywood boards is disclosed. The device includes a laterally adjustable conveyor system for accommodating boards of various widths. Also included are a pair of oppos... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4934228 | System for diverting veneer sheets having offsize defects A system for detecting offsize defects and for segregating the veneer sheets containing the defects from the non-defective sheets. Scanners are positioned along the in-feed conveyor leading to the clipper. As offsize defects are identified, a computer det... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4865872 | Strip inspecting apparatus and associated method Apparatus for inspecting strip including metal strip includes inspection elements for monitoring a plurality of properties of the strip, a transport unit for passing the strip by the inspection elements and signal generators on the inspection elements for... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4842887 | Method of and system for coating exposed can edges At least one complete surface of at least one metallic part of a can is given a uniform coating of corrosion-preventing lacquer and this part is subsequently worked such that the metal of the part is exposed at regions at least immediately adjacent the co... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4746020 | Method and an apparatus for marking faults on rapidly moving material webs In a method of marking faults on rapidly moving material webs the material web is moved past a fault detection scanning device, which cyclically scans the web transverse to its longitudinal direction, and past a marking device at a defined distance theref... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4722297 | Film coater A coater applies ultraviolet curable coating material to the opposite sides of roll film by a double-sided coater which employs offset coating rolls and smoothing bars. A splice detector responds to the occurrence of a splice upstream of the coater and ca... | 02/02/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4644900 | Coating apparatus with automatic trough control and seam passage Coating apparatus (10) is disclosed which includes a foam table assembly (A), a coating roll (D), and an automatic trough control system (58). A blade assembly (B) having a coating blade (44) may be selectably positioned over a foam table (20) of the foam... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4612875 | Film coater A coater applies ultraviolet curable coating material to the opposite sides of roll film by a double-sided coater which employs offset coating rolls and smoothing bars. A splice detector responds to the occurrence of a splice upstream of the coater and ca... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4563140 | Apparatus for coating aligned cords The present invention provides an apparatus for continuously coating aligned cords having knots or other enlarged irregularities therein. A cord-alignment baffle means of novel construction located at the cord entrance of an extrusion coating die assembly... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4498415 | Detection of improper coating of sealing composition on can end disks Can end disks have annular, curled rims on which a sealing composition is applied as a coat to form airtight seals when the end disks are subsequently attached to can bodies. The sealing composition is sprayed onto the curled rim of each can end disk by a... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4493859 | Method for marking hot pipe A method and apparatus are disclosed for marking hot workpieces which are particularly useful in marking weld defects on hot continuous welded pipe immediately after fabrication. The method involves the application of a controlled flow of glass particles ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4358332 | Apparatus for coating paper with a plastic pattern A method and apparatus for applying to a surface of a continuous travelling web of paper a regular mesh-like pattern of thermoplastic stripes or strands. The plastic stripes or strands are extruded from nozzles supported a short distance above the travell... | 11/09/1982 |
