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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6994754 | Method and installation for dip coating of a metal strip, in particular a steel 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 of which is imme... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6837930 | Continuous ceramic composite plating method and apparatus for long doctor base materials A continuous ceramic composite plating apparatus for producing long doctor materials having pinch rollers for continuously straightening out long doctor materials plated from a take-up reel(s) by a method comprising a degreasing step, rinsing step, acid immersion, r... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6817851 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of fiber-reinforced plastic compositions An apparatus for the manufacture of fiber-reinforced plastic compositions. The apparatus addresses the disadvantages of previous methods and apparatuses for the manufacture of fiber-reinforced plastic compositions using a plasticizing extruder. Some embodiments of t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6776596 | Apparatus for the manufacture of fiber-reinforced plastic compositions The invention is addressed to the problem of providing a method whereby a mixing of bulk material containing fibers (fiber material) and plastic granules for the plasticate extrusion of long fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) will be possible during the melting p... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6592668 | Apparatus for coating a decorative workpiece A method and apparatus is provided for applying a plaster-like coating material to the decorative exposed surface of a preform workpiece. The apparatus comprises; means for mechanically advancing a workpiece along the apparatus along a straight horizontal... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6562412 | Method and apparatus for coating strip shaped materials A method and apparatus for coating a strip material with a coating material having the following elements: an oven; a bath with a coating material having an upper surface; a deflector roller, partially immersed in the coating material, which has a deflect... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6419748 | Continuous ceramic composite plating method and apparatus for long doctor base materials A continuous ceramic composite plating apparatus for long doctor base materials, comprising one or more material reels; pinch rolls for cramping and forwardly supplying the blade base materials continuously while blade surfaces of the blade base materials... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6342102 | Apparatus and method for increasing the diameter of metal alloy wires within a molten metal pool In a dip forming process the core material to be coated is introduced directly into a source block of coating material eliminating the need for a bushing entrance component. The process containment vessel or crucible is heated so that only a portion of th... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6235117 | Squeegee roll for thin sheet handling system An apparatus for advancing, guiding, and processing flexible sheet members through a processing area in which fluid contacts the flexible sheet members is provided. The apparatus includes a roller conveyor which is adapted to convey the flexible sheet mem... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6206965 | Apparatus for coating a decorative workpiece A method and apparatus is provided for applying a plaster-like coating material to the decorative exposed surface of a preform workpiece. The apparatus comprises; means for mechanically advancing a workpiece along the apparatus along a straight horizontal... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6071342 | Device for applying a fluid treatment or decoration agent Design of a device for application of a fluid treatment to a moving web having the following structural components: a tank through which the web moving in an upwardly direction is passed for impregnation with a treatment liquid; drainage plate assembly ha... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5964946 | Apparatus for manufacturing bitumen-based membrane sheets A bitumen-based waterproofing membrane is provided with an improved edge for sealing with a contiguous membrane to provide a membrane system with improved waterproofing characteristics. A bitumen-based reinforced membrane sheet is coated with granular mat... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5958518 | Method of producing hot-dip zinc coated steel sheet free of dross pick-up defects on coating and associated apparatus The present invention relates to a system and a method for using the system to provide a dross-free zinc bath for hot-dip galvanizing of steel strip or wire. The system includes the operation and apparatus for carrying out the operation of directing a zin... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5951762 | Apparatus for housing and dispensing hygienic applicators An apparatus for housing a plurality of applicators in a hygienic cavity and dispensing said plurality of applicators from said cavity. The apparatus includes a container for holding said plurality of applicators, a support structure for the plurality of ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5928424 | Device for impregnating a web laterally guided in the width direction The device for impregnating a web laterally guided in the width direction with a treatment liquid comprises a tank for the treatment liquid through which the web is taken on an impregnation section and a pair of squeeze rollers arranged above the tank bet... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5711806 | Printed circuit board processing apparatus A machine for use in chemically processing printed circuit board work pieces includes an inner basin within an outer basin. The inner basin holds a chemical liquid bath through which the printed circuit board work pieces are passed by a conveyor in a hori... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5689754 | Regenerating apparatus for recording medium A regenerating apparatus for removing a printing material from a recording medium so as to reuse the recording medium includes a container, a container for accommodating a liquid for swelling the printing material; a guide member for guiding the recording... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5601648 | Apparatus for applying treating liquor to a traveling textile web An apparatus for applying treating liquor to a traveling textile web having a vat containing treating liquor and a plurality of web guiding rolls submerged in the treating liquor and arranged in a substantially vertical sequence with adjacent rolls being ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5587017 | Process and apparatus for producing molten metal coated steel sheets A steel sheet is plated with a molten metal in a plating tank. A buffer member is provided between a sink roll submerged in the melt in the plating tank and the side wall of tank at its delivery end from which the plated steel sheet emerges. During platin... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5540773 | Apparatus for calendering and coating/filling sutures A method for calendering a suture includes passing the suture lengthwise between two pairs of calendering rollers each pair being oriented orthogonally to the other pair. The suture may be coated and/or filled by passing it through the contacting region o... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5494518 | Slot coating die head support structure A support structure for a slot coating die is provided. The support structure comprises a plurality of support members connected with a frame, and a slot coating die head structure which rests on and is coupled to certain of the support members. The frame... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5368644 | Mechanical solution applicating device and method for cleaning and/or lubricating raw stock material This invention relates to a mechanical solution applicating device and method for cleaning and/or lubricating a raw stock material as it is being fed to a production machine or station. The applicating device is in the form of a holding tank having a rese... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5226964 | Vertical solder coating apparatus A vertical solder coating machine is described incorporating a tank containing molten solder with a bath of solder leveling fluid on the top thereof. Drive rollers are positioned within the tank and in the solder leveling fluid for grasping workpieces suc... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5209782 | System for soldering printed circuits Apparatus for soldering, leveling and cooling printed circuit panels including a preheater, a fluxer, and soldering, leveling and cooling stations. The cooperation of the soldering, leveling and cooling stations provides for efficient processing of printe... | 05/11/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5056457 | Varnish impregnation method and apparatus Apparatus is provided for carrying out a varnish impregnation method wherein a sheet-like base material is sequentially passed through a low-viscosity liquid storage region storing a low-viscosity liquid such as a solvent, a thermal syphon region, and a v... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5045353 | Method for treating interior surfaces of holes and apparatus therefor A method for treating the interior surfaces of holes as well as the surfaces of a perforated workpiece by dipping it into treating liquid includes a step of causing treating liquid to flow at both ends of the holes in a direction perpendicular to these ho... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5038706 | Printed circuits board soldering apparatus An apparatus for soldering, leveling and cooling printed circuit panels including a preheater, a fluxer, and soldering, leveling and cooling stations. The cooperation of the soldering, leveling and cooling stations provides for efficient processing of pri... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5007369 | Apparatus for solder coating printed circuit panels Apparatus for soldering, leveling and cooling printed circuit panels including a preheater, a fluxer, and soldering, leveling and cooling stations. The cooperation of the soldering, leveling and cooling stations provides for efficient processing of printe... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007445 | Dynamic flood conveyor with weir A dynamic flood conveyor. The conveyor permits a chemical solution to be applied to the surface of a material such that the solution interacts with the material at a generally uniform rate at each point on the surface of the material. The apparatus promot... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4978413 | In-line filament cleaner and adhesive applicator An in-line filament cleaner and adhesive applicator for an optical fiber (10) which is to be wound onto a canister (22) used as a missile data link, for example, has a first tank (14) containing a cleaning solvent (16), a second tank (18) containing a liq... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4928869 | Solder leveller A solder leveller for tinning exposed metal on printed circuit boards comprises a solder bath and paired rollers therein for carrying a board in a curvilinear path downwardly into, through and upwardly out of the bath. At least one pair of rollers having ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4887349 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing electrode for battery A method of manufacturing an electrode for a battery comprises steps of preparing a substrate formed by a metal porous body having three-dimensionally continuous pores, a slurry mainly composed of active material powder to be filled into the pores of the ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4867098 | Automated lead wire tinning drive roller improvements A driver and an idler roller in contact with one another are used to drive a pair of tapes carrying components through solder wave tinning apparatus immediately prior to winding the tapes and components for storage. The rollers are made of conductive mate... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4737383 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing resin-impregnated sheet material A resin-impregnated sheet material is manufactured by passing a sheet material through a vacuum space of a reduced pressure sufficiently different from ambient atmospheric pressure for sufficiently deaerating the sheet material at the vacuum space, and im... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4690839 | Method for manufacturing thick asphalt sheet A method for manufacturing a thick asphalt sheet comprises preparing a thick sheet material made of non-woven fabric of synthetic material, passing said sheet material through at least one pair of pressing rolls from the upper side to the lower side and f... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4674437 | Size applicator The size applicator includes first and second spaced-apart squeeze rolls supported for rotation on a common horizontal axis and having their lower peripheral surface portions at least partially submerged in size solution contained in an open top pan. A si... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4608941 | Apparatus for soldering printed circuit panels Apparatus for soldering printed circuit panels includes a roll configuration to convey the panels horizontally across a container carrying molten solder. The printed circuit panels are immersed in molten solder when they pass through the roll configuratio... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4590099 | Fibrous web saturator An apparatus and method to saturate a fibrous web. The apparatus comprises a sealed chamber divided to form a low pressure preparation zone and a high pressure treatment zone. Air is evacuated from the open area between the fibers in the web in the vacuum... | 05/20/1986 |
