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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987810 | Articulating paper dispenser An articulating paper dispenser is provided including an upper housing and a lower housing that, when engaged together, form a both a lubricant container and a chamber for containing an articulating paper roll. The articulating paper that is unwound from the articul... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7374619 | Method and apparatus for producing adhesive tape, and adhesive tape A method and an apparatus for producing an adhesive tape are disclosed in which an adhesive tape is produced while a liquid reservoir is almost hermetically sealed by bringing a blade into contact with an upper laminate roller, and supplement of adhesive to the liqu... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7220317 | Drywall mud hopper for inside and outside corners A drywall hopper assembly that contains a double blade that can apply drywall mud to both interior and exterior drywall corners with no blade change. A zig-zag blade can contain two parallel grooves, one for interior corners and one for exterior corners. With this b... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6991717 | Web processing method and apparatus The present invention relates to a web handling apparatus and process ideally suited for applications involving wet chemistry. The invention involves the horizontal processing of webs in processing containers. The web is redirected into the processing container by i... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6991681 | Method and apparatus for coating an implantable device An apparatus and methods for applying a coating to an implantable device. The implantable device can include depots formed in the outer surface thereof to receive the coating. The coating can include a polymer and a solvent applicable to the surface of the implantab... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6933090 | Photosensitive member for electrophotography The present invention relates to a photosensitive member for electrophotography which comprises a electroconductive support and one or more layers that include a photosensitive layer formed on the surface of the electroconductive support, wherein the outermost layer... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6907908 | Hopper apparatus and method for application of joint compound to corner beads A hopper apparatus for applying joint compound to corner beads has a hopper for holding a quantity of joint compound and a feeder apparatus secured across the lower end of the hopper. The feeder apparatus has a channel and a series of elongate feeder inserts for sel... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6709708 | Immersion coating system A coating process involving a hollow cylinder, a hollow shaft coaxial with the cylinder connecting a first and a second spacing device, mounting thereon on a vertical rod which is concentric to and mounted within a cylindrical coating vessel having a t... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6540836 | Sonication of monolayer films A process and apparatus for processing a monolayer film and transferring the monolayer film to a substrate are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a process for transferring a monolayer film to a substrate is provided com... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6517887 | Method and a device for coating a tablet, a capsule, a pill or the like The method relates to a disposable device for the application of a coating (2) on a tablet, a capsule or a pill. The coating (2) is applied enclosing the tablet, capsule or pill (3) during its passage through a bowl formation (4) with a coating mass (5) a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517633 | Apparatus for meniscus coating with liquid carbon dioxide A method of coating a substrate comprises immersing a surface portion of a substrate in a liquid or supercritical first phase. The first phase comprises carbon dioxide and a coating component such as a polymer. The substrate is then withdrawn from the fir... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511542 | Apparatus and method for producing electrophotographic photoreceptor An inventive apparatus for producing electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a guide portion permitting passage of a cylindrical coated member; a coating-solution feed portion disposed around an outer periphery of the guide portion and allowing a coati... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6495204 | Methods for modifying monofilaments, bundles of monofilaments, and fibrous structural material The present invention is related to the modifying of substrates such as monofilaments, bundles of monofilaments, and fibrous structural material with a modifying agent. The modifying agent is suspended or dissolved in a supercritical fluid, near-critical ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6436556 | Method for producing a strip-like metal composite by high temperature dip coating The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of a strip-like metallic composite material by the high-temperature dip coating of a metallic carrier strip, consisting of a metallurgic vessel for receiving the liquid depositing material,... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6413319 | Sonication of monolayer films A process and apparatus for processing a monolayer film and transferring the monolayer film to a substrate are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a process for transferring a monolayer film to a substrate is provided com... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6254921 | Coating process and apparatus A process and apparatus for dip-coating intermediate and/or discrete discontinuous portions of longitudinal devices, including medical devices such as catheters and guidewires. The apparatus provides a chamber in which both the desired portion(s) of the d... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6117480 | Method and means for coating medical cannulas Medical cannulas are typically provided with a silicone coating to improve incision performance. In order to produce a thin, continuous and even coating layer, silicone oil is provided at one side of an elastic foil and the foil is penetrated by the uncoa... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6017590 | Tip coating system for scanning probe microscopy A tip coating system for use with scanning tunneling microscope (STM) tips. The tip coating system includes a tip holder, a plate having a slot for receiving the tip and for holding a coating material, a heater for heating the coating material into a molt... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5976249 | Varnishing head A varnishing head orientable toward a workpiece for a relative movement of a workpiece and application of a surface coating substance on a workpiece surface, the varnishing head comprising an application nozzle provided with a connection to a surface coat... