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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6627262 | Method and device for continuously coating at least a metal strip with a crosslinkable polymer fluid film A method and device for continuously coating at least a metal strip (1) with a crosslinkable polymer fluid film which is free of non-reactive solvent or diluent, and which has a softening temperature higher than 50° C. The method includes the steps of: c... | 09/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6086954 | Method and apparatus for application of coating medium onto a traveling material web having a splice A method and an apparatus for direct or indirect one-sided or double-sided application of a liquid or pasty coating medium onto a spliced traveling material web, notably of paper or cardboard, includes at least one applicator applying the coating medium a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6063192 | Method and apparatus for wet-in-wet coating of a moving layer of material A method and apparatus for coating a traveling layer of material, in particular paper and/or cardboard. An applicator implement applies a predetermined and proper amount of a liquid or pasty medium onto an outer surface of a first rotating applicator roll... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6033723 | Method and apparatus for coating plurality of wet layers on flexible elongated web Method and apparatus of coating a plurality of wet layers on an flexible elongated web, which is economical to build and easy to operate at high speeds, and an apparatus which can be used to manufacture multi-layer magnetic recording media of the highest ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5885722 | Method for applying coating materials to overlapped individuals sheets A method and apparatus for applying pressure sensitive adhesive to a substrate, in which the adhesive is deposited on a transfer surface, such as a circulating transfer belt, dried, and subsequently transferred to a plurality of overlapping sheets. The sh... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5869148 | Process for the in-line, high speed manufacturing of magnetic products A process for the in-line, high speed manufacturing of magnetic products is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of printing onto a substrate, drying the ink print, making the appropriate cuts or scores on the substrate, applying a slurry of magneti... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5863620 | Process and apparatus for coating printed circuit boards A process for coating printed circuit boards with a coating composition that is crosslinkable by electromagnetic radiation, especially UV radiation, using the roll coating process, is distinguished by the following process steps: a photopolymerisable, mel... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5827577 | Method and apparatus for applying catalytic and/or adsorbent coatings on a substrate Methods and apparatus are disclosed for imprinting a catalyst and/or adsorbent composition on a flat or corrugated substrate. The coated substrate is useful in pollutant treating devices to remove pollutants from a gas.... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5820935 | Coating method and coating apparatus including uniformly floating rotating member in fluid reservoir In a coating method and apparatus for applying coating liquid onto a web, the coating apparatus includes a rotating member rotatable and contacting with the web; and a support member supporting rotatably the rotating member and including a liquid reservoi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816902 | Abrasive sheet and method of manufacturing same An abrasive sheet for fine texture processing has threads planted uniformly on a surface of a flexible base sheet and abrasive particles are attached by a binder to each of these threads uniformly over a specified distance from the tip such that the threa... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5811157 | Method and device for producing a coated paper web using a coated roll The invention is directed to a method and device for the production of a paper web featuring a CF coating. The paper web passes through a nip (a) formed by a coating roll (2) and a backing roll (1). CF coating is applied on coating roll (2), dosed there b... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5759278 | Liquid applying apparatus and an image forming substance removing apparatus An image forming substance removing apparatus for preventing an unstabilizing liquid from being excessively applied to a sheet material unnecessarily, preventing a bad state of transporting the sheet material, and not requiring a long time for drying the ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5733608 | Method and apparatus for applying thin fluid coating stripes A system for coating a substrate with ultra-thin layers in stripes includes moving the substrate through a coating station and forming a composite layer including coating fluids and a carrier fluid. The composite layer flows at a rate that is sufficiently... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5690999 | Method and coating device for the coating of a size-press roll, paper or board The invention relates to a coating device for the coating of a size-press roll, paper or board or an equivalent moving base. The coating device includes a revolving coating bar which rests against a moving base. The coating bar extends across the machine ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5677008 | Continuous coating method for coating material with insufficient fluidity In a continuous coating method, a coating material with insufficient fluidity can be uniformly coated on a substrate. A pick-up roller is disposed between a coating roller and a metering roller and a doctor bar is located above the pick-up roller. The coa... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5670211 | Method for applying liquid to sheet material A method of applying a two-part liquid composition to a workpiece is provided. In particular, a two-step method is provided wherein a first liquid composition is applied to the workpiece by roll coating, and a second liquid composition is applied by spray... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5633045 | Apparatus and process for coating webs using a cylindrical applicator A coating system is disclosed comprising apparatus for coating webs comprising a rigid, elongated trough, a cylindrical applicator mounted for rotation about its axis within the trough, the trough having an arcuate upstream liquid retaining surface and an... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5597612 | Process for the manufacture of paper webs having CF or CB layers for pressure-sensitive recording A process is disclosed for manufacturing paper web containing a CF layer for pressure sensitive recording paper. In order to ensure full sizing, the paper web is subjected to intermass sizing and the coating ink containing color acceptors constituted of c... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5597618 | Application member for applying a coating material to a substrate An application member for applying a coating material, such as a pressure sensitive adhesive, to a receiving surface, such as a paper substrate. The application member includes a cylindrical peripheral surface and a plurality of spaced, discrete structure... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5582868 | Process and apparatus for interment coating of a sheet without wrinkling thereof A first guide roll, a second guide roll and a backing roll are mounted on a movable frame. A feed roll is disposed substantially perpendicularly below the second guide roll upstream of the second guide roll relative to a direction of movement of a base sh... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5580922 | Cellulose products treated with isocyanate compositions The invention is directed to a composition of matter useful as a paper impregnant, to the method of its use, and to the products produced by the method. Poly (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) or PMDI has been used in the past as a paper impregnant with or wi... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5567481 | Apparatus and method for coating and drying paper sheets Apparatus and method for coating lower surfaces of paper sheets with lacquer and drying the sheets include fans for simultaneously drying the sheets and for forcing the sheets upwardly against the lower surface of spaced-apart moving conveyer belts. The s... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5480681 | Method of coating with a gummer roll apparatus A gumming roll preferably for use with apparatus for applying gum to blanks and pertains has gear driven rollers and the rollers are in skidding contact for returning excess adhesive to an adhesive pan without substantial foaming of the adhesive. The gumm... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5474873 | Optical recording material and method for producing same An optical recording medium in which a recording layer (4) on which optically readable data are recorded is formed on a rectangular base material (1), a protective layer (5) is formed by roll coating on the recording layer (4) and wherein the base materia... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5466291 | Stand alone coating apparatus for printed material and method of operation thereof A stand alone printing system (10) for coating a first face of sheets on which printing may be printed previously by a printer not associated with the system includes a feeding mechanism (14), a driven application roller (76) for transferring coating mate... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5429841 | Printing ink emulsion with poly(oxyalkylene) substituted colorant An ink composition for Gravure printing is provided with a poly(oxyalkylene) substituted colorant and a vehicle which is a water-in-oil emulsion of a water immiscible organic phase and an aqueous phase, in the range of 9:1 to 1:1, thereby significantly re... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5413806 | Strip coating machine with thickness control A continuous strip coating machine has top and bottom applicator rolls and a backup roll adjacent the top applicator roll. A lift roll to lift the strip of material and thus vary the angle of wrap of the strip about the bottom applicator roll is provided.... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5405650 | Method for manufacturing a non-woven fabric marked with a print A method for manufacturing a non-woven fabric printed with a decorative pattern. A fibrous starting material whose individual fibers are capable of movement relatively to one another under the influence of applied fluid forces is subjected to a fluid stre... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5401540 | Printer support brush and method An apparatus and method for printing or coating material and supporting the material during printing or coating thereon by either offset-gravure or direct roll equipment includes a cylindrical support member having flexible bristles radiating therefrom. T... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5378497 | Method for providing irreversible smoothness in a paper rawstock The method comprises the application of a liquid film to a paper or paperboard rawstock web in a controlled and uniform manner to achieve a moisture gradient in the Z-direction thickness of the web to a depth of less than about one-half of the web thickne... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5374331 | Preflux coating method Method for pretreatment of the metallic surfaces such as conductive patterns on printed wiring boards to protect against oxidation and/or other contamination. Boards are passed through successive stations to perform the following operations at least upon ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5350602 | Method and device for sizing a shaped element A method and apparatus for the sizing of a shaped extended element having a longitudinal axis and including lateral surfaces extending substantially parallel to axis. The apparatus includes a wheel rotatable about an axis and with the wheel including at l... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5310573 | Method of controlling thickness of coated film on web-like member by roll coater A paint in a paint pan is picked up through a gap hPA formed between a pickup roll and an applicator roll, part of the paint is attached to the applicator roll and delivered to a sheet as a supply flow rate qA. The film thickness coa... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5304391 | Method for regulation of the moisture profile of a paper or board web in a film size press The invention concerns a method for regulation of the moisture profile of a paper or board web in a size press in which the paper or board web (W) is made to run through a nip (N) formed by the rolls (1,2) in the size press. Films (F1,F2 | 04/19/1994 |
| 5296257 | Process for two-sided coating of a web In the two-sided coating of a web by feeding the web through the nip of a pair of pressing rolls onto which the coating substance is metered, the amount of the coating substance applied to each pressing roll is measured by infrared absorption and the rela... | 03/22/1994 |
| 4900586 | Electrode application tool An electrode application tool is disclosed for applying of electrode paste to end surfaces of electronic components or collective bodies of electronic components simultaneously at one time. the electrode application tool is designed to have many longitudi... | 02/13/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4808445 | Coating apparatus and method A coating apparatus is disclosed for applying a coating material to the surface of a paper web. The coating apparatus includes a backing roll and an applicator roll which cooperates with the backing roll for defining therebetween a gap for the passage the... | 02/28/1989 |
| 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 |
