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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784424 | Heated towel dispenser A heated towel dispenser includes a roll of a semi-absorptive medium that can be readily separated into individual sheets. The dispenser includes one or more different fluids to be applied to each of the sheets as directed by a user. The dispenser includes a heating... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7625449 | Apparatus for controlling coating width An apparatus for dispensing a fluid onto a moving substrate is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a die comprising a die body having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with an applicator slot. The die is then oriented such tha... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7416608 | Process and related apparatus for block coating The present invention discloses an apparatus for block type extrusion coating, and a process for forming block coating or grid-type coating on a substrate. The present invention uses a die set composed of an upper mold, a lower mold and a shim therebetween, which ca... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7361224 | Device for hot dip coating metal strands The invention relates to a device for hot dip coating metal strands (1), particularly strip steel, in which the metal strand (1) can be vertically guided through a reservoir (3), which accommodates the molten coating metal (2), and though... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361226 | Thermo-stable coating die design method and apparatus A method of designing and the resulting thermally stable heated coating die apparatus, the die apparatus including a die having a die geometry and a heating system with heaters and temperature sensors. The method and resultant apparatus provides minimized temperatur... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338559 | Apparatus for decreasing skip coating on a paper web An fountain applicator for applying coating liquid onto a web of paper carried past the applicator, has a coating liquid flow path that includes a curved surface along which a sheet of the coating liquid is flowed to subject the sheet to centrifugal force to cause a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329384 | Porous metal based composite material A porous composite material includes a metal material for forming a matrix, and at least two kinds of fine particle materials having different wettabilities with respect to the metal material. The porous composite material is provided by melting and impregnating the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326301 | Application device A device for direct or indirect application of liquid or viscous coating medium by way of an application system onto a material web, especially a paper or cardboard web, including a weakening device for weakening the boundary layer of air that is carried along by th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311221 | Dispenser for separately dispensing wet and dry paper in the shape of a conventional roll of toilet paper A dispenser for wet and dry paper formed as a housing composed of a first canister for wet paper and a second canister for dry paper, the first and second canisters being separate and provided with their respective papers in isolation from one another for being remo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291362 | Method and apparatus for controlling coating width A method of applying a material to a moving substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing a die comprising a die body having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with an applicator slot. The die is then oriented such that the applic... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267722 | Coating apparatus for a traveling web A coating apparatus for a traveling web comprising two coating heads and a traveling path changing roller is disclosed. A bar coater is arranged close to a pass roller. The bar coater is fixed at such a position as to contact the web when the pass roller is moved do... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250257 | Method of detecting mismatching regions A labeled polynucleotide is subjected to hybridization with oligonucleotide probes fixed respectively to regions on a supporting material. With a first restriction enzyme, a single-stranded moiety of the labeled polynucleotide having failed to form a double strand w... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238237 | Coating apparatus and coating method The mounting is formed by grinding an integrally molded material with accuracy of the μm order. An upper portion of the mounting is an L-shaped holding portion on which a slot die is positioned. An upper face of the holding portion contacts a lower face of the slot... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214272 | Device for coating metal bars by hot dipping The invention relates to a device for coating metal bars (1), particularly steel strips, by hot dipping. At least some sections of the metal bar (1) are vertically guided through a container receiving the molten coating metal (2), said metal bar... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211297 | Apparatus for decreasing skip coating on a paper web An fountain applicator for applying coating liquid onto a web of paper carried past the applicator, has a coating liquid flow path that includes a curved surface along which a sheet of the coating liquid is flowed to subject the sheet to centrifugal force to cause a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192485 | Application device A device (510) for the direct or indirect application of liquid or pasty application medium (516) by means of an applicator unit (512) to a material web (520), in particular of paper or board, comprises a device (570) upstream of t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175711 | Coating device A coating device (10) for coating a metal strip (12) in a metal melt (14) includes a shaft (16,18) that is rotatable in the metal melt (14) for guiding the metal strip (12), and a slide bearing (261, 26 | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169230 | Coater apparatus A coater apparatus (10) is disclosed for applying coating material onto a moving web. The apparatus (10) includes an applicator having a first and a second end, the applicator (16) defining a feeding chamber (22) for the reception therein... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160390 | Die head coating, coating device, and method of manufacturing die head for coating During displacement relative to a substrate 1, a coating die head emits coating liquid out of a slot 12a to a surface of the substrate. The coating die head includes a lip 12b having a lip surface 12b and a side havin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156920 | Coating device The coating device (10) for coating a metal band or strip (12, 12′) in a melted metal mass (14 ) comprises a shaft (16, 18) rotatably supported in the melted metal mass (14) by a slide bearing (261, 26 | 01/02/2007 |
