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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7254902 | Sheet dryer A sheet dryer includes sprockets and a delivery chain, at least one heat-resistant glass plate, at least one lower-surface drying lamp, a guide plate, a plurality of first discharge holes, and a plurality of second discharge holes. The sprockets and delivery chain c... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241341 | Method and apparatus for two dimensional assembly of particles A method and an apparatus (10) for making thin layers from particles, wherein the particles are deposited on a carrier fluid flowing by gravity along a ramp (12) leading to a dam (18). The particles are held back at the bottom of the ramp (12... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231885 | Food coating and compressor apparatus A drum-type coating apparatus for applying breading material to food products is configured to eliminate, in most circumstances, a hard cylindrical drum, to be replaced by a U-hanging belt, the belly of which provides all the operative utility of a cylindrical hard ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7174846 | Method and device for preparing a layer of coating material, and coating device In a method for forming a layer of coating material, a conveyor having a conveying part which is pervious to the coating material is used. This coating material is displaced on the conveying part over a guide plate into a coating zone. At the end of a coating zone, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6962128 | Seasoning recovery and recycle Seasoning for use with snack chips can be recovered and recycled. A seasoning permeable conveyor transports snack chips through a seasoning application. The seasoning applicator deposits seasoning onto the snack chips. The conveyor allows the seasoning not adhered t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6926923 | Method of forming coat on inner surface of bearing and apparatus for the same There is provided a method of forming a coat on an inner surface of a bearing, in which a jig 13 is attached to a rotor 2 while holding four bearings 12 for example, so as to form those in a cylinder shape. Then, while the rotor 2 is rota... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6802256 | Method and device for preventing uncontrolled spread of powder in a printing machine A method for conveying sheets, which have been printed in a printing machine, through a sheet delivery system above a sheet deposit pile by a sheet conveying device and, at the same time, dusting the sheets with a powder, and preventing uncontrolled spread of excess... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800138 | Installation for coating objects with a powder An installation for coating objects with a powder, in particular for powder painting, comprises a booth, in which powder can be applied to the objects, a recovery device for the excess powder, which does not adhere to the objects during coating, a storage container ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6694914 | Air unit for the removal of particulate material An air unit for the removal of excess particulate coating material that is present on products which are in a coating machine comprises, for blowing surplus particulate material off the products, at least one suction member for drawing off air, with parti... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6648970 | Method and apparatus for applying a powdered resin to fasteners The present invention is directed to an improved method and apparatus for the application of powdered resins to threaded fasteners. In accordance with the present invention, the powdered resin handling system used to apply, collect, recycle and make-up th... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6606946 | Sheet-fed offset printing process and sheet-fed offset printing machine A sheet offset printing method and a sheet offset printing press includes altering flow relationships in an interior of a housing of a sheet delivery of a sheet-fed printing machine to prevent uncontrolled spread of powder in the housing by extracting pow... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6540829 | Metal roofing shingle stock and method for making it A coil coating system for embedding discrete masses of material in a resinous coating on sheet metal as it is pulled from a dispensing coil through a series of rollers, said system comprising a paint pan, a roller rotating in the pan and picking up said r... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6524659 | Method and apparatus for electrically controlling a flow of material The invention relates to a method for electrically controlling a flow of material, wherein a single- or multi-component, essentially polymer-based material (1), such as plastics, elastomer or the like, is charged electrically (I) and sprayed (II) in an el... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6503324 | Stucco tower and method Stucco tower and method for applying ceramic particulates to a ceramic slurry coated pattern involves positioning the ceramic slurry coated pattern in a chamber, discharging ceramic particulates downwardly onto the ceramic slurry coated pattern, and circu... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6500262 | Remote control device for painting system A remote control device that provides a wireless connection between the operator and a control console of a material coating spraying system, thereby allowing the operator to select, change, modify and otherwise control a variety of parameters and functio... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6464788 | Liquid recovery and reclamation system A coating apparatus is configured to coat a moving strip of material with liquid coating material. The apparatus includes a liquid coating material supply unit and a coater for dispensing liquid coating material onto the moving strip of material. A recycl... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6295947 | Device for coating with breadcrumbs A device for coating food products with granular material, for example breadcrumb material, comprises a rotating conveyor belt which is permeable to the granular material and on which the food products can be held, guide plates which extend beneath at lea... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6245146 | Device for covering transported printed sheets with powder The invention concerns a device for covering printed sheets with powder having a reservoir for the powder, an inlet for a carrier air stream feeding into the reservoir, an outlet for the carrier air stream loaded with powder exiting out of the reservoir a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6217654 | Method and equipment for powder spray coating Powder spray coating equipment includes a spraying system (2), an injector (26) to pneumatically convey powder to the spraying system (2), and at least one flushing-air intake (73) to supply flushing compressed air into the air/powder path at a flushing-a... