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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7390533 | Automated priming station The automated system includes a fluid dispenser having an applicator tip which is used to apply a fluid to an object. A compliance mechanism is utilized to assist in maintaining the applicator tip of the fluid dispenser in contact with the object during the coating ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 6884469 | Method for making yarn and products comprising same The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a continuous yarn, and the product obtained from such process. A multiplicity of continuous filaments are formed by the mechanical drawing of a multiplicity of streams of molten thermoplastic(s) flowing from the o... | 04/26/2005 |
| 5814376 | Gravure coating systems and magnetic particles in electrochemical sensors A method for detecting the presence of a specific analyte in a sample using an immunoassay format in which magnetic particles provide the solid phase and the signal is a dopant detectable by the change in conductivity of an electroconductive polymer coati... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5738910 | Printing process for enabling repeated use of printing paper A printing process for enabling repeated use of printing paper by printing with ink of diluted iodine tincture solution on the printing paper with starch component exposed on the surface, or by printing letters with paste contained iodine starch and apply... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5523123 | Oil applicator and method for applying a film of oil to a metal strip An oil applicator for applying a film of oil to a strip of metal has a hollow tubular shaft having a porous, oil absorbent sleeve, with oil sprays spraying oil onto the surface of the sleeve and a vacuum drawn through the hollow of the shaft to draw exces... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5372670 | System for wet application of a dry film to a panel A system for wet application of a dry film, such as a photoresist, to a generally planar panel having upper and lower surfaces, such as a printed circuit board, is provided. The apparatus comprises rotatable upper and lower wetting rollers each having an ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5290594 | Method for production of thermoadhesive fabric coverings, thermoadhesive fabric covering A method of producing a thermoadhesive fabric covering includes applying in spots a dual coating of thermoadhesive polymers to a textile support which is then dried and cooled.... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5279861 | Method of coating a thin photosensitive or protective film on a printing roll A coating method is performed by positioning a coating roll directly beneath one end of a predetermined coating range of a printing roll so that the coating roll is perpendicular to the printing roll. The rotating roll rotates and carries a coating liquid... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5230922 | Process for bonding, in particular, lightweight fleeces, and apparatus for performing the process In the bonding of lightweight fleeces, there is the problem at relatively high feeding velocities of providing the fleece with the required amount of impregnating agent. Also, it has been found that the individual fibers of a fleece move with respect to o... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4871593 | Method of streakless application of thin controlled fluid coatings and slot nozzle - roller coater applicator apparatus therefor A novel combined hot melt and other fluid preferably slot nozzle-roller coater assembly and technique enabling elimination of streaks and other aberrations caused by undissolved particles or dust and the like in the fluid, and adapted for multi-fluid mixi... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4770909 | Porous roll fluid coating applicator and method Metered application of coating materials, ranging from room temperature to hot melt coatings and adhesives, through the use of fluid-porous roll applicators operating singly or in multiple units for transfer or direct coating, including simultaneous conti... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4683152 | Application equipment for uniform application of water-based cements A roller applicator for applying water-based tire tread adhesive comprising a tube having throughout its length a bore adapted to receive a supply of water-based tire adhesive. The applicator has about its surface a series of parallel spaced-apart grooves... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4642268 | Wood substrate having good flame resistance A wood substrate having good flame resistance characteristics while substantially maintaining its adherence characteristics for asphalt products. One surface of the wood substrate has a coating of an inorganic soluble silicate impregnating the wood substr... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4562099 | Apparatus for applying adhesive A gravure-type gummer comprises a hollow cylindrical member 18 partly immersed in an adhesive container 10 and adapted to transfer a pattern of adhesive to a blank B movable in contact with the top of the member. The adhesive is held in a pattern of round... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4515831 | Coating recoverable sheets A heat-recoverable polymeric sheet is coated with a solid sheet of heat-activatable sealant by heating the sheet preferably to a temperature above the crystalline melt point of the polymer, applying, preferably by means of a roller, the sealant sheet to t... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4294187 | Applicator for direct roll coating A paint applicator for direct roll coating of textured panels or sheet-like members comprises a core, a layer of fibrous web material disposed over the core, a protective plastic tube member disposed around the layer of fibrous web material, and a layer o... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4293599 | Method of forming decorative relief pattern and pattern-forming device therefor A decorative relief finish pattern is formed by applying to the surface of a coated article or substrate a pattern-forming device composed of a rigid or semi-rigid porous, air-permeable material and having a design thereon. The pattern-forming device, whe... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4252842 | Electrical insulation of metallic conductors A process for the electrical insulation of wire by enamelling, using aqueous dispersions which are applied thereto by means of applicator rollers. The thickness of the dispersion coating on the wire can be varied by merely suitably selecting the circumfer... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4197338 | Dry wall-board surface finishing In the finishing of dry wall-board surfaces at joints and outside and inside corners by applying joint compounds, by taping thereover and by applying wipe-off tools for removal of excess compound applied and feathering of the tape edges either simultaneou... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4191792 | Paint roller A paint roller for producing texture paint surfaces having a cylindrical core with a paint applying and texturing cover bonded to the outer surface of the cylindrical core. The paint applying and texturing cover is an open web of interengaged continuous c... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4105816 | Decorative relief finish process A decorative relief finished surface is formed by applying to the surface of an object or substrate to be patterned an undercoat of coating material to a predetermined thickness, and forming an uneven pattern having a variety of projections on coated surf... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3947614 | Protection from corrosion of resistance-welded sheet metal covered with non-metallic layers A method for the protection of blanc areas of sheet metal otherwise coated with layers of synthetic materials, lacquers, foils or the like, wherein the said blanc areas are covered by applying a liquid, viscous or solid rust-protective agent by frictional... | 03/30/1976 |
