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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7198555 | Atomizer cooling by liquid circulation through atomizer tip holder An improved atomizer, in which the liquid to be sprayed is circulated around the nozzle tip to prevent degradation of the liquid in hot environments. The circulation is controlled by a valve, which permits the liquid to circulate even when no liquid is being sprayed... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7165948 | Ejector A nozzle (41) is made of a sintered metal, and a pressure increasing portion (a mixing portion (42) and a diffuser (43)) is manufactured by plastic-forming a metal pipe. Accordingly, the nozzle (41) can be manufactured in a short time whi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163161 | Nozzle for thinning of phosphine The present invention relates to a nozzle for thinning of phosphine (chemical formula PH3), which is consisting in a tube-like air-inducing, a ring-like mounted split (ring split) and/or in at least one lateral mounted little tube as PH3-induci... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7063486 | Reservoir for powdery media A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the powdery medium. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance fr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025289 | Multiple function dispenser A dispenser for mixing and dispensing a liquid chemical concentrate with a dilutent from a container. The dispenser includes two slideable eductors one of which is also rotatable. Both a high and low flow rate can be obtained with simultaneous adjustment of concentr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6948306 | Apparatus and method of using supersonic combustion heater for hypersonic materials and propulsion testing A supersonic combustion apparatus and method of using the same including a side wall cavity having an enhanced mixing system with ground-based oxygen injection for hypersonic material and engine testing. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948888 | Reservoir for powdery media A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and an outlet. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance from its base. In this way a pressu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6902768 | Method of producing thermally sprayed metallic coating with additives The cylinder walls of light metal engine blocks are thermally spray coated with a ferrous-based coating including aluminum using an HVOF device. A ferrous-based wire is fed to the HVOF device to locate a tip end of the wire in a high temperature zone of the device. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6722580 | Liquid drop ejection device This invention relates to a device for ejection of liquid drops comprising: a non-deformable body (28) provided with a cavity, filled with the said liquid (20) and at least one output orifice (19) for this liquid; means of transmit... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6478234 | Adjustable injector assembly for melted powder coating deposition A powder injector assembly for delivering powder into an axial flow of heated gas of a powder coating applicator. The assembly includes a powder injector rotatable in a plane whose centerline is perpendicular to the gas flow for issuing powder thereto. An... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6402050 | Apparatus for gas-dynamic coating The apparatus is comprised of a compressed air source which is connected by a gas conduit to a heating unit whose outlet is connected to a supersonic nozzle inlet in which a supersonic portion is connected by a conduit to a powder feeder. Compressed air o... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398124 | Powder injection system for detonation-operated projection gun The powder injection system consists of a dosage chamber directly fed by a conventional powder feeder and communicated with barrel of the detonation gun through a direct conduit. In this way, the pressure wave advancing through barrel enters the communica... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390383 | Staged feed robotic machine A robotic machine includes a robotic arm with a machine tool mounted thereto. A powder injector is mounted near the tool. A local powder feeder is mounted to the arm and includes a local conduit for supplying powder to the injector, and a load cell for me... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6325271 | Continuous mode solder jet apparatus A solder jet apparatus is disclosed. The solder jet apparatus is a continuous mode solder jet that includes a blanking system and raster scan system. The use of the raster scan and blanking systems allows for a continuous stream of solder to be placed any... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322856 | Power injection for plasma thermal spraying The present invention relates to a plasmatron for a plasma coating apparatus including an anode having an axial bore through which gas is passed around a cathode and an electric arc is established between the anode and cathode. A powder feed line or condu... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6319560 | Apparatus and method for coating the outer surface of a workpiece A method and apparatus for coating the outer surface of a workpiece comprises disposing a workpiece in a fixed position along an axis and rotating a thermal spray gun around the axis on a support with a thermal spray thereof directed towards the axis. The... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6230936 | Folded susceptor for glue gun An apparatus such as a glue gun system that utilizes either a stick or solid beads of meltable material such as glue. A motor in the interior of a body of the glue gun drives a drive member. The drive member forces the meltable material towards a nose ass... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6223950 | Bulk feed glue gun An apparatus such as a glue gun system that utilizes solid beads of meltable material such as glue. The glue gun has a housing that contains a pervious barrier. The pervious diaphragm separates the beads from an airstream that is used to deliver the beads... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6042019 | Thermal spray gun with inner passage liner and component for such gun A gas cap for a thermal spray gun has a spray passage extending from the combustion chamber to an exit end, and a thermal spray material is fed into the passage. A nozzle component of the gas cap is formed of a tubular inner member in thermal contact with... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6024824 | Method of making articles in sheet form, particularly abrasive articles The present invention provides a method of making sheet articles, for example, abrasive articles, retroreflective articles (such as traffic signs), pavement marking articles, or traction or non-skid articles. The method includes passing particles through ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6000627 | Detonation gun apparatus and method A gas detonation apparatus and method for powder coating a work piece. The present invention lies in the ability to preselect a discreet number of the detonation cells and the judicious selection of a suitable barrel diameter. The present invention employ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5961856 | Deep water powder feed hopper A hopper feeds powder underwater to a welding torch. The hopper includes a housing having a lower chamber and an integral upper chamber. An inlet joins the upper chamber for receiving powder and a pressurized carrier gas. A powder outlet joins the lower c... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5894985 | Jet soldering system and method An apparatus for depositing a selected pattern of solder onto a substrate on which electronic components are to be mounted. The apparatus includes a substrate support, a replaceable solder cartridge, and a solder ejector. The replaceable solder cartridge ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5858470 | Small particle plasma spray apparatus, method and coated article A method of coating a surface using a plasma arc torch comprises directing a plasma plume externally from a discharge end of the plasma torch toward the surface, positioning a powder injector proximate the plasma plume to introduce ceramic oxide powder pa... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855323 | Method and apparatus for jetting, manufacturing and attaching uniform solder balls An apparatus and process for jetting molten solder in the form of balls directly onto all the metallized interconnects lands for a ball grid array package in one step with no solder paste required. Molten solder is jetted out of a grid of holes using a pi... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5690844 | Powder feed for underwater welding An apparatus and method feeds weld material to an underwater plasma transferred arc welding torch. The weld material comprises a powder, which can be entrained in a fluidizing gas flow. The weld material is fed by the apparatus from a first supply through... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5544811 | Flame spray system and method of using the same A flame spray system and a method for applying uniform coatings of powdered plastics to surfaces which utilizes a pressurized carrier gas stream to transport plastic powder to a spray gun. The spray gun passes the powder through a flame produced at the en... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5531590 | Shock-stabilized supersonic flame-jet method and apparatus A supersonic flame jet device includes a body having an entry portion of relatively small cross-sectional area, an expanding supersonic nozzle section and a cylindrical duct of extended length connected in series with each other. In using the device, an o... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5520334 | Air and fuel mixing chamber for a tuneable high velocity thermal spray gun A method and apparatus are provided for operating a small diameter thermal spray gun to thermal spray a coating onto a substrate. A liquid fuel and regeneratively heated air are swirled together within a mixing chamber, passed through a restricter plate o... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5503872 | Flameless plastic coating apparatus and method therefor A stream of hot air passes from a combustion chamber through an application gun to a preheated substrate. A powdered thermoplastic is fed into the application gun. The hot air stream heats the powdered thermoplastic to its fusion temperature and transport... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5452854 | Plasma spray apparatus The plasma spray apparatus for the coating of the inner walls of bores and tubes essentially comprises a housing, a supply member, a plasma gun shaft member and a plasma gun head member. The plasma torch created in the head member escapes transversely wit... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5297733 | Flame spray gun A flame spray gun comprising a trigger-operated valve for selectively controlling the flow of conveying air to an eductor disposed in the powder flow nozzle, thereby providing the operator with substantially instantaneous control over the powder feed rate... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5285967 | High velocity thermal spray gun for spraying plastic coatings A high velocity, oxygen fuel ("HVOF") thermal spray gun for spraying a melted powder composition of, for example, thermoplastic componds, thermoplastic/metallic composites, or thermoplastic/ceramic composites onto a substrate to form a coating thereon. Th... | 02/15/1994 |