| 7107929 | Ion implantation ion source, system and method An ion source for an ion implantation system includes a vaporizer for producing a process gas; an electron source for generating an electron beam to ionize the process gas within a ionization chamber. The ionization chamber includes an extraction aperture for extrac... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077907 | Coating head and coating apparatus The coating head according to the present invention comprises a slit facing the supporting member along a width direction of the supporting member, the coating fluid being ejected through an opening of the slit, a front edge surface provided on an upstream side of t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070655 | Pre-treatment tunnel and method of preparing extrusions or section bars for being powder or liquid coated Pre-treatment tunnel and method of preparing extrusions or section bars for being coated, wherein each workpiece is caused to move along a pre-treatment path and each treatment liquid is poured from above onto each workpiece so as to spread liquid onto the entire ex... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056421 | Underflow waterbox The specification discloses a waterbox for applying an aqueous mixture, such as a starch mixture, to a web in a calender stack. The waterbox includes a spillway disposed adjacent a calender stack having a bottom plate, substantially parallel front and rear walls, an... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037375 | Application device A device for direct or indirect application of liquid or viscous coating medium by way of an application system onto a material web, especially a paper or cardboard web, including a weakening device for weakening the boundary layer of air that is carried along by th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033644 | Apparatus and method for applying coating solution, die and method for assembling thereof A die of a coating apparatus for applying a coating solution includes down- and upstream blocks in a feeding direction of a web, which respectively have a first lip and a second lip. A lip land of the first lip is shorter than a lip land of the second lip in the fee... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029532 | Coating station A coating station, which in intended for coating a web with a coating material, includes a load-bearing and cross-directional frame extending substantially across the entire width of the web. The coating station also includes applicator elements supported to the fra... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021030 | System for recovering and recycling unused toilet tissue and method of use and manufacture thereof The present invention provides for a system for recovering and recycling unused toilet tissue from partially used toilet tissue rolls. In one embodiment, the system is comprised of (1) a hopper for the collection of at least one partially used roll of toilet tissue,... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018474 | Coating apparatus In coating with two slits of a coating slit and a recovering slit, by optimizing the slit clearance of the coating slit and the recovering slit, a coating layer with a very small and even thickness can be obtained. In a coating apparatus in which after a coating liq... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6991682 | Applicator plate for an adhesive applicator of a core-making machine An adhesive applicator for a core-making machine is provided with an applicator plate for applying adhesive to a web. The applicator plate has upstream and downstream faces and a bottom surface which extends from the upstream face beyond the downstream face. The bot... | 01/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6982003 | Method and apparatus for curtain coating An apparatus for curtain coating, particularly for high-speed curtain coating of a continuous paper web substrate (12) is provided with a hopper means (14) providing one or more liquid coating materials in the form of a free-falling curtain (16)... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6939586 | Method and installation for hot process and continuous dip coating of a metal strip A process for the continuous dip-coating of a metal strip (1) in a tank (11) containing a liquid metal bath (12), in which process the metal strip (1) is made to run continuously through a duct (13), the lower part (13a | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936305 | Method and equipment for producing rolls of moistened web material Equipment for producing rolls of wound web material including a feed path for the web material, winding structure for winding the web material and forming the rolls, and along the feed path and upstream from the winding means, an applicator member for applying to th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936307 | Method and installation for dip coating of a metal strip A process for the continuous dip-coating of a metal strip (1) in a tank (11) containing a liquid metal bath (12), in which process the metal strip (1) is made to run continuously through a duct (13), the lower part (13a | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936340 | Magnetic recording medium Multilayer magnetic recording medium which is suitable for high recording densities and the recording of digital data, has very good electromagnetic recording properties and good surface smoothness and can absorb a large amount of lubricant in the lower layer and ha... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929697 | Device for hot dip coating metal strands The invention relates to a device for hot dip coating metal strand (1), particularly strip steel, in which the metal strand (1) can be vertically guided through a reservoir (3), which accommodates the molten coating metal (2), and though ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926773 | Coating installation The coating device for coating a metal band (12) in a melt (14) of a non-magnetic metal comprises a shaft (16) rotatable in the melt (14) for guiding the metal band (12). The shaft (16) is supported in a shaft bearing (26... | 08/09/2005 |