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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413773 | Internally colored block and process Internally colored glass and glass-like blocks (10) and the method for making them. No means for coating the internal cavities (26) of clear glass and glass-like hollow blocks has been available. Color coating provides aesthetically pleasing structures... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7335391 | Method for coating implantable devices A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7090892 | Method and apparatus for the removal of excess coating material from a honeycomb body A method and apparatus for removing excess coating material from a honeycomb body of a catalytic converter. The coated honeycomb body is mounted on an eccentric tappet and is rotated around a first rotational axis with a first rotational frequency such that the dist... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7026015 | Device and method for the surface treatment of workpieces The invention relates to a device for the surface treatment of workpieces (12) such as vehicle bodies. One such device has a plurality of successive treatment stations (1–9), a guiding system (16, 17) having a first guiding section (16)... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025329 | Needle valve for flow control A needle valve assembly for providing fluid flow control includes a motor; an internally threaded valve body; and an externally threaded plunger threadably engaged with the internally threaded valve body and rotatably and reciprocally driven by the motor, wherein th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6977012 | Painting facility management system A coating equipment managing system for controlling and monitoring a coating equipment of an automobile manufacturing line, comprising local installations which are provided in the manufacturing lines at a plurality of localities, and a central installation for rece... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969621 | Contamination distribution apparatus and method Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for uniformly contaminating samples. The apparatus includes a housing that contains a rotatable carousel for the holding samples. A drive element is used for rotating the carousel. The apparatus includes a contaminan... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6902761 | Selective coating of the interior of glass tubes with a metallic mirror surface The invention relates to a method for the interior metal-coating of glass tubes, with the metal-coated surface being a cylindrical shell. In accordance with the invention such a method comprises the following process steps: ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6844024 | Methods for coating implants A method of coating a polymer onto an implant having at least one interstice. The method includes (1) providing a solution containing a polymer; (2) applying the solution onto the implant; (3) and removing the solution spanning the interstice by (a) contacting the o... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6821549 | Process for coating a surface of a stent The invention relates to a method of coating a surface of a stent by contacting the stent with a coating solution containing a coating material, inserting a thread through the lumen of the stent, and producing relative motion between the stent and the thread to subs... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6743462 | Apparatus and method for coating implantable devices A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure. An apparatus is also provided for coating the devices. The apparatus compr... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6517889 | Process for coating a surface of a stent The invention relates to a method of coating a surface of a stent by contacting the stent with a coating solution containing a coating material, inserting a thread through the lumen of the stent, and producing relative motion between the stent and the thr... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6514558 | Method and device for providing a layer of coating material on the inner side of a display window for a color display tube Method and device for providing a layer (6) of a coating material on the inner side (2) of a display window (1) for a color display tube. A drop (3) of a suspension of said coating material is deposited on the inner side of the display window, its axis of... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6322847 | Medical device coating methods and devices Devices and methods for applying a polymeric coating to a medical device. The steps of the coating process including applying a liquid polymeric material to the surface of the medical device, then directing a stream of gas to impinge on the surface of the... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6228421 | Method for manufacturing a cathode ray tube A coating fluid for forming a phosphor screen is coated on an inside surface of a glass panel having a wall portion provided with a wall portion edge at an outside surface of the glass panel. Then, the coating fluid on the inside surface of the glass pane... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224940 | Method and apparatus for coating sleeves and products comprising such sleeves The present invention relates to a method and device for manufacturing coated sleeves, whereby the sleeve is positioned vertically and held stationary, while a feed pipe is introduced from below, by vertical displacement, concentrically into the sleeve. A... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6156373 | Medical device coating methods and devices Devices and methods for applying a polymeric coating to a medical device. The steps of the coating process including applying a liquid polymeric material to the surface of the medical device, then directing a stream of gas to impinge on the surface of the... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6153252 | Process for coating stents A process is provided for coating stents having a first and second surface with passages there between to avoid blockage and bridging of the passages. The process comprises contacting the stent with a liquid coating solution containing a film forming bioc... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6110526 | Method for coating container bodies internally A coating apparatus with a spray head is provided for coating can bodies internally. The spray head is supplied with coating material through a feed line which passes through the seam welding machine for the container bodies. The combined spray and extrac... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6045860 | Process for manufacturing interior tinned copper tube A process for manufacturing a copper tube with a tinned inner surface by circulating a substitution-type electroless tin plating solution inside the copper tube. The process is characterized by comprising a first plating step wherein the rate of depositio... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5780100 | Method and apparatus for preparing sample cartridges for particle acceleration device A method for depositing particles coated with biological substances onto the concave inner surface of a length of tubing includes the steps of preparing a uniform suspension of coated particles, introducing the particles into the tubing, placing the tubin... