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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6849125 | Apparatus for applying flowable materials to manufactured building products A device is provided for flooding a flowable material onto and/or into a manufactured building product. The device includes a framework. A flood system is arranged in the framework to apply the flowable material to manufactured building product. An infeed station in... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6802903 | Apparatus for applying adhesive to tubing An apparatus and method are provided for applying adhesive to an outer circumference of a section of tubing. The apparatus includes opposed grippers with concave adhesive transfer areas that can be moved into surrounding relationship with the tubing. Adhesive dispen... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6682599 | System for manufacturing a trim panel A system for manufacturing a trim panel includes a plurality of rollers for routing a foam core of the trim panel along a path. A first doctor blade for applying an adhesive resin is disposed adjacent to the first side of the foam core. A second doctor bl... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6668894 | Film layer separation device for multi-layer disks A film layer separation device for multilayer disks is disclosed. With the help of a stamper made of magnetic materials, the film layer separation is achieved through the attractive force imposed on the stamper by electromagnetic tearing. The device conta... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6493928 | Electronic unit manufacturing apparatus An electronic unit manufacturing apparatus includes: a cream solder printer for printing cream solder on one side of a printed-circuit board; a chip placement machine for placing a plane-mounted part on the printed-circuit board on which the cream solder ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6235117 | Squeegee roll for thin sheet handling system An apparatus for advancing, guiding, and processing flexible sheet members through a processing area in which fluid contacts the flexible sheet members is provided. The apparatus includes a roller conveyor which is adapted to convey the flexible sheet mem... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6110320 | Process for coating a solution onto a substrate The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of using the apparatus for applying a substantially uniform coating of solution onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a substrate support having a compressible surface.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6079352 | Apparatus for coating a solution onto a sheet substrate The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of using the apparatus for applying a substantially uniform coating of solution onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a substrate support having a compressible surface.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5637147 | Calendar for producing a sheet having wax-containing dispersion thereon A calender for applying a dispersion of solid resins, wax dispersions and surface materials on sections or particularly sheets, with a heatable calender roller, a counterpressure roller disposed at the inlet of the section or sheet and a take-off roller, ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5320876 | Transfer apparatus and method According to the present, invention, when transferring a pattern of projections and valleys of a stamper to a UV curable resin coated on a disc base plate, the disc base plate is pressed against the stamper while the stamper is maintained at a constant te... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5196241 | Method for processing substrates printed with phase-change inks Methods and apparatus for processing printed substrates having a phase change ink layer of non-uniform thickness are disclosed. Application of a combination of heat and pressure reorients the printed ink layer to provide a layer having a substantially uni... | 03/23/1993 |
| 4940013 | Apparatus for coating fabric webs Disclosed is an apparatus for use in coating and possibly impregnating fabric webs with a coating compound. The apparatus utilizes a magnetic element or cylinder, located on a first side of a fabric web, to attract a magnetically attractable squeegee devi... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4938835 | Apparatus for applying liquid, pasty or plastic substances to a substrate In an apparatus for applying liquid, pasty or plastic substances, particularly thermoplastic substances, to a substrate with a device for melting the substances and a feed head for transferring the melted substances to the substrate via at least one nozzl... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4907528 | Deflection compensating device for a smoothing device for a coating applying unit The smoothing device has a support beam. The beam is compensated along its line of flexure by a support member arranged centrally in it and which corrects the flexure of the support beam, which is due to the effect of gravity thereon or to a lesser extent... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4895098 | Lubricant applicator A lubricant applicator has a horizontally oriented spindle on which a disk to be processed is detachably attached and rotated with the spindle. After a lubricant is sprayed on both its surfaces from nozzles disposed adjacent thereto, the disk is brought b... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4488640 | Kit for producing antistatic and fabric softening article A kit is produced which comprises an active agent, such as a fabric softener and antistatic composition, a reusable substrate capable of being coated with or impregnated with the active agent and means for coating or impregnating said substrate both initi... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4331713 | Process and apparatus for the continuous coating of a sheet article, particularly a web of paper or paperboard This invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuously coating a sheet article. The sheet article 21 is continuously driven and passes, upwardly along a vertical portion of its travel path, between two flexible blades 38 mounted on an holder 3... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4235188 | Adjustment of the quantity of impregnating or coating material Method and apparatus for controlling and particularly for reducing the retention rates of viscous impregnate or coating materials on fibers, strands or textile ribbons are disclosed. The impregnated or coated material is submitted to successions of compre... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4235190 | Control of impregnant or coating material Impregnated or coated linear material, for example, coated glass fibers, are dried in one or more calibrated spaces which control the percentage of impregnate or coating. A sweeping device moves the material laterally assuring complete sweeping and hence ... | 11/25/1980 |
