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| 8028648 | Rod cradle, instert to be used in a rod cradle, and method for inserting a rod in a rod cradle A rod cradle for a film, coating, or dam rod includes a frame profile (12) equipped with an insert groove (14), an insert (16) fitted into the insert groove, and the insert having a rod groove (18) and a rod (28) therein. The devic... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7329435 | Strand coating device and method Continuous void-free uniform coatings are formed on filamentous articles by applying a voided or otherwise substantially uneven coating to at least some of the exposed portion of a filamentous article or to a rotating substrate. The filamentous article or substrate ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318868 | Paste coating method A ceramic capacitor having a ceramic body and terminal electrodes, the ceramic body being substantially a rectangular parallelopiped in shape, the terminal electrodes being provided at the two ends of the ceramic body in the length direction, each terminal electrode... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311780 | Coating device and method using pick-and-place devices having equal or substantially equal periods A sufficient number of pick-and-place devices (e.g., rolls) whose periods of contact with a substrate are equal or substantially equal to one another are used to form continuous void-free uniform coatings despite the occurrence of unintended or intended coating cali... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7094290 | Light guiding plate manufacturing apparatus and light guiding plate manufacturing method A light guiding plate is manufactured with accuracy and at low cost. This invention comprises a cylindrical roller, which has a heater built-in, rotating while fixing a stamper having a dot pattern formed on its surface, substrate fixing means for reciprocating alon... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094668 | Annealing process and device of semiconductor wafer A device and method for annealing a wafer. The preferred embodiment includes applying a basic thermal budget to a weakened zone of a wafer, substantially evenly over the weakened zone. The basic thermal budget is insufficient to detach a detachment layer from a rema... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048969 | Coating device and coating method A coating device and a coating method are provided. The coating device comprises a coating station for coating a coating liquid on a band-shaped substrate running continuously, and a coat-adjusting station disposed downstream of the coating station for adjusting the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008209 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6946031 | Rod for a coating device, and process for producing the same A rod for a coating device, used when a continuously-running body is coated with a coating solution, includes: a columnar base material; and an abrasion-resistant coating formed on a circumferential surface of the base material. When a friction coefficient between t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926772 | Strand coating device and method Continuous void-free uniform coatings are formed on filamentous articles by applying a voided or otherwise substantially uneven coating to at least some of the exposed portion of a filamentous article or to a rotating substrate. The filamentous article or substrate ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911085 | Doctor blade dosing system Doctor blade dosing systems for devices used for coating material webs, particularly paper or paperboard webs, exist that have a doctor blade rod, which serves as a dosing element while being held inside a slot of a doctor blade bed that, in turn, is mounted in a su... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6786972 | Method and arrangement in a drive device of a rod coating station A method and arrangement using the drive device of a rod coating station to carry axial forces, in which the drive device includes at least a telescopic articulated shaft, at the first end of which is a changeable grooved rod and at the opposite end of which is the ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6770235 | Method for adjusting the shape of a low friction coating on a splined slip joint member A method for re-shaping portions of a coating applied to the surface of a component using a tool including a collet having a plurality of flexible arms with a wheel rotatably supported on each of the flexable arms, a nut and a sleeve. The tool is initially installed... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6752871 | Coating system for coating print carriers and coating machine having the system A coating system for coating print carriers includes at least one pump, at least one selection valve, a first metering device and a second metering device. The first metering device and the second metering device are constructed differently from one another with res... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6705505 | Paste providing method, soldering method and apparatus and system therefor A soldering system which reduces the numbers of steps for paste supply and soldering onto a printed circuit board. A printed circuit board has through holes through which a lead of each provided part is to be inserted. A printing mask is matched with the through hol... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6645297 | Roll coater for coating and method of manufacturing printed wiring board employing the roll coater A roll coater with which an interlaminar resin insulating layer and/or a solder resist layer can be formed with good thickness uniformity to enable the manufacture of a printed circuit board free from the no-hole defect and anomalies in the diameter and g... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616977 | Method and arrangement in a drive device of a rod coating station A method and arrangement using the drive device of a rod coating station to carry axial forces, in which the drive device includes at least a telescopic articulated shaft, at the first end of which is a changeable grooved rod and at the opposite end of wh... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6592931 | Coating method In a coating method, a precoating layer is applied to one surface of a web W laid between a plurality of web guide rollers GR while a leading end surface of an extrusion-type head portion EX is pressed against the one surface of the web. Accordingly, entr... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6444270 | Photo film coating method for coating web-shaped base material In a coating method using a coating rod, the coating rod is rotated in the reverse direction with respect to the running direction of the web, and the absolute value of V1 /V2 is set between 0.0001 and 0.06, where V1 (cm/s... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6187095 | Process and apparatus for coating surgical sutures The present invention provides a process and apparatus for coating sutures.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6149726 | Floating doctoring apparatus A device for doctoring and/or metering a liquid or viscous medium on a moving operating surface includes a doctoring assembly having a doctoring surface extending transversely across the entire operating surface and pressing thereagainst. A doctoring supp... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6126748 | Stator core resin remover A system for removing resin from the stator core of a stator of a motor involves means for removing resin (1) from an inner circumferential surface surrounding the bore of the stator core; (2) from the outer circumferential surface of the stator core; and... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123770 | Apparatus for coating a paper web An apparatus for coating a paper web in which a coating mix is applied onto a paper web using an applicator unit which forms a linear mechanical force on the web against a first backing surface situated on the back side of the web. The coating mix applied... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6099909 | Method and device for coating a size-press roll, paper, or board The invention relates to a coating method and device for coating a size-press roll, paper or board or a corresponding moving base. The coating device comprises a revolving coating bar which rests against the moving base and extends across the machine widt... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6016286 | Depth control device for an underwater cable A depth control device for an underwater cable includes a rotary actuator having a rotating output shaft connected to a swash plate. Rotation of the swash plate by the actuator causes a rocker arm to pivot about an axis transverse to the axis of the outpu... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6005828 | Acoustic positioning of seismic ocean bottom cable A seismic ocean bottom positioning device include a series of seismic stations spaced apart at a predetermined interval along a cable. Each station includes a hydrophone, a motion sensing device such as a geophone and an acoustic positioning circuit. A pr... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5972418 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a workpiece having a rotation-symmetrically hardened surface area In a method and an apparatus for the manufacture of a workpiece with a rotation-symmetrically hardened surface area, the workpiece surface area to be hardened is initially applied with a carrier film of pulverized alloying elements. A roll is radially inf... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967035 | Applicator system roll An applicator system roll for direct or indirect application of a coating medium onto a traveling fiber material web includes a core substantially comprised of a fiber composite material and a cover substantially surrounding the core.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5922128 | Applicator device for coating running webs In a device for the coating of a running web of paper or cardboard, provisions are that in a press gap formed between two rolls a coating substance applied in a very small quantity on the surface of the one roll is first pressed on the web leaving a very ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5849145 | Device and a process for the continuous, warm smearing of hotmelt adhesive onto a plastic film A device and the related process for the continuous, warm smearing of a thin, hotmelt adhesive layer onto a plastic film (8) to be coupled with a paper support, comprising a blade (1) dosing device for the hotmelt adhesive, with means for adjusting the wi... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5820935 | Coating method and coating apparatus including uniformly floating rotating member in fluid reservoir In a coating method and apparatus for applying coating liquid onto a web, the coating apparatus includes a rotating member rotatable and contacting with the web; and a support member supporting rotatably the rotating member and including a liquid reservoi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5755883 | Roll coating device for forming a thin film of uniform thickness A roll coater for forming a film of uniform thickness on a substrate W includes a bottom plate 6 for transporting the substrate W in a predetermined direction F, a coating rubber roll 4 for transferring a coating liquid Q adhering to the outer circumferen... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5749970 | Apparatus for coating outer peripheral surface of columnar structural body with a coating material Apparatus for coating an outer periphery of a columnar structural body comprising (a)a holder for supporting a columnar structural body; (b) a coater for coating the outer periphery of the columnar structural body with a coating material, (c) a feeder for... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5738907 | Conductive metal porous sheet production A porous product, typically a metal foam sheet, is produced as a tailored, engineered product. The porous product can have enhanced strength, as well as more desirable electrical and mechanical properties. The product which first exists typically as a fle... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5693142 | Wheel applicator device for applying adhesive, especially to the spines of books during bookbinding Wheel apparatus (1) for applying adhesive to books includes a wheel (30) rotating about a horizontal axis. A portion of the wheel below the axis rotates between two walls (90) rising from the bottom of the adhesive reservoir (34). A metering surface (84) ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5650193 | Coating method having particulate material introduced from within the gap region between applicators There is disclosed a coating method involving a dispensing apparatus defining a particulate material exit opening including: (a) rotating a first applicator and an adjacent second applicator against a substrate, wherein the first applicator and the second... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5607728 | Roller coating system for impregnation of multi-filament web with resin, and method of making a fiber/resin composite material An apparatus for coating a web by contact with a transfer roll partially immersed in a reservoir of coating material and rotated into resin-transferring contact with the web on a first main web surface thereof. The web in passage away from the transfer ro... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5605575 | Interchangeable adhesive-applying apparatus A method and an operator interchangeable apparatus with fast warm up time for coating flowable and pasty materials onto a workpiece, especially for the application of glue and other adhesive substances to the back of signatures in bookbinding and the like... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5599392 | Rod holder with separate positionable contact elements for rod metering A rigid metal housing is positioned downstream of a coating applicator. The housing supports a plurality of positionable contact elements formed of a low friction, high wear-resistant material, which extend inwardly from the housing to engage a slow speed... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5595601 | Coating bar for a bar coater A coating bar for a bar coater, wherein the coating bar is supported substantially over its entire length revolving in a cradle fixed to the frame of the coater. The coating bar is profiled and surface-treated by boronizing so that a layer of iron boride ... | 01/21/1997 |