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5686134 | Process and device for coating the inner surface of glass tubes A process and device are disclosed for coating with a suspension the inside of meandrous one-tube glass vessels with U-bends. After the introduction of a measured amount of a suspension, the vessel is axially rotated moving horizontally and is tilted, so ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5662964 | Process for coating the internal surface of hydrothermosanitary pipes, particularly made of aluminium, with resinous products and pipes obtained therewith A process is described to realize a film made of an adequate resinous material on the internal surface of metallic pipes, particularly those made of aluminium, to protect them and further allow for particular uses for which they could not be employed othe... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5643630 | Method and device for depositing pulverized lubricants or parting compounds on the pressing tools of tabletting machines A method of depositing dosed quantities of pulverized lubricants or parting compounds on the materials contacting surfaces of pressing tools of tabletting machines, according to which the parting compound uniformly distributed by a gaseous transport mediu... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5405649 | Apparatus for and method of glazing articles of earthenware or procelain An apparatus for glazing hollow articles of earthenware or porcelain includes a glazing station with a glaze vessel by which the article is securely held in position and which is rotatable about its axis and tiltable from an initial position about an angl... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5379507 | Method of manufacturing a tank A tank construction including an outer shell of steel material comprised of two half members welded together. The half members are formed by a deep drawing process. An inner shell of non-corrosive material is cast inside the outer shell by a rotational ca... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5338570 | Method for finishing wood slatted articles of furniture A process for finishing wood slatted articles of furniture, such as chairs, tables and ottomans for either indoor or outdoor use comprising the steps of dipping the article in a coating material, draining the excess coating material and then spinning the ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336523 | Method of coating and testing a tank A method of applying a liquid coating material to the inside of a tank(10) and performing a hydrostatic pressure test on the tank at the same time. The method is useable for applying a liquid vitreous enamel coating material to a water heater tank, to be ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5334415 | Method and apparatus for film coated passivation of ink channels in ink jet printhead A method for film coated passivation of individual grooves or channels in an array of closely spaced grooves or channels of a workpiece, for example, ink channels in a printhead employed in an ink jet printer device; includes the steps of placing the work... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5167983 | Method of forming a conductor pattern on the inside of a hollow tube by reacting a gas or fluid therein with actinic radiation A technique for fabricating a patterned conductor on the inner surface of a transparent tube comprises providing a source of conductive material inside a hollow tube and directing actinic radiation onto the tube wall where the deposition of a conductive p... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5146084 | Rotary code disk mounting structure for an optical encoder with an adhesive substance filling the circular recess of the spindle for adherence to said disk The present invention is directed to a rotary code disk mounting structure for an optical encoder. A rotary code disk (3) with no center hole is fastened to a spindle (2) by an adhesive (J) that a is put in a recess (21) formed in a mounting surface (20).... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5110440 | Roll immersion system In a vehicle body processing apparatus, a process tank assembly comprises a plurality of process tanks each having a treatment liquid therein. A carrier supports the body in road position above the tanks. A rotating means rotates the carrier and the body ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5104686 | CRT funnel coating apparatus and method Apparatus for applying a conductive coating of DAG material to the inner surface of a cathode ray tube (CRT) funnel includes a stationary DAG spray gun and a movable DAG rotating slinger. The CRT funnel is rotated to allow the stationary spray gun to depo... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4888213 | Method and apparatus for drying coatings on articles A method and apparatus for accelerating drying of coatings on contoured articles and particularly articles having internal recesses or passages. The coated article is suspended by a hanger from a conveyor or other support and a rotatable drive mechanism i... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4758449 | Method for making a phosphor layer Making method for a phosphor layer of a small diameter cathode ray tube comprises application of a centrifugal force of above 100G in a direction parallel to the axis of a glass bulb toward its bottom panel to become a face plate, thereby forcedly making ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4659445 | Process for coating hollow bodies, which are open on one end In order to coat hollow bodies, which are open at one end, such as a metal can provided with a bottom, with a lacquer or the like, the hollow bodies are passed in a continuous operating cycle through en electrophoretic immersion bath in such a way, that t... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4605564 | Coating process for making antimicrobial medical implant device The invention relates to an antimicrobial medical implant device having a chlorinated phenol impregnated therein, such as para-chloro-meta-xylenol.... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4554178 | Method of internally coating pipeline A pipeline needing leakage repair and/or prevention is filled with a liquid sealant in foamed state of the aqueous emulsion type. Then an excess amount of the sealant in the center of the pipeline is drained from the pipeline, and the sealant remaining on... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4518635 | Process for sealing at least one end of a cellular module A process for the selective sealing of at least one end of a cellular module, the latter having rows of parallel channels for carrying at least two different fluids. The process consists of depositing a tight material on the end of the module to be sealed... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4426410 | Method for coating internal threads of a fastener A method for coating the internal threads of a fastener includes a rotatable base for holding the fastener, and an applicator having a discharge orifice extending through its side wall which contacts the internal threads at a single point of tangency, the... | 01/17/1984 |