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5908525 | Method and apparatus for applying a decoration to an article For applying a decoration to an article, the decoration with a supporting film is arranged on the surface of a liquid in a tank and is extended and/or condensed parallel to the surface according to requirements depending on the shape of the article to be ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5858096 | Application unit for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty medium onto a moving material web The invention relates to an application unit for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty medium (12) onto a moving material web, in particular consisting of paper or board, comprising a dosing gap formed as a free jet nozzle, the dosing ga... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5836124 | Foundation tube for use as a foundation for masts, posts, pillars, etc. A foundation for masts, posts, pillars, etc., wherein the foundation has a foundation tube (3) which is lowered into a pre-drilled hole (2) in the ground (1), where the pre-drilled hole has a diameter larger than the diameter of the tube (3) and where at ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5820676 | Apparatus for painting elongated thin shafts An apparatus for applying precise, uniform, coatings to elongated shafts, such as golf club shafts. Shafts are held by a gripper in a downwardly hanging array. A paint head assembly is moved upwardly over each shaft in sequence to apply a paint coating to... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5702528 | Process for coating the surface of elongated materials The invention is directed to a process and apparatus for coating the surf of elongated materials, in particular steel strips, with a metallic coating. The material is guided in one direction through a tank holding the molten coating material. The tank ha... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5690741 | Arrangement for impregnating webs of porous material In known pressure impregnating devices there is a chamber, which continuously narrows in the transport direction, between a cylinder around which the web to be impregnated loops, and the inner wall of a trough containing the impregnating agent. The impreg... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5681417 | Method and device for stripping optical fibre ribbons For removing coating material from an end (5) of a fiber ribbon (1) over a length L, while using a chemical softening agent, the end is received and clamped between clamping parts (9, 35) of a holder. The clamping parts form a casing wall of a space in wh... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5676755 | Flume coater A coater is provided for coating objects with a liquid material. The coater includes a flume that has an entry and an exit end, a supply of liquid coating material upon which the objects float, and a circulation system. The circulation system delivers the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5616365 | Coating method using an inclined surface A method is disclosed for coating a substrate having an end region including: (a) positioning the substrate within a coating vessel to define a space between the vessel and the substrate and providing a downwardly inclined surface contiguous to the outer ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5614265 | In-line coating of steel tubing A method and apparatus for applying a coating to a continuous length of tubing. A coating chamber having entry and exit ports substantially encloses a portion of the tubing while permitting the tubing to pass continuously therethrough. Airflow into the co... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5591265 | Protective coating The invention relates to a system for providing a protective coating to a body such as a tubular structure. An annular formwork is erected encircling the structure leaving an annular gap between the formwork and the structure. Resin is injected into the a... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5552026 | Surface treatment apparatus An improved surface treatment system, assembly, workstation and method for plating and the like. The assembly includes a suction pump along the treating liquid discharge end to circulate treatment fluid and avoid leakage. The assembly includes a member de... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5544403 | Method for removing elements from bore of cross-head die body A cross-head die for applying a coating layer to a filamentary member, e.g., plastic insulation to an electrical wire, includes a die body with an axial bore in which a tip holder is removably positioned with tapered surfaces of the holder in engagement w... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5505988 | Method and arrangement for colouring optical fibres The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for coloring optical fibres, each fibre being drawn through an upper nozzle in a coloring tool into a color chamber, into which colorant is introduced, and further through a lower nozzle out of the colo... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5489336 | Apparatus for forming a silicon oxide film on a silicon wafer Disclosed is a method of forming a silicon oxide film on a silicon wafer, comprises the steps of keeping a supersaturated hydrofluoric acid solution of silicon oxide on the surface of a silicon wafer in a thickness of not more than 20 mm, the solution hav... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5484626 | Methods and apparatus for maintaining electroless plating solutions Methods and apparatus for controlling plating rates of electroless plating solutions. The invention provides for continuous monitoring and replenishment of a one or more components of an electroless plating solution on a real time basis. The invention can... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5480675 | Method of and apparatus for plating printed circuit board An apparatus for plating a printed circuit board including a non-through hole for connecting between a surface conductive layer and an interlayer wiring layer has a jig, a vessel, a supporting body carrying the jig for causing it to vibrate and swing in a... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5453302 | In-line coating of steel tubing A method and apparatus for applying a coating to a continuous length of tubing. A coating chamber having entry and exit ports substantially encloses a portion of the tubing while permitting the tubing to pass continuously therethrough. Airflow into the co... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5385759 | Substrate coating methods and apparatus There are disclosed apparatus and substrate coating methods comprising: (a) positioning a first coupler comprised of a tapered end portion in an opening of a reservoir apparatus to define a reservoir for a coating solution between the surfaces of the firs... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5360482 | Apparatus and method for dispensing resin coated fibers An apparatus and method for impregnating fibers and/or dispensing impregnated fibers including a dispenser body with a resin containing cavity, a fiber supply for supplying fiber to be passed through the resin in the cavity and an impregnated fiber outlet... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5358570 | Crosshead apparatus for jacketing wire core Crosshead apparatus for receiving molten plastic from an extruder to be dispensed as plastic tubing or as a sheathing or jacket about a continuously fed product core such as wire. The crosshead includes a body and manifold within the body having a central... | 10/25/1994 |
