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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6740161 | Apparatus for applying adhesive to blanks in packing machines for smokers' products and the like A machine for confining cigarettes or packets of cigarettes in converted blanks of paper, cardboard or the like employs a paster serving to apply adhesive to selected portions of successive blanks of a series of moving blanks. In order to compensate for wear upon an... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6607145 | Spray gumming unit In a spray gumming unit, a gumming device is equipped with an ejector that sprays an adhesive substance and that is connected with a shutter element. The shutter element moves towards and away from the ejector between a position where it closes the ejecto... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6491974 | Device and method for dispensing fluid materials The invention provides a device and method for dispensing fluid materials from a product reservoir onto a substrate. The device includes at least one dispensing nozzle having at least one inner conduit leading to an exit port and adaptable to be in fluid ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6399160 | Method and apparatus for film coating a moving paper or board web supported by a belt to form a coating application zone with adjustable length A method and apparatus for coating a paper or board web, wherein the web to be coated is brought to a film transfer coater and taken to a nip between the film transfer roll of the coater and its backing roll, and coating mix is applied onto the surface of... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6382524 | Applicator for applying a fluid to a surface and method of applying a fluid to a surface The invention pertains to an applicator for applying a fluid to a surface, comprising a frame, an applicator roller, such as a cylindrical brush, rotatably mounted in the frame, a fluid pick-up roller rotatably mounted in the frame, the pick-up roller bei... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6277196 | Coating apparatus Apparatus for applying a coating of an insulation lacquer to a moving surface of a strip comprises a rotatable roller whose surface defines a multiplicity of cells and a reservoir containing a bath of heated organic/inorganic insulating lacquer in which a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 5882409 | Coating device with workpiece sensor A coating device has a coating head for applying a coating strip of a flowable coating material on a workpiece surface and having an application nozzle and a suction nozzle located near one another, a holder, a movement unit through which the coating head... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5849086 | Contact lubricator with metered supply Apparatus for applying liquid to a workpiece surface by contact, including at least one freely rotatable roller having a cylindrical outer wall whose surface is arranged to contact workpieces or workstock, including elongated sheet stock, and to be rotata... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5797983 | Contact lubricator with metered supply A liquid-dispenser and surface applicator for sheet stock or other such workpieces, including an applicator member which preferably comprises at least one generally hollow elongated roller which contacts advancing workpieces and applies liquid to surfaces... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5690738 | Contact lubricator with metered supply A liquid dispenser and contact applicator having an applicator member which in a preferably comprises at least one roller for contacting advancing workpieces and applying liquid to surfaces thereof as they pass. A cyclically repeatable volumetric displace... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5569327 | Envelope flat moistener This invention is directed to an envelope flap moistener that comprises a frame for supporting the moistener and an elongate substantially rectangular-shaped base removably connected to the frame. The base has a fluid outlet aperture and a plurality of po... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5523122 | Intermittent coating process and an apparatus therefor with adjustment of spacing between coating roll and adjuster The distance between a D-roll and a C-roll is switched at proper time intervals between two stages in which the distance is larger or smaller. A thicker coating layer on the C-roll with the thickness controlled by the larger distance between the D-roll an... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5506005 | Method and assembly for preventing air entry between a moving material web and a roll Investigations have shown that curtailing the entry of air between the coater backing roll (3) and the web (5) being coated can offer a significant reduction in the number of uncoated blotches. By virtue of preventing the occurrence of such coat defects, ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5378281 | Pretreating apparatus for adhesion of plastic sheet materials An apparatus is provided for pretreating plastic sheets having poor adhesive properties, with a primer treatment. The primer treatment includes a sheet conveyor for conveying plastic sheets in one direction at a constant speed. A flexible, porous friction... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5360481 | Apparatus for coating a substrate with a substance In the case of an apparatus for coating a substrate with a substance, in particular a film with an adhesive, the substance is applied by means of a feeding head (4) through perforations (5) of a template (2) to the substrate in interaction with a backing ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5174824 | Tape take-away and moistening system The improved tape advancing system includes a conveyor having a moving surface, a motor having an output shaft, means coupled to said motor for driving said moving surface. A frame is locate opposite said moving surface and includes a plurality of wheel a... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4995934 | Wicking apparatus for envelopes A wicking apparatus for supplying moisture to a sheet document. The apparatus includes: a housing; a reservoir secured to the housing for storing a supply of water; a wicking unit secured to the housing, the unit having a lower, inclined surface, an inlet... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4962721 | Apparatus for coating a container with a liquid An apparatus for applying a uniform liquid coating to selected portions of an outer surface of an object having a convex horizontal cross section and a constant vertical profile is disclosed. An application pad having a surface contoured to approximate th... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4951597 | Solder coating device with oxide collecting trough A roller-type solder coating device for applying a coating of liquid solder to a workpiece. The device has a solder bath tank, a coating roller, and a nozzle connected to a pumping chamber provided in the tank to provide a flow of the solder bath to the c... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4897145 | Pivoted hammer/gate back-up assembly for a buckle chute folder equipped with a moistening device An apparatus for applying moisture to a flexible document containing water-activated adhesive includes a buckle chute having a pair of opposing plates defining a document path therebetween, a stopping bar situated between the opposing plates, and an adjus... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4875965 | Apparatus for folding and sealing documents Apparatus for folding and sealing seriatim a supply of documents into envelopes, each of the documents containing water-activated adhesive on at least one portion thereof. The apparatus comprises a hopper for storing a supply of the documents, means for a... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4799989 | Document moistening device Apparatus for applying moisture to a flexible document containing a water-activated adhesive. The apparatus includes a reservoir for storing a source of water, a mounting bracket extending from the reservoir, a pivotable hammer pivotably mounted to the br... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4617076 | Glue applicator for single-faced corrugated web Back pressure against a single-faced, corrugated web opposite of a flute tip glue applicator roll is provided by a transversely extending air bearing. Air bearing fluid flow is derived from an air distributor manifold that is secured for adjustable positi... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4481068 | Selective spot glue system A machine for collating multiple flexible webs includes a power driven conveyor on which the webs are assembled, a plurality of wheel members to guide the webs onto the conveyor, and glue nozzles mounted opposite certain of the wheel members to deposit gl... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4391856 | Adhesive applicator and method for cigarette-to-filter adhesion and similar applications This disclosure is concerned with enabling the use of multiple liquid adhesive nozzles principally to provide continuous uniform adhesive layers, particularly in relatively small items such as cigarette filter tips or the like, wherein a critically orient... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4386998 | Adhesive applicator and method for cigarette-to-filter adhesion and similar applications This disclosure is concerned with enabling the use of multiple liquid adhesive nozzles principally to provide continuous uniform adhesive layers, particularly in relatively small items such as cigarette filter tips or the like, wherein a critically orient... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4380210 | Workpiece moistening system In a machine which includes framework and apparatus for dispensing a moistenable workpiece, there is provided workpiece moistening instrumentalities. The workpiece moistening instrumentalities include: a source of supply of moistening fluid which has an u... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4380209 | Workpiece moistening apparatus Apparatus for applying moisture to a workpiece. The apparatus includes a brush which has a base and a moisture carrier extending from the base. The moisture carrier has a free end for contacting a workpiece to apply moisture thereto. The base includes a p... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4365583 | Apparatus for applying coating of molten metals A plating chamber holds a reducing or inert atmosphere heated to a temperature suited for plating or galvanizing. A pair of power-driven coating rolls are horizontally disposed in the plating chamber, one roll contacting the top surface of a metal strip t... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4082059 | Coating apparatus with intermittent substrate backup The present disclosure relates to novel fluid application processes and apparatus wherein fluid extruded through a nozzle is wiped off the nozzle at varopis angles of attack by forcing a moving sheet, web, or other article against the nozzle in a controll... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4046931 | Method and apparatus for applying coating compositions to strip material A coating material such as a high viscosity, low solvent content paint is applied to metal strip by means of a coater which comprises a soft-covered take-up roll which draws coating material from a reservoir and coacts with a hard metering roll (from whic... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4029833 | Web coating apparatus Apparatus and method for applying extremely thin coatings of liquid materials entering the apparatus at a viscosity in the range of up to 10,000 centipoises absolute viscosity through a combination of factors involving the use of at least four rolls of de... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3989569 | Continuous copying method A continuous ink-transfer printing system employing a hot-melt wax imaging composition supported on a strong pressure-conforming plastic film web which is continuously recoated with fresh imaging composition to replace imaging composition which is imagewi... | 11/02/1976 |
