Bizarre Patents
Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972660 | Electrostatic fluidised powder bed coating process The present invention pertains to a process for forming a coating on a substrate using a tribo-charging electrostatic fluidized bed process; characterized in that a powder coating is used which has a particle size distribution such that a) d(v,90)≦42.5 μm, and b)... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7615256 | Fluidized bed process for mixing and transfer of powders to conductive substrates Disclosed is a process for mixing and gentle transport and transfer of powders to substrates. ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7384671 | Apparatus and process for forming a powder coating on a substrate using a fluidised bed and tribostatic charging of the powder coating composition An apparatus and process for forming a coating on a substrate, including establishing a fluidised-bed having a fluidising gas and a powder coating composition, immersing the substrate wholly or partly in the fluidised bed, the substrate being either electrically iso... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361227 | Gas supply system for a powder-fluidizing apparatus A coating apparatus includes a container and a perforated plate separating a plenum from a coating chamber. A gas supply system delivers a gas to the plenum in a sufficient amount for passage of the gas through the plate and suspension of a powder in a fluidized con... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351287 | Method and apparatus for applying particulate material to a substrate A method and apparatus of applying a particulate material to a substrate includes applying adhesive to the substrate and passing the substrate through a chamber in which a particulate material is suspended in a fluid in order to adhere the particulate material to th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323226 | Tribostatic fluidised bed powder coating process A process for forming a coating on a substrate, including the steps of effecting tribostatic charging of a body of powder by establishing a fluidised-bed of the body of powder in a fluidising chamber at least a part of which is conductive, applying a voltage to the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320561 | System and method for handling bulk materials A bulk material handling system generally consisting of means for holding the material; means for conveying the material including a first conduit formed of a permeable material having an inlet communicating with an outlet of the material holding means and an outlet... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7263975 | Plastic coated metal fuel rail An improved fuel rail for delivering fuel to a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine is provided that reduces the weight of the fuel injection system, greatly reduces manufacturing costs by eliminating expensive manufacturing methods, such as brazing, high... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7235278 | Method and apparatus for applying particulate material to a substrate A method and apparatus of applying a particulate material to a substrate includes applying adhesive to the substrate and passing the substrate through a chamber in which a particulate material is suspended in a fluid in order to adhere the particulate material to th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7211615 | Polyamide powder with long-lasting, consistently good flowability A composition containing from 88 to 99.99% by weight of a polyamide, a compound of a polyamide and mixtures of these, and from 0.01 to 0.25% by weight of a flow aid where the drying loss from the flow aid after 5 days of conditioning at a relative humidity of 95% is... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7176892 | Lever handle type haptic input apparatus equipped with electromagnetic brake A haptic input apparatus includes: a supporting member having a spherical bearing; a lever handle having a spherical portion to be supported by the spherical bearing; an electromagnetic coil arranged opposite to a lower end surface of the lever handle; detection mea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153585 | Self-adhering powder paint based on polyamide and silane for metal coating The invention concerns to the use of a powder comprising 99.95 to 95% of at least one polyamide and 0.05 to 5% of at least one silane for coating metals. This powder may be prepared by simple dry blending of the constituents. The silane can also be added to the molt... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137759 | System and method for handling bulk materials A bulk material handling system generally consisting of means for holding the material; means for conveying the material including a first conduit formed of a permeable material having an inlet communicating with an outlet of the material holding means and an outlet... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7119298 | Method for electrostatically separating particles, apparatus for electrostatically separating particles, and processing system An electrostatic separation apparatus for conductive particles and insulating particles with reduced separation time and improved separating capability, comprises a substantially flat-plate shaped bottom electrode (26) provided on lower side, a substantially ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7041340 | Powder coating process with tribostatically charged fluidized bed A process for forming a coating on a conductive substrate, including the steps of: establishing a fluidised-bed of a powder coating composition, thereby effecting tribostatic charging of the powder coating composition, the fluidised-bed including a fluidising chambe... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6955996 | Method for stabilizing high pressure oxidation of a semiconductor device A method and apparatus for preventing N2O from becoming super critical during a high pressure oxidation stage within a high pressure oxidation furnace are disclosed. The method and apparatus utilize a catalyst to catalytically disassociate N2O ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948537 | Systems and methods for collecting a particulate substance A collector system for collecting a measurable amount of a particulate substance using an electrostatically charged collector. The collector is brought into proximity with the particulate substance and the electrostatic forces collect a measurable amount of the part... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6919105 | Continuous process for retaining solid adsorbent particles on shaped micro-cavity fibers A process of retaining fine adsorbent particles such as carbon material or APS silica gel in the micro-cavities of a shaped fiber comprises the steps of continuously conveying a shaped fiber with micro-cavities to a charging arrangement where the fiber is electrosta... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913213 | Electrostatic powder coating apparatus using a swirling flow pattern An electrostatic powder coating apparatus including a housing with an interior coating area for receiving a workpiece. The interior coating area includes a vortex inducing surface and a pressurized air input device directs air against the surface to form a swirling ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6849303 | Method for electrostatically coating a fiber substrate The use of electrostatic impregnation to load materials such as binders and flavors onto substrates such as fibers and medical devices is disclosed. Substrates loaded with materials such as binders and flavors, wherein the materials are loaded on the substrates via ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6838123 | Method of coating fiber strands with a plastic coating composition from individual coating constituents The invention relates to a method for coating fibers shaped as fiber strands (roving and mats) using a fluidized bed technique, wherein (i) the desired composition of the individual coating constituents is directly applied from the fluidized bed without previous com... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6783808 | Method of coating thin-layers on golf balls A method for coating a golf ball, including the steps of providing a golf ball component; providing a polymeric material; creating a particulate from the polymer material; charging at least one of the component or the particulate; fluidizing the polymer particulate;... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6759095 | Electrostatic powder coating method using a swirling flow pattern A method of powder coating a workpiece in a housing having a powder coating area with a workpiece travel path and an interior wall surface sloped around at least a portion of the workpiece travel path includes moving air and powder in the powder coating area along a... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6733844 | Photographic-quality prints and methods for making the same A method for creating photographic-quality prints and prints produced by these methods are disclosed. The prints generally comprise three layers: a transparent carrier; an image, and a particle-based undercoat. The transparent carrier comprises a substrate for recei... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6706332 | Method of coating thin-layers on golf balls A method for coating a golf ball comprising the steps of providing a golf ball component; providing a polymer material; creating a polymer particulate; fluidizing the polymer particulate; placing the golf ball component within the fluidized particulate; and fluidize... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6620243 | Fluidized bed powder handling and coating apparatus and methods An electrostatic fluidized bed powder coating apparatus including powder coating structure, such as a coating enclosure, hood or booth, and a powder fluidizing bed operatively associated with an electrostatic charging device. An enclosed powder accumulato... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6596084 | Pyrolytic carbon coating apparatus having feed gas actuator A fluidized bed pyrolytic carbon coating apparatus (1) is provided for coating substrate surfaces with pyrolytic carbon. The preferred coating apparatus (1) includes a fluidized bed reactor (10) having a reactor chamber (22), a gas feed inlet (24), an exh... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6582521 | Annular flow electrostatic powder coater An electrostatic powder coating apparatus including a housing with an interior coating area for receiving a workpiece. The interior coating area includes a vortex inducing surface and a pressurized air input device directs air against the surface to form ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6558752 | Electrostatic fluidized bed coating method and apparatus Method for applying powder to objects, such as electric motor stators and permeable substrates. The apparatus includes a first chamber having upper and lower portions. A powder fluidizing bed is disposed at the lower portion and receives and fluidizes a b... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6528125 | Corrosion resistant powder coated metal tube and process for making the same A corrosion resistant tube comprises a metal tube having an outer surface. A zinc layer is electrostatically bonded to the outer surface, wherein the zinc layer is selected from the group consisting of powdered zinc, powdered zinc nickel alloys, powdered ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6506455 | Triboelectric fluidizded bed method and apparatus for coating an object The present invention relates to as triboelectric fluidized bed method and apparatus for coating an object with powder prior to heating to form a coating. The methods includes arranging a bed of fluidixed powder in a vat where the powder can be charged by... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6465049 | Method for preparation of diamond film In subjecting a substrate of low electric conductivity to a pretreatment by holding the same within a fluidized bed of diamond particles for the formation of a diamond film on the substrate surface, a treatment method is disclosed which is capable of prev... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458427 | Annular flow electrostatic powder coater An electrostatic powder coating apparatus including a housing with an interior coating area for receiving a workpiece. The interior coating area includes a vortex inducing surface and a pressurized air input device directs air against the surface to form ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6383553 | Method for monitoring and/or controlling a granulation, coating and drying process A method and a device function for monitoring and/or controlling and regulating a granulation, agglomeration, instantization, coating and drying process in a fluidized layer or a moving bulk by determining the product moisture. At least during one process... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6368658 | Coating medical devices using air suspension Methods and apparatuses for coating medical devices and the devices thereby produced are disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method comprising the steps of suspending the medical device in an air stream and introducing a coating materia... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6355309 | Method of forming a thermoplastic layer on a layer of adhesive A method of forming a thermoplastic layer on an adhesive layer is provided. In the steps of the method, a thermoplastic powder is provided having a melt flow index of at least about 0.008 grams/10 minutes, the powder is applied to at least one surface of ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6340720 | Process for making polyvinylidene fluoride power coatings and coating formulations A process for making a PVDF-based powder coating compositions using a co-coagulation process and compositions comprising co-coagulated PVDF, co-coagulated PVDF-based powder coating compositions and substances coated with these compositions. Vinylidene flu... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6294216 | Vibrating method for charging powder In a powder charging apparatus according to the present invention, powder is delivered to a delivery tube using delivery air, and an external drive voltage is applied to a vibrator to vibrate the surface of the vibrator. The powder is dispersed around the... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6294222 | Method of attaching a substantially uniform distribution of particulates to individual exposed surfaces of a substrate A method of attaching a substantially uniform distribution of particulates to individual exposed surfaces of a matrix of fibrous material. The method includes the following steps: 1) electrically charging a matrix of fibrous material having individual exp... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6284311 | Process for applying polymer particles on substrate and coatings resulting therefrom A heated substrate is dipped into a fluidized bed containing particles of polymer to coat the substrate. The coating can subsequently be leveled (and cured if thermosetting) by heating the coated substrate above the melting point of the polymer. The proce... | 09/04/2001 |
