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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992799 | Device and method for the management of data A system for the data management of a thermal spraying apparatus with a spray gun (2) is made available, wherein the system includes a decentrally arranged device (1) with a memory (4), in order to detect process parameters and to store data of ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7717358 | Nozzle for use with thermal spray apparatus The present invention provides an improved nozzle assembly for use with a thermal spray apparatus for applying a coating to a workpiece. The nozzle assembly including a housing supporting a nozzle defining a gas conduit having an inlet and an outlet at opposing ends... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7648082 | Irrigation rotor sensor An irrigation sprinkler is for use in distributing water to an area of vegetation, and has a rotatable nozzle for dispersing the water by rotation of the nozzle. A magnet is coupled or connected to the nozzle and rotates synchronously with the rotation of the nozzle... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7631816 | Cold spraying installation and cold spraying process with modulated gas stream The cold spraying process according to the invention uses cold gas streams whose properties (temperature (T), particle density (ρ), pressure (p), particle velocity (v)) are variably changed such that they can be adapted to the desired properties of the coatings. | 12/15/2009 |
| 7401745 | Powder diffuser nozzle for an electrostatic dusting device with oriented jet The invention relates to a powder diffuser nozzle (2) for an electrostatic dusting device, which is designed to be positioned at the end of an applicator gun. The inventive nozzle (2) comprises: a lateral wall (49) which defines a passage that e... | 07/22/2008 |
| RE40337 | Thermal spray gun with improved thermal efficiency and nozzle/barrel wear resistance The present invention discloses a thermal spray apparatus with improved thermal efficiency and wear resistance in both the nozzle and barrel combustion chamber. Specifically, disclosed herein is a thermal spray apparatus for spraying substrate coatings, comprising a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7342195 | Customizable ion fusion formation system and process A customizable ion fusion formation system and method is used to repair a targeted repair region of a workpiece with successive layers of feedstock material. The system includes a moveable positioning platform and a control platform positioned separate and apart fro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7254914 | Hydrogen operated recreational launcher A hydrogen operated gun for shooting projectiles such as a paint pellet. Hydrogen gas is supplied to a combustion chamber and is combusted by a trigger controlled piezo igniter. The hydrogen may be supplied by a hydrogen generator or by a hydrogen storage container ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7216814 | Apparatus for thermal spray coating A system for thermal spray coating of a particulate material onto a substrate includes a spray gun apparatus having dual vortex chambers for the mixing of fuel gas and oxygen. The apparatus provides a jet flame resulting from a compression wave formed by compressed ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213416 | Glass base material producing device A glass base material manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a glass base material comprising: a plurality burners, arranged in a row at a predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of a starting base material of the glass base material, for forming... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210638 | Electric arc spraying system An electric arc spraying system includes a spraying gun for thermally spraying an inner surface of an object such as a cylinder block by blasting compressed gas substantially perpendicularly to the supplying direction of target wires. The spraying gun is rotated by ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7143967 | Method and system for cold gas spraying A cold gas spraying method and device, whereby the sprayed particles are accelerated in a gas flow. A powder tube and an outer nozzle body together form a Laval nozzle that produces high gas flow velocities. The injection of the sprayed particles occurs in the diver... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140292 | Device, system and method for fluid additive injection into a viscous fluid food stream An apparatus, system and method is provided for injecting a fluid additive into a viscous fluid food flow stream. A fluid additive injector device is utilized to inject the fluid additive which has structure to prevent or minimize the amount of fluid additive that c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124960 | Electric arc wire burner The invention relates to an electric arc wire burner for spraying an electric arc, comprising at least two burner tubes (3) for feeding electrodes which are embodied in the form of wire (5). Said electrodes are guided through the burner tube (3)... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125586 | Kinetic spray application of coatings onto covered materials Disclosed is a process for applying a kinetic spray coating of powder particles onto a substrate covered in a plastic-type material without first removing the plastic-type material. In one use of the process a mask is used to enable a single kinetic spray pass to bo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114670 | Self-contained powder coating system A powder coating gun with an internal fan and a quick-change powder cartridge. Pressurized air generated by the fan entrains the powder coating material from the powder cartridge and the entrained powder coating material is charged in the ionizing field created by a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108893 | Spray system with combined kinetic spray and thermal spray ability Disclosed is a system and a method for simultaneously applying a kinetic spray coating and a thermal spray coating onto a substrate using a single application nozzle to produce a combined coating. The system may include a higher heat capacity gas heater to permit bo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7074275 | Apparatus for treating workpieces The invention relates to an apparatus for coating hollow bodies, e.g. plastic drinks bottles. It is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for treating workpieces which operates reliably and with low maintenance, can be flexibly adapted to the user's req... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063275 | Sprayer having a spray shield and a spray shield retainer A sprayer has a spray shield and a spray shield retainer. The spray shield is removably attached to the spray shield retainer for efficient storage when not in use. The spray shield can be contoured to the body of the sprayer. The spray shield is configured for atta... