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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 |
| 6245383 | Method for manufacturing prepreg in which reinforcing substrate is impregnated with thermosetting matrix resin A method for manufacturing a prepreg in which a reinforcing substrate is impregnated with a thermosetting matrix resin. In the method, the reinforcing substrate is moved in a traveling direction. The thermosetting matrix resin is supplied to an outer circ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5824363 | Wallpaper pasting machine and method of making and using the same thereof An improved wallpaper pasting machine 10 and method of manufacture and use. The pasting machine 10 has a lid 20 and a trough 30. The lid 20 can completely cover the trough 30 to keep the paste from further drying out. An applying roller 40 for applying pa... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5612081 | Applying grit particles to a continuous web To apply hot grit particles to a continuous thermoplastic web such as a geonet, the web is brought to the upper part of the surface of a roller which is rotating in a container containing grit particles. A controlled layer of grit particles is carried up ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5607728 | Roller coating system for impregnation of multi-filament web with resin, and method of making a fiber/resin composite material An apparatus for coating a web by contact with a transfer roll partially immersed in a reservoir of coating material and rotated into resin-transferring contact with the web on a first main web surface thereof. The web in passage away from the transfer ro... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5478599 | Process for resin impregnation of a fibrous substrate A process is described for minimizing resin waste in the impregnation of a fibrous substrate with a thermosettable resin. The process involves the use of resin application means comprising a rotatable roller on which is deposited a liquid-form thermosetta... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5368893 | Method and apparatus for coating a material web, especially a paper web or cardboard web A coating device includes a transfer roller communicating with a bank of coating material and engaging a web of material to be coated, a squeegee bung mounted to resiliently press against a periphery of the transfer roller and to define a contact surface ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5340611 | Process for coating travelling webs In a process for the coating of a running web of paper or cardboard, provisions are that in a press gap formed between two rolls a coating substance applied in a very small quantity on the surface of the one roll is first pressed on the web leaving a very... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5248362 | Method for applying glue to the flute tips of a single-faced corrugated paperboard sheet A contact bar for slidably contacting the liner of a single-faced corrugated paperboard sheet to press the flute tips of the sheet against a rotating glue roll without crushing the flute tips. The contact bar includes an elongate frame mounted opposite an... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5171612 | Process for double coating a traveling web without an intermediate drying step A coating process for coating traveling webs comprises applying a first coating layer of a pigment substance on a portion of the shell surface of a rotatable roll not covered by the material web, and pressing the pigment substance onto the web in a press ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5049420 | Process for applying microcapsule-containing compositions to paper Microcapsules are applied in metered quantity to a paper web passing through an ingoing nip between a hard applicator roll and a soft backing roll. Metering is achieved by means of a deformable metering roll in adjustable pressure contact with the applica... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4932352 | Method and device for impregnating an elongate element The invention provides a method and device for impregnating at least one elongate element by transferring a thermostabilizable substance from a supply station by means of a supply means, the element being moved in front of the transfer means which include... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4814204 | Notched doctored single kiss roll applicator An apparatus for applying spaced apart discontinuous stripes of a fluid to the surface of a moving web. The apparatus includes a rotating applicator roll partially immersed in a bath of the fluid. A notched doctor blade in contact with the surface of the ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4774107 | Process and apparatus for applying liquid, pasty or foamy substances to both sides of webs of material The invention relates to a process and apparatus for applying liquid, pasty or foamy substances to both sides of webs of material. To prevent any adverse effect on the web of material or the applied substances, application is performed by means of a pair ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4743330 | Method and apparatus for coating and bonding a secondary carpet backing An improved method and apparatus for applying adhesive to a backing fabric, such as for adhesively laminating a secondary fabric backing to a carpet. The adhesive is formed into a layer of predetermined thickness on the surface of a rotating casting rolle... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4661380 | Method for coating a secondary carpet backing An improved system and method for applying adhesive to a secondary backing fabric for adhesively laminating the secondary backing to a carpet. A secondary backing fabric is conveyed along a path at a predetermined speed, while an adhesive is deposited ont... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4387118 | Minimizing voids in foam coating A method and apparatus for foam coating a web are provided that allow for easier cleaning, greater versatility of fabric styles without the introduction of voids in the foam backing, and elimination of voids in the foam backing at seams, or within the web... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4357370 | Twin short dwell coater arrangement A coater for applying a coating material to both sides of a traveling web with the web passed over a back-up roll and a first coating such as sizing applied to the back-up roll surface in advance of a coating zone for transfer to the web at the coating zo... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4344989 | Multizonal binder impregnation An interlining material comprising a web of non-woven fibers, said web having a first zone having distributed uniformly therein a binder, said first zone disposed proximate to but not in contacting relationship with a second zone having distributed unifor... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4282275 | Coating method apparatus for capsular coatings A metered film of a fluid coating composition (10) having solids suspended therein, such as a fluid composition containing rupturable microcapsules, is formed on a doctored gravure supply roll (12) and applied to a soft rubber applicator roll (20). The su... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4250207 | Method for applying coating of molten metals A plating chamber holds a reducing or inert atmosphere heated to a temperature suited for plating or galvanizing. A pair of power-driven coating rolls are horizontally disposed in the plating chamber, one roll contacting the top surface of a metal strip t... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4238533 | Coating process and apparatus Films having widths of up to one meter or more can be coated at high coating speeds of up to 400 meters per minute or more with coating compositions having viscosities reaching up to 400 centipoises or more by arranging first and second guide rollers, a c... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4139613 | Process for the patterned deposition of powdered thermoplastic adhesive materials on the outer surface of a surface form A process for the patterned deposition of powdered thermoplastic adhesive materials on the outer surface of a textile or other porous-flexible surface form, wherein there is first insertion raked in a pattern of depressions formed in an engraved component... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4123569 | Direct ribbon inking by gravure A novel inking method and apparatus particularly well suited for the re-inking of used fabric ribbons such as of the chain-printer type. The apparatus preferably contains means for moving a fabric ribbon through an inking station onto a take-up roll, mean... | 10/31/1978 |
| 3950573 | Method for making sealing tapes Disclosed is a sealing tape comprising a fabric medium impregnated with a plaster and adhesive slurry which is activated upon immersion in an adhesive-containing solution. The activated tape is used to join and seal joints of conduit and to encase insulat... | 04/13/1976 |