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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410542 | Variable environment, scale-able, roll to roll system and method for manufacturing thin film electronics on flexible substrates A roll to roll, film forming system overcoming the shortcomings of current roll to roll processing is presented; The roll to roll enabled cartridge is loaded with a bolt of fresh flexible substrate. A skate couples with a cartridge, forms a seal with the cartridge's... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7356229 | Reflective polarizers containing polymer fibers A polarizer is formed with an arrangement of polymer fibers substantially parallel within a polymer matrix. The polymer fibers are formed of at least first and second polymer materials. At least one of the polymer matrix and the first and second polymer materials is... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354479 | Coating device, and coating method using said device A coating device is provided which has a bar which coats a coating liquid on a strip-shaped body conveyed in a given direction, and a dam-shaped member disposed at an upstream side of the bar so as to face the bar. Also provided is a coating method which, in the coa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322312 | Method of edge glueing, and a tensioning aggregate with a device for edge glueing In a method for edge glueing and in an arrangement including a tensioning aggregate with a device for edge glueing, a glue is applied in a spin spraying process, and the application is performed on the product web which is extended at the edges and smoothed. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7216828 | Apparatus to adjust the tension of a material web that is moved through a processing station processing the material web In order to be able to adjust the tension and position of a material web, for example, a paper web, that should be printed by a printer, an electrostatically-acting braking device is described that provides a charger, for example, a corotron, and a braking plate, be... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204883 | Feed unit for strip wrapping material A strip of wrapping material is advanced by a feed unit that includes a gumming device composed of a gumming roller and a transfer roller contra-rotating about horizontal and parallel axes and in tangential contact one with another along an area coinciding with a st... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7049251 | Facing material with controlled porosity for construction boards This invention provides facing materials for cementitious boards such as those including Portland cement or gypsum cores. The preferred facing material includes, in a first embodiment, a facing layer having an areal weight of about 300 grams/M2, and an ai... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6984412 | Method for removing wrinkles, device for removing wrinkles, and coating method The present invention provides a method for removing wrinkles formed on a web, which is continuously transported through a plurality of guide members. The plurality of guide member includes a crown roller which has the diameter gradually increased toward the center ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6916549 | In situ fluoropolymer polymerization into porous substrates The present invention relates to in situ polymerization of fluoropolymer into porous substrates, to improve resistance to degradation by wetting and staining, and wood, to improve resistance to degradation, staining and warping. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911232 | Module, nozzle and method for dispensing controlled patterns of liquid material A liquid dispensing module and nozzle or die tip for discharging at least one liquid filament. The nozzle includes a strand guide for guiding a substrate past the nozzle and a frustoconical protrusion disposed on a surface of the nozzle adjacent the notch. A liquid ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906008 | Apparatus for consecutive deposition of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) buffer layers The present invention is a deposition system for the production of coated substrates that provides a first deposition process that subsequently feeds a second deposition process and where the two deposition processes are occurring concurrently. The consecutive depos... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6892667 | Continuous plating method of filament bundle and apparatus therefor A filament bundle is rewound from a reel, and passes through various sorts of liquid in processing vessels to be used for plating. The filament bundle passes through a fixed guide roller and a movable guide roller while it travels within the liquid in the processing... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6761768 | Device for producing a coating rod for use in the paper industry The invention concerns a method which consists in maintaining the two ends (2, 4) of the bar (1) on the end supports (3, 5) of a frame (10), one of the ends (2) being maintained fixed, and in driving the bar in rotation. The invent... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6729766 | Retention of ceramic bearings The invention relates to a refractory bearing and in particular to a bearing for use in contact with molten metal, such as zinc and aluminum. The bearing includes a housing with a working surface and at least one wear-resistant insert secured to the working surface.... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6719845 | Gapped bedplate for uniform carpet back coating The present invention relates to an improved doctor blade and bedplate apparatus wherein there is a recess in the bedplate from some position upstream of the doctor blade to some position downstream of the doctor blade. This recess or gap in the area of the bedplate... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6696098 | Method for coating a running web using a coated rod Thickness unevenness of a coating liquid layer in a width direction of a web is adjusted by moving a guide roller at the proximity of a coating rod so as to deliberately provide tension variation in the width direction of the web in purpose of forming the... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6533863 | Gapped bedplate for uniform carpet back coating The present invention relates to an improved doctor blade and bedplate apparatus wherein there is a recess in the bedplate from some position upstream of the doctor blade to some position downstream of the doctor blade. This recess or gap in the area of t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6451120 | Apparatus and method for batch processing semiconductor substrates in making semiconductor lasers An apparatus and method for batch processing semiconductor lasers producing substantially contamination free laser bar end surfaces for optimal growth of end surface layers are provided. The method includes loading a laser cell comprising a plurality of l... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6412436 | Mounting fixture for making polymeric gloves A mounting fixture for making a chemical-resistant protective glove has a seal configured to seal the open end of a glove base so the glove base can be inflated. The seal can include a seal that inflates to press against a peripheral sealing ring. An air ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408785 | Device for wetting flexible mat-shaped carrier materials A wetting device for the mat (10) of a carrier material comprises a grasping frame which is constituted by side ledges (101, 102, 104), whereby the mat to be coated (10) can be fixed by clamps (105) to the side ledges. At least one of the side ledges of t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6372046 | Device for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or viscid coating medium onto a moving material web A device designed for coating a material web with a coating medium includes a coater, a metering/smoothing device positioned downstream of the coater in the direction of feed of the material web, at a certain distance from the coater, and a support roll a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6312523 | Apparatus of feedback control for the placement of a polymer composition into a web The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the controlled placement of a shear-thinnable polymer composition into a moving web. The controlled placement is preferably performed by applying the polymer composition onto a surface of a moving... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6289841 | Method and apparatus for controlled placement of a polymer composition into a web The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the placement of a curable, shear-thinnable polymer composition into a porous web. The apparatus comprises means for applying tension, means for applying the polymer composition to one surface ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6190476 | Gypsum board manufacture with co-rotating spreader roller Methods and apparatus are disclosed for producing gypsum board having at least one facing sheet, a core of cementitious material such as low density gypsum, and an intermediate layer of bond promoting material, such as higher density gypsum located thereb... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6067928 | Filament guide assembly especially useful in combination with filament finish applicators A filament guide assembly is provided with a support rod carrying a plurality of filament guides each for guiding a respective one of a plurality of filaments. A pair of support blocks mount the support rod at each end thereof to allow for (i) rotational ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6066369 | Method of and apparatus for producing a composite web Thin thermoplastic foil is applied with the aid of a wide slit nozzle and an electrostatic discharge electrode to a nonwoven mat of thermoplastic fibers and filaments on a bonding roller and the resulting composite is then subjected to biaxial stretching ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5958137 | Apparatus of feedback control for the placement of a polymer composition into a web The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the controlled placement of a shear-thinnable polymer composition into a moving web. The controlled placement is preferably performed by applying the polymer composition onto a surface of a moving... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5674551 | Method and apparatus for coating a moving paper web A method and apparatus for coating a moving paper or cardboard web, in which the moving web is brought to a first backing roll and coating mix is metered onto the web by means of a pre-doctoring blade in the form of a high-velocity laminar flow in front o... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5540778 | Method and apparatus for tipping, cutting, and sorting sutures A method and apparatus for tipping, cutting, and sorting sutures includes a suture supply, a tipping station wherein delimited portions of the suture are tipped, preferably with a cyanoacrylate tipping agent, a diameter measuring station, a cutting statio... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5431953 | Automated device for applying evaporator beads to a conductive wire A length of conductive wire is supported between a first reel and a second reel. The first reel is driven to move the wire through the device in a stepped fashion. Each time the wire stops a reciprocating plunger brings a material to be evaporated into co... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5362326 | Apparatus for forming corrosion protection coatings on prestressing strand Disclosed is a method of forming corrosion protection coatings on prestressing strands. It comprises the steps of untwisting sequential lengths of a prestressing strand; keeping the surrounding steel wires apart from the core steel wire to coat these stee... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5356692 | Grid structure with sinuous interstices A grid structure with sinuous interstices comprises intersecting grid sections having undulate surfaces. The intersecting grid sections of the grid structure are made of a composite material consisting of fibers (e.g., graphite fibers) embedded in a matri... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5318796 | Method for variably controlling the speed of a slave drive roller in a web coating machine A method and apparatus is provided for controlling the speed of a slave drive roller in a coating machine. Speed of the slave drive roller at a second coater is regulated by an adaptive gain allowing greater tolerances when not at run speed. That is, in a... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5318630 | System for insulating wire including a wire tensioning device A wire tensioning device having a guide for taking up an advancing wire having slack and a brake for applying a braking force to the guides. In a wire insulating system, a wire from a supply reel or spool is passed to a take-up reel or spool, through inte... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5310582 | Apparatus and high speed method for coating elongated fibers An apparatus and method for uniformly coating a fiber or tow of fibers (10) with a powder at relatively high speed to produce a prepreg. The apparatus uses an elongated chamber (401) in a container (400) for confining the fiber which is coated by an aeros... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5290607 | Method and system for significantly increasing the density of particulates on a substrate A method and system for significantly increasing the density of particulates on a substrate includes disposing a particulate material, such as fibers or abrasive material, onto a surface of the substrate, whereby the particles adhere to the substrate. The... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5288322 | Apparatus and method for coloring textile articles while expanded and pressed against a pattern A process for applying a pattern in a contrasting color to textile articles such as socks consists of entering the textile article onto an expandable article support (29), bringing a perforated pattern (38) over the article on the support, causing the sup... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5279666 | Hot bridle for metal treating line A hot bridle mechanism to tension and to guide metal strip at the exit of a metal strip processing line. A bridle comprising one or more roll means is positioned and enclosed in a sealed hood at the end of a line of interconnected heat treating and coolin... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5196100 | Process and installation for the continuous metallization of a spread fibre sliver In order to coat with a uniform metal deposit the fibres of slivers to be used in the production of composite materials with a metallic or non-metallic matrix, it is proposed to use a spread fibre sliver (30) wound onto a feed spool (28) with an interpola... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5174822 | Steel strip annealing and coating apparatus A continuous hot dip galvanizing line for coating steel strip includes a continuous annealing furnace for annealing the strip before discharging the strip directly into the molten coating metal and a broad based bridle is located in the final cooling zone... | 12/29/1992 |