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6197368 | Particulate coating apparatus and method The disclosure is for an apparatus and a method of adhering particulate matter to limited areas of adhesive on a moving web and enabling the use of a very limited amount of particulate matter so that material costs are minimized. The path of a moving web ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6187373 | Method and device for washing and drying glass tubes for lamps A presentation is given of an improved method for coating lamp tubes for gas discharge lamps and for drying the coating, as well as of a device designed for the method, in the case of which method and device, during coating and drying, the lamp tubes are ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6129947 | Powder duster The present invention is a means and method for powder dusting various manufactured products such as extrusions, sheet materials, thin films, and piece parts. The powder dusting system includes a regenerative compressor which propels an air/dust mixture t... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129946 | Powder coating apparatus and method for supplying and mixing powder in a coating apparatus The invention provides a powder coating apparatus, comprising a fresh powder container for receiving fresh powder, a recovery container for receiving powder recovered from the coating process, and a mixing container, which is connected to the fresh powder... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6119598 | Apparatus and method for thermographic printing A thermographic printing apparatus, and method for thermographic printing, including a header assembly having at least two rollers for transporting a substrate having first and second sides, two edges, and powder adhering liquid on the first side thereof ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6066207 | Powder coating booth A powder coating booth for performing therein powder coating onto an article to be coated is divided into an automatic coating zone in which coating is performed only by automatic coating machines and manual coating zones in which coating is performed by ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6000320 | Food breading apparatus In a food bread apparatus an inlet conveyor provides food components to be breaded in the inlet opening of a breading drum. A recirculating bread mixture conveyor provides the breading mixture to the inlet opening. A takeout conveyor moves the breaded foo... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997643 | Apparatus for powder coating welding cans Methods and apparatus are disclosed for spraying powder into the interior of welded hollow can bodies from a spray gun mounted to the welding arm of a can forming machine. The spray gun can either apply a stripe of highly charged powder on the welded seam... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5951760 | Device for coating with breadcrumbs A device for coating food products with granular material, for example breadcrumb material, comprises a rotating conveyor belt which is permeable to the granular material and on which the food products can be held, guide plates which extend beneath at lea... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5927186 | Food breading apparatus A food breading apparatus for breading food components with a breading mixture includes a breading drum rotatable about its longitudinal axis wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined from horizontal. The drum includes an inlet opening located in an upper... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5895622 | Method and apparatus for composite manufacture A composite manufacturing system moves a multi-fiber tow through a processing space. A resin particle source provides particles to the space. This source may include an airstream entrained with particles which is discharged into the space through an orifi... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5855165 | Food breading apparatus A food breading apparatus for breading food components with a breading mixture includes a breading drum rotatable about its longitudinal axis wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined from horizontal. The drum includes an inlet opening located in an upper... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5725670 | Apparatus for powder coating welded cans Methods and apparatus are disclosed for spraying powder into the interior of welded hollow can bodies from a spray gun mounted to the welding arm of a can forming machine. The spray gun can either apply a stripe of highly charged powder on the welded seam... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5695826 | Electrostatic powder coating apparatus and method An electrostatic powder coating apparatus comprising a powder reservoir, a gas flow injection chamber, a diffusion chamber and a coating chamber and method for coating a substrate or target objects. The injection chamber receives powder from the reservoir... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5690995 | Spray booth for powder coating A spray booth for use in the spray coating of articles with coating powder. The spray booth forms a coating space which at a bottom is bounded by powder collection means. The powder collection means is divided into an inner collection means and a surround... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5664489 | Food breading apparatus A food breading apparatus for breading food components with a breading mixture includes a breading drum rotatable about its longitudinal axis wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined from horizontal. The drum includes an inlet opening located in an upper... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5647905 | Apparatus for coating ice confectionery with particulate material An apparatus for applying substances for coating articles of ice confectionery has a conveyor having an endless belt for transporting articles, and a refrigeration table is positioned below an upper run of the belt for cooling the upper run. A unit is pro... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5643361 | Particulate coating apparatus with particulate control device A plate which is adjustable is positioned in an apparatus for coating a foodstuff with particulate material to control an amount of particulate material falling from a first belt of a conveyor to an inclined portion of a second belt of the conveyor beneat... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5511510 | Resin coated fastener and apparatus and method for manufacture of same An apparatus and method for applying a resin coating to a plurality of discrete portions of a fastener, such as both internal and external threads. A conveyor supports a fastener. The fastener is first transported past a heater and then past a first powde... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5454872 | System for controlling and utilizing finer powder particles in a powder coating operation An apparatus and method for utilizing and controlling finer particles in a powder coating system returns the finer particles to the spraying apparatus to be sprayed on parts by the system. Finer particles are continuously removed from the system by applic... | 10/03/1995 |