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7045172 | Method of shielding effluents in spray devices This invention provides a unique gas shield or shroud surrounding the effluent of a thermal spray device that effectively can extend the working distance or standoff between the thermal spray device and the surface being coated. This invention provides a method of s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032808 | Thermal spray application of brazing material for manufacture of heat transfer devices The invention relates to a method of manufacturing and coating heat transfer parts for a heat exchanger such as tubes in an automobile radiator. The tubes are coated with brazing material by thermal spraying, such as plasma deposition or wire-arc deposition. The coa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003984 | Hybrid manufacturing process for optical fibers A hybrid method of and apparatus for producing a structure capable of being drawn into an optical fiber. The method includes the steps of conducting vapor-phase reactants into an interior region of a glass tube, conducting aerosol form reactants into the interior of... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001671 | Kinetic sprayed electrical contacts on conductive substrates The present invention is directed to electrical contacts that comprise spaced electrically conductive particles embedded and bonded into the surface of conductors in which the particles have been kinetically sprayed onto the conductors with sufficient energy to form... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997371 | Thermal spray application of brazing material for manufacture of heat transfer devices The invention relates to a method of manufacturing and coating heat transfer parts for a heat exchanger such as tubes in an automobile radiator. The tubes are coated with brazing material by thermal spraying, such as plasma deposition or wire-arc deposition. The coa... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6986471 | Rotary plasma spray method and apparatus for applying a coating utilizing particle kinetics A method of operation of a plasma torch and the plasma apparatus to produce a hot gas jet stream directed towards a workpiece to be coated by first injecting a cold high pressure carrier gas containing a powder material into a cold main high pressure gas flow and th... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983893 | Arc metalizing unit A microprocessor controlled arc metalizing unit includes a wire cassette and a drive mechanism cassette engaged in a separable manner. By disengaging the wire cassette and drive mechanism cassette, an operator has much greater control of the unit since the wire load... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6972138 | Process and device for high-speed flame spraying The invention relates to a process and a device for high-velocity flame spraying, the spray particles being accelerated in a flame jet of combustion gases. The injection of spray particles according to the invention takes place axially and centrally in the divergent... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6946165 | Method and apparatus, with redundancies, for treating substrate plastic parts to accept paint without using adhesion promoters A method and device of treating an irregularly shaped article to prepare the article for painting is provided. The device includes a burner which can produce an adjustable flame tongue which can fit into crevices, openings and other irregular topographical features ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6924004 | Apparatus and method for synthesizing films and coatings by focused particle beam deposition A particle beam deposition apparatus includes a particle source for generating a plurality of particles in suspended form, an expansion chamber, and a deposition chamber connected to the expansion chamber by an aerodynamic focusing stage, and containing a substrate.... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913207 | Thermal spraying method and apparatus for improved adhesion strength A thermal spraying method includes the steps of: (1) preparing a speed-increasing means for adding energy to the heated material or the heating material to increase a flying speed of the material; and (2) adding energy to the heated material or the heating material ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6845929 | High efficiency nozzle for thermal spray of high quality, low oxide content coatings The present invention provides a spray gun with associated nozzle attachments for high deposition efficiency for thermal spray of high quality, dense, low oxide content coatings. The spray guns are used to produce coatings using a thermal spray process, a high veloc... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6787194 | Method and apparatus for pulsed detonation coating of internal surfaces of small diameter tubes and the like A pulsed detonation gun comprises a small-diameter detonation tube, an igniter, and an outlet for discharging detonation products containing a coating material. A detonable or reactive mixture containing a coating precursor is formed in the detonation tube, and the ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6772961 | Methods and apparatus for spray forming, atomization and heat transfer The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus that use electrostatic and/or electromagnetic fields to enhance the process of spray forming preforms or powders. The present invention also describes methods and apparatus for atomization and heat transfer ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6745951 | High frequency pulse rate and high productivity detonation spray gun A detonation gun for thermal spraying formed by a combustion chamber (1) and a barrel (2), with entrances for fuel (5) and for oxidizer (4), one or more spark plugs (6) for detonating the fuel-oxidizer mixture and one or more injec... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742719 | Twin wire electric arc metalizing device An electric arc metalizing apparatus includes a wire drive unit within a housing unit, a device for attaching at least two spools of wire within the housing unit such that the wire can be led through the wire drive unit, a spray gun spatially moveable with respect t... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736902 | High-temperature powder deposition apparatus and method utilizing feedback control A deposit is formed on a deposition substrate using a deposition gun that bums a mixture of a fuel and an oxidizer to form a deposition gas flow, mixes a powder into the deposition gas flow to form a deposition mixture flow, and projects the deposition mixture flow ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6669106 | Axial feedstock injector with single splitting arm A feedstock injector for connection to a source of heated gas comprises a converging channel extending from the upstream end to the downstream end of the injector. A splitting arm extends diagonally within the converging channel, the splitting arm compris... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634571 | Torch for thermal spraying A torch for thermal spraying stored rotatably in the front portion of a nozzle and having a discharge member with a droplet passage at the center, wherein a projection is formed at the tip of the discharge member, an air jet space allowing rotating air to... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6630207 | Method and apparatus for low-pressure pulsed coating A coating material is deposited on a substrate by vacuum or low-pressure pulsed detonation coating. A detonation chamber receives a detonable mixture containing a coating precursor. The detonable mixture is ignited to produce detonation products laden wit... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6569245 | Method and apparatus for applying a powder coating The invention relates to the technology of applying a coating of powder materials by spraying and can be used for producing a coating of metals; their mechanical mixtures and dielectrics, adding various functional properties to treated surfaces. The propo... | 05/27/2003 |
