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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328862 | Method and device for electrostatic coating An intermediate storage vessel has a cylinder container, a piston provided in the cylinder container so as to be slidable in a reciprocating manner, and an inpour hole portion is provided above the discharge hole portion. An insulation cover is provided so as to cov... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325750 | Powder coating system with improved overspray collection Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7134618 | Dry powder injector Methods, processes, and apparatuses for the large scale synthesis of carbon nanostructures are provided. Metal catalysts having small diameter and narrow distribution of particle sizes are prepared and continuously injected as aerosols into a reactor. The metal cata... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097121 | Color shuttle valve arrangement of a coating plant Valve assemblies for the color change valve arrangement of a coating plant, for example for the production coating of vehicle bodies, wherein various measures are proposed to miniaturize the needle valves forming the valve body of the color changer based on the prin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051950 | Atomizer for coating unit and method for its material supply The atomizer (Z) of an electrostatic coating unit contains a dosing pump (DP) connected between the atomization device (4) and a scrapeable coiled pipe (10) which serves as a space-saving paint supply vessel and which is also situated in the atomizer. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6972052 | Rotational atomizer with external heating system In a coating device with a rotary atomizer, for preventing the condensation of spray cabin air on components cooled by the lower-pressure exhaust air of the drive turbine of the atomizer, a heating device is provided, which can heat air flowing through the atomizer ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6875278 | Modular powder application system A powder atomizer comprises a rotatable powder conveying brush operably associated with a powder supply. A powder receptacle has an inlet and an outlet. The powder conveying brush extends along the inlet and supplies powder to the receptacle. A rotatable powder mete... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860434 | Apparatus for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using electrospray device and method thereof An apparatus and method for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using an electrospray device is disclosed. One or more capillary provided at its tip with a nozzle is positioned within a guide duct and precursors such as metal organic materials and metal halogen compo... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6849129 | Paint-spraying apparatus for applying liquid coating material to workpieces The paint-spraying apparatus exhibits a supply line 7 for coating material, extending from the color changer to the atomizer. Cut-off valves 26, 27 installed in the supply line delimit an insulating section 25 of said supply line, which insulati... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6644768 | Three- and two-dimensional images formed by suspended or transitory colorant in a volume An arbitrary 3D or 2D shape is formed by construction from colorant in a volume--which may be cylindrical, annular, or of arbitrary cross-section, depending on form of the invention. In some forms, a 2D-extended array of colorant-ejecting nozzles is dispo... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6571793 | Optimization of an electrostatically dosed dry powder inhaler A method and a process are disclosed for optimizing an electrostatically dosed dry powder inhaler (EDPI) for utilization of a prepared pre-metered electro-dose consisting of a electro-powder. An arrangement is set-up for measuring parameters affecting a s... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6299073 | Paint spray housing for reducing paint buildup A paint spray system for directing paint to a part has a paint atomizer head having a bell housing and a bell-atomizer. An electrically conductive tape is applied to a surface of the paint atomizer. The tape may be applied to the bell housing or the front... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6276618 | Electrostatic powder spray gun In an electrostatic powder spray gun, a cylindrical air curtain is formed toward the front side of a gun main body by supplying compressed air to an air chamber formed between the outer peripheral surface of a cover member and an outer cylinder so as to e... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6220791 | Apparatus and method for the aerosolization of powders An apparatus and method for the aerosolization of powders is disclosed. The invention includes a chamber in which a cloud of aerosolized powder is formed, the cloud having a relatively even distribution of powder particles. A Bernoulli tube may be used to... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5826805 | Electrostatic coating machine An electrostatic coating machine comprising at least two paint tanks (13A, 13B) for pushing out a paint by a pressure of a hydraulic fluid which one is attached to a rotary base (14) while being electrically insulated from each other, and can be positione... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5443210 | Spraying apparatus The present invention relates to a spraying apparatus and a method of using the same. The spraying apparatus can be used in the spraying of herbicides or insecticides from an aircraft or from the ground. The apparatus provides a separation chamber to remo... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5246166 | Spraying apparatus The present invention relates to a spraying apparatus and a method of using the same. The spraying apparatus can be used in the spraying of herbicides or insecticides from an aircraft or from the ground. The apparatus provides separation means to remove t... | 09/21/1993 |
| 4757328 | Ink jet charging plant and drop-catcher assembly There is described a printing head useful in an ink-jet printer to print on a recording medium, comprising jet forming means for forming spaced drops of ink, charging means adjacent the forming means for inducing an electric charge in selected some of the... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4736209 | Tensionable ground electrode for fluid-jet marking apparatus An electrode for use in a fluid-jet marking apparatus includes a flexible and tensionable electrode member mounted in confronting, substantially parallel alignment to a linear array of fluid droplet streams. The mounting of the flexible and tensionable el... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4700896 | Rotary type electrostatic spray painting device A rotary type electrostatic spray painting device comprising a rotary shaft supported by static pressure air bearings in a non-contact state. A drive turbine wheel and a braking turbine wheel are fixed to the rotary shaft. A paint injection nozzle is prov... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4621268 | Fluid application method and apparatus Fluid is applied in droplet form to a substrate by feeding the fluid to a nozzle so that the fluid issues from the nozzle as a single substantially coherent jet following a single jet flight path, causing the jet to break up into a series of substantially... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4489894 | Inductively charged spraying apparatus A spraying apparatus to deliver inductively charged spray, for example to crops. The apparatus includes a spray head and electrodes to apply a potential difference in the region of the spray head to charge spray. An aspirating means is arranged to remove ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4422576 | Electrostatic coating machine and method of changing color of paints thereby An electrostatic coating machine comprises a coating machine main body having a rotary atomizing head and a cleaning shroud, a plurality of color change valve mechanisms for feeding paints and cleaning fluids to the rotary atomizing head, a first change-o... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4310474 | Method and apparatus for generating a vapor stream A method of generating a vapor stream is disclosed which comprises the steps of providing a jet of electrostatically chargeable liquid particles and electrostatically controlling the jet so as to meter some of the liquid particles into a vaporizer for a p... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4212266 | Catcher and return device for oversprayed powder A powder system for electrostatically applying a powder coating to a can body side seam area. The system incorporates a catcher which is positioned and is of a configuration to catch and return substantially all of the powder overspray and stray powder pa... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4025660 | Method of masking, venting and coating the inside of a receptacle In a method for coating the inside of a receptacle, fluid flow is controlled by a valve that has a torpedo shaped valving member in the middle of an enlarged passageway. The valving member contains an elastomeric sleeve that expands outwardly from a hinge... | 05/24/1977 |
