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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361227 | Gas supply system for a powder-fluidizing apparatus A coating apparatus includes a container and a perforated plate separating a plenum from a coating chamber. A gas supply system delivers a gas to the plenum in a sufficient amount for passage of the gas through the plate and suspension of a powder in a fluidized con... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348555 | Apparatus and method for irradiating electron beam An electron beam irradiation apparatus includes a turn-transfer mechanism; a turn irradiation chamber; an electron beam irradiation section; a replacement room configured to bring a target into and out of the turn irradiation chamber; an outer irradiation target hol... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335265 | Apparatus and method for coating stents An apparatus for coating implantable medical devices, such as stents, is disclosed. A method of coating stents using the apparatus is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a barrier or barriers for isolating an area of the stent on which a composition for coating a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7303065 | Belt conveyor apparatus Belt apparatus includes clip assemblies that releasably retain objects to the belt to convey the objects from a point of origination to a destination point. A feed system feeds the objects onto the belt apparatus at the point of origination and a deflector apparatus... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7247374 | Encapsulated active particles and methods for making and using the same The invention relates to preserving the properties of active particles through use of an encapsulant which may be removable. The encapsulant may protect the active particles against premature deactivation. If desired, the encapsulant may be removed to rejuvenate the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7186444 | Electrostatic coating device with insulated grounding electrode A powdery layer is formed on a first side of a web (W) which serves as a substrate by applying electrically charged particles on the web while a rotating grounding electrode is located at a second side of the web. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7139633 | Method of fabricating composite tooling using closed-loop direct-metal deposition Manufacturing tools having a base and a working surface, such as trim steels, flange steels and die inserts, are formed by fabricating or casting a substrate out of a relatively ductile, low wear-resistant metal and forming the working surfaces such as cutting edges... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097897 | Powder coated strap and method for making same A corrosion-resistant coated strap is formed from an elongated metal strap base element having a width and a thickness and defining first and second sides and a pair of edge regions. A coating is applied and cured onto the base element. The coating has a substantial... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070656 | Electrostatic coating The invention provides apparatus for electrostatically coating a pharmaceutical tablet core with powdered coating material. The apparatus comprises a first rotary drum (12) on which a core is held in electrical isolation from its surroundings but at a potenti... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7018680 | Method for simultaneously powder coating both surfaces of a continuous web A continuous web having a first surface and a second surface is coated with a coating powder by allowing the web to move between a first and a second electrode, which are in different potentials and are located on the opposite sides of the web, applying the coating ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008483 | Curing printed circuit board coatings A method for curing a layer of liquid coating applied to surfaces of a printed circuit board is disclosed. The method comprises exposing the layer of liquid coating to a curing agent; and manipulating the printed circuit board during the exposure so as to prevent th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6932313 | Rotary spreader beam II Disclosed herein is a structural element comprising a longitudinal vertical component and a longitudinal horizontal component extending from and parallel to the longitudinal vertical component. The longitudinal vertical component comprises a top side joined to a dis... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923979 | Method for depositing particles onto a substrate using an alternating electric field Uniform portions of fine powders are deposited on a substrate by electrostatic attraction in which the charge of the electric field and polarity of the charged particles are varied repeatedly to form a buildup of powder on the carrier surface. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6827781 | Device for humidifying a material web A device for moistening a material web moved in the transport direction, is preferably used for re-moistening a paper or textile web dried after printing by means of spray device for spraying a water fog onto the material web under the influence of an electrostatic ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6827780 | Method and apparatus for powder coating hollow objects An apparatus for applying powder to at least an interior surface of a hollow object includes a powder discharge device adapted to receive powder and discharge the powder through an outlet. An object holder is configured to hold the object such that the outlet is pos... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6767406 | Conveyor painting system A painting apparatus includes a conveyor having incrementally spaced attachment structures configured to secure objects thereon for painting and being movable to move the attachment structures between consecutive incremental positions in a downstream direction. The ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6589346 | Pipe coating apparatus and method An apparatus for and method of coating the outer surface of a non-rotating pipe with a fluid including a fluid reservoir for containing fluid to be discharged onto the surface of a pipe, and a pipe receiving chamber extending through and separate from the... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6521299 | Method and device for improving the coating surface of strips of paper The invention relates to a method and device for improving the coating surface of a coating mass deposited on or applied to a paper web (8, 23) by a film press. An anionic aqueous coating mass or an anionic paper web are provided with an opposite electric... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6406542 | Equipment for treatment of workpieces In equipment for powder-coating, workpieces such as escalator steps are subjected to a current treatment in an anodizing unit. A conveying means advancing carriers for the workpieces is lowered over a tank so that the workpieces in transit are immersed in... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6063191 | Apparatus for the coating of flat-form substrates especially of printed circuit boards An apparatus for the coating of flat-form substrates, especially of printed circuit boards, solder masks and the like, wherein there is arranged between two coating stations a turning station for the printed circuit boards, which are conveyed on a transpo... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056821 | Electrostatic powder coating apparatus A chemically washed workpiece is heated and degreased by a heating and degreasing section in a process for delivering the workpiece in a base which is then cooled down in a cooling section. The workpiece is then delivered onto the base by a lift-up unit a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6038998 | Device for applying powder to sheets A device for applying powder to sheets passing sequentially through a printing press in a conveying direction along a conveyor route, the sheets being combinable into a sheet pile in a manner that one respective side of upper and rear sides of a respectiv... | 03/21/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5830274 | Electrostatic deposition of charged coating particles onto a dielectric substrate The present invention provides an apparatus for controlling the spray of positively-charged coating particles towards a grounded or negatively-charged dielectric material having a dielectric constant less than 4.0 and in the form of a hollow container. Th... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5830562 | Apparatus for coating fine particles to produce thermal transfer image receiving sheet, method of producing thermal transfer image receiving sheet, and thermal transfer image receiving sheet produced thereby An apparatus 100 is provided with: a supply section 1 for supplying a paper base material P; a storage section 21 for storing a white fine particles coating; a development section 2 having a sleeve 22 for holding the white fine particles coating from the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5773097 | Vertical electrostatic coater having vortex effect The electrostatic fluidized bed coating apparatus and system employ a vertically extending gaseous vortex of charged particles. Effects of variations in particle distribution, size, and electrostatic charge strength are minimized by the vertical orientati... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5757606 | Electrical ground connection for powder painting apparatus Apparatus for electrostatically applying a coating to articles in a chamber includes nozzles for discharging a fluid stream of coating composition, usually a dry powder, into the chamber. An electrical charge is applied to the individual particles of the ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753042 | Flexible support for electrostatically painted parts A support for parts being electrostatically coated or painted as mounted upon an electrically charged rack wherein the support is formed of a flexible material and includes a flexible electrical conductive portion engaging the rack and part permitting the... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5618589 | Method and apparatus for coating elongate members This method and apparatus provide for uniformly coating a hot elongate member with a powder coating. The elongate member and power carry an electrostatic charge which aids in providing the uniform powder coating. This method and apparatus electrostaticall... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5603769 | Conveyor device A conveyor device for applying a high voltage to a work transported in a coating booth includes a conveyor device main body having a running base running in the coating booth and an electrode attachment attached to the running base being insulated therefr... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5540776 | Apparatus for applying a powdered coating to a workpiece Apparatus for applying powdered coating to a workpiece--particularly to electric motor armatures and stators--including features relating to handling and masking of workpieces before, during and after coating, is provided. A first feature of the invention... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5532100 | Multi-roller electrostatic toning Non-magnetic and non-conductive powdered toner is applied to a rotating image cylinder having an electrostatic pattern. A container having a closed bottom and sides and open top contains the powdered toner. The powder is fluidized by introducing air throu... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5527564 | Method and apparatus for repelling overspray in spray paint booths A method of electrostatically painting and an apparatus for producing an electric field within a booth includes a paint spray gun charged to a first potential and a target to be painted to a second potential with one of the panels in the booth charged to ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5501736 | Conveyor for transporting parts in a paint booth and drying and curing apparatus A conveyer for transporting a part to be painted through a paint booth and drying and curing apparatus. The conveyer includes a transporter having an upwardly extending post, a tubular lifter disposed on the post and having a contoured lower surface which... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5456755 | Full automatic coating system for coating various types of products produced in small quantities A full automatic coating system includes an endless metal tape driven to run in one direction along an endless traveling path, a product supplying station for automatically selecting products of a desired type and supplying them to the endless metal tape ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5453304 | Method and apparatus for coating glassware In a system and method for forming a metal oxide coating on glassware, heated glassware is provided in a coating zone, preferably by a grounded conveyor. An electrostatic charging and depositing field is established to a surface of the glassware in the co... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5382450 | Method for powder spray coating an article using a conveyor having a wiping surface An apparatus for and method of coating an article by the use of electro-static attraction of ionized particles which are subsequently cured. The apparatus includes a first foraminous conveyor for carrying the article through a powder coating zone and a se... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5332162 | Electrostatic spray apparatus including a spray hood having an electrode An electrostatic spray apparatus, including a spray hood having an electrode. The hood defines a top region with a depending skirt and comprises first and second hood elements, either or both of which may comprise molded shells, with an electrode sandwich... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5324359 | Material deposition device A material deposition device places droplets on a substrate. A conveyer on a chassis moves the substrate relative to a plane so a deposition means on the chassis may release material onto the substrate moved by the conveyer. A movable support means attach... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5287801 | Flavoring food products Foodstuffs flavoring apparatus comprises an inlet, a screw conveyor arranged to convey flavoring from the inlet to a rotor disposed in a cylindrical chamber parallel to the axis of the screw conveyor, the rotor including one or more blades extending towar... | 02/22/1994 |
