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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347899 | Decorator temperature control system A decorator temperature control system includes a recirculation loop configured to recirculate a solution and a feeder line configured to receive the solution from the recirculation loop and deliver the solution to at least one ink roller on a decorator. A feed valv... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332037 | Numerical jet machine for the application of a coating onto a substrate The invention concerns a contactless numerical printing machine for products of average fluidity, such as varnish, glue, and conducting or scratchable ink, onto a substrate of variable thickness and dimensions. The machine includes a special device for printing with... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7270409 | Liquid applying apparatus and ink jet printing apparatus A liquid applying apparatus and an ink jet printing apparatus can reduce evaporation that may occur when an application liquid is left in a liquid holding member for a long time. The liquid holding member forms a space between an elastic member and a roller to hold ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270749 | Pump system A pumping system comprising: (a) an inlet adapted for connection with a supply of low pressure water; (b) a filtration unit in fluid communication with the inlet, wherein the filtration unit filters impurities from the low pressure water so as to discharge a flow of... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7211733 | Electric wire, electric wire connection method and wire harness A first marking and a second marking, indicating a connection form, are provided on a covering sheath at a connection position of a first wire serving as a main wire. Therefore, an operation is carried out at a region between the first marking and the second marking... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7163716 | Method of depositing granules onto a moving substrate A method for depositing granules (48) onto a substrate (14) comprises providing a hopper (36) for granules with a discharge slot (46), moving a gate (50) across the slot to open and close the slot so that when the slot is open gran... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140164 | Method of and apparatus for applying adhesive to running webs of paper and the like A novel and improved method of applying adhesive to one side of a running web of wrapping material for a rod-like filler of filter material for tobacco smoke includes directing toward the one side of the web a stream of adhesive which issues from an open-and-shut or... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111916 | System and method of fluid level regulating for a media coating system An apparatus for the management of the fluid level in a media coating system. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a supply item for the storage of a media coating fluid and an applicator having a trough for receiving the media coating fluid from the supply item. Th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7049827 | Servicing device and furthermore expendable material and a capacitive sensor therefor A servicing device and more particularly an oiler or a filter device, for the preparation of a pressure medium, which comprises a capacitive sensor having at least one first electrode responsive to at least one operational parameter of the servicing device. An expen... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021329 | Vaporizing pressure regulator A vaporizing pressure regulator is provided, comprising: a valve body having a flow path therethrough and a pressure responsive valve carried in the flow path to regulate the flow of a fluid; and a heat source operatively associated with the valve body to heat fluid... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6955721 | System and method of coating print media in an inkjet printer A coating apparatus for applying a coating liquid to a printing substrate. The coating apparatus has a rotatable first roll and a rotatable second roll, each having a surface energy. The second roll is positioned adjacent to the first roll and defines with the first... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929698 | Vehicle powder coating system An apparatus for applying powder coating material onto large objects such as automotive, truck or other vehicle bodies includes a powder spray booth defining a controlled area within which to apply powder coating material onto the vehicle bodies, a powder kitchen lo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6419745 | Method and apparatus for polymer application to intracorporeal device A method and apparatus for applying a polymer coating on an elongated substrate, preferably an elongate intracorporeal device in the form of a guidewire. An extrudable polymer cartridge is moved by a cartridge advancement mechanism into a guide chamber wh... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6379464 | Apparatus for applying material to a target in relative motion to a dispenser A method and apparatus for selectively applying, a material to a target moving along a path is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one detector for identifying an upstream position of the target; a dispenser spaced downstream from the detector by a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6190727 | Liquid coating spray applicator and method providing automatic spread rate control A spray application apparatus and method, well suited for use in a plywood production resin spray line, provides automatic control of the spread rate of resin applied to the veneer layers built-up to form plywood panels. In lieu of the conventional trial ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6174372 | Duplex type coating apparatus A pair of left and right dies 12 and 14 are installed on both sides of a transfer path of a web 7 and ejection paths 30 of coating solution are made freely openable and closable by installing rotary valves 37 at insides of the dies 12 and 14 by which when... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6017643 | Hot-dip aluminized steel sheet, method of manufacturing the same and alloy-layer control apparatus In order to provide a hot-dip aluminized steel sheet with increased peeling resistance of the coating layer, the thickness of the Fe--Al--Si alloy-layer is set to be 1-5 μm, while the maximum differential unevenness of thickness of the Fe--Al--Si alloy l... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5876784 | Treatment device, particularly for a transverse sizing machine The present invention pertains to a treating device 1, especially a rotating transverse gluing mechanism for high-speed, register mark-related paper or film webs 2. The movements of the transverse gluing mechanism 1 are synchronized with the web 2, and th... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5776251 | Duplex type coating apparatus and coating system In a duplex type coating apparatus, a left-right pair of dies and are disposed on opposite sides of a carrying path of a web, the dies and are each made up of an upper member and a lower member, a tip part of the lower member projects further toward the c... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5766357 | Apparatus for fiber impregnation An apparatus for fiber impregnation for use in a fiber placement system is disclosed. Resin is impregnated in the fiber rovings as they pass through a manifold. The manifold includes grooves for the fibers to travel, a reservoir to receive the resin and c... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5698034 | Electrical control circuit for controlling the speed and position of a rotary screen coater with respect to the line speed and position of a moving web A hot melt material coating system (10) is provided, comprising (i) a rotary coater (12) driven by a motor (604); (ii) a rotary coater position, speed and direction indicator (610) operatively connected to the rotary coater and providing a signal represen... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5641356 | Automated apparatus for coating discrete lengths of web A web coating apparatus includes a supply roll of web and a wind-up spindle for receiving a discrete length of the web. Fluid is discharged from a coating die in a direction toward the wind-up spindle to coat the web as the web is wound about the wind-up ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5620513 | In-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5584932 | Electrical control circuit for controlling the speed and position of a rotary screen coater with respect to the line speed and position of a moving web A hot melt material coating system (10) is provided, comprising (i) a rotary coater (12) driven by a motor (604); (ii) a rotary coater position, speed and direction indicator (610) operatively connected to the rotary coater and providing a signal represen... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5558716 | Coating machine with an adjustable nozzle and a pressure sensor A coating machine comprising a backing roll and a lip-type nozzle with a doctor edge. The nozzle comprises a first chamber connected to the inlet, a passage, and an outlet for discharging the liquid coating material under pressure toward a web on the back... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5447566 | Paper coating and drying machine A paper tinting and drying machine has a tinting module and a dryer module spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance so that aqueous liquid ink with less than five percent volatile organic compounds by volume applied to the underside of th... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5441567 | Apparatus for manufacturing strips of thermal transfer recording sheets A strip or roll of thermal transfer type recording sheet has a base film on one side of which a hot-melt ink layer is formed for recording on paper or other surface by thermal transfer. An end mark or marks to be detected optically for warning the user of... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5378503 | Adjustable blade coater A web coater is provided with a doctor blade having an active edge or tip engaging the web at a predetermined position. The force applied by such active edge is adjusted by movement of jaws gripping the opposite edge of the blade. The jaws are moved along... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5328512 | Chambered spray-application system A sprayer of an elongated shape receives a desired liquid from an outside urce and spray-applies the liquid onto a fiber in response to motivating force provided by pressurized gas. The unsprayed, virgin fiber enters the sprayer through an inlet hole, is ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5308398 | Device for the contact-free application of a strip of liquid to a moving web of material In the case of an apparatus for the contact-free application of a liquid strip, more particularly a strip of glue, on a moving web of material, comprising at least one application head, which is provided with at least one nozzle arranged at a distance fro... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5203923 | Apparatus for painting highway markings A method and apparatus for painting traffic marking lines over old paint markings on road pavement is disclosed. The apparatus, normally installed on a marking vehicle having a paint gun and a paint supply, includes a detector which illuminates the paveme... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5107790 | Two headed coater Coating apparatus for applying continuous or spot coatings to an image printed surface includes a plate cylinder; a blanket cylinder for transferring a coating material from the plate cylinder to the copies; a blanket coating roller for transferring a con... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5056462 | Coating system with correction for non-linear dispensing characteristics A coating system is provided with a controller which transforms a demand signal responsive to the speed, relative to the dispensing apparatus, of an object to be coated, into a control signal which adjusts for the non-linear output characteristics of the ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5037665 | Method of creating a registered pattern on a metal coil and associated apparatus A method for creating a registered pattern on a metal coil includes providing a pattern applicator roll and a drive motor for rotating the roll, moving the coil into contact with the applicator roll to permit it to create a pattern sequentially on the mov... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5029553 | Apparatus for providing a uniform coating on a continuous horizontally moving metal strip An apparatus for providing a uniform application of a functional coating to one or both sides of a moving metal strip includes an enclosed cabinet in which a corona discharge field is established between high voltage electrodes and the strip. The coating ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4896274 | Velocity proportional dac for use with a program controlled manipulator A machine and control are provided for effecting motion of a function element, such as an adhesive material dispensing gun, and controlling the operation of the function element by means of a control signal proportional to the velocity of a workpoint asso... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4891249 | Method of and apparatus for somewhat-to-highly viscous fluid spraying for fiber or filament generation, controlled droplet generation, and combinations of fiber and droplet generation, intermittent and continuous, and for air-controlling spray deposition The invention relates to an apparatus and method of controlling the generation of somewhat-to-highly viscous fluid fibers, droplets and combinations of the same, including hot melt adhesive and other fluids, that comprises, spraying a stream of such press... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4839202 | Method and apparatus for coating a moving substrate Apparatus and process for applying a coating of material to a moving substrate. Use of apparatus of this invention enables varying the quantity of liquid material supplied to an atomizing nozzle proportionately with any variance in speed of the substrate ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4829793 | Ultra uniform fluid application apparatus A fluid jet applicator is disclosed which senses orifice plate fluid pressure and the fabric substrate speed and electronically controls the flow of fluid by modulating fluid pressure in accordance with the speed and characteristics of the fabric substrat... | 05/16/1989 |
