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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7083830 | Electrostatically-assisted high-speed rotary application process for the production of special effect base coat/clear coat two-layer coatings A process for the production of special effect base coat/clear coat two-layer coatings on substrates by application of a special effect base coat layer of a liquid special effect base coat onto the substrate in one or more successive spray passes, optional drying or... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6875278 | Modular powder application system A powder atomizer comprises a rotatable powder conveying brush operably associated with a powder supply. A powder receptacle has an inlet and an outlet. The powder conveying brush extends along the inlet and supplies powder to the receptacle. A rotatable powder mete... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6703079 | Method for painting with a bell applicator A method for painting a panel using a paint applicator defines a painting pattern with a plurality of points on a surface of a panel to be painted, the pattern extending in a predetermined direction and the points defining opposite edges of the pattern ex... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6626874 | Anticoagulant internally coated needle To prevent blood from clotting or being diluted (which causes inaccuracy in the measurement of the characteristics of blood drawn from a patient), a needle assembly has the interior portion of its cannula and at least one portion of its hub covered by a d... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6500494 | Spray coating matting method for printing plate precursors A method for applying a matting layer to a radiation-sensitive layer of a printing plate precursor is disclosed. The method comprises: (a) providing a matting composition comprising a polymer and a solvent, wherein the matting composition has a solid cont... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6391392 | Process and station for changing product in an installation for spraying coating product A process and station for changing product in an installation for spraying coating product, by bringing a first reservoir towards a suitable area of a cleaning/filling station, separating a sub-assembly composed of the first reservoir and a first spray as... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6299073 | Paint spray housing for reducing paint buildup A paint spray system for directing paint to a part has a paint atomizer head having a bell housing and a bell-atomizer. An electrically conductive tape is applied to a surface of the paint atomizer. The tape may be applied to the bell housing or the front... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6274202 | Control systems for electrostatic powder spraying apparatus A method for controlling operation of powder spraying coating apparatus comprising automatically reducing both the discharge current and discharge voltage of the electrostatic charging means as the spray apparatus approaches a workpiece.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6246586 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a thin film, thin-film laminate, and electronic parts In a method wherein, before forming a thin film of, for example, metal on a supporting base in a vacuum, a vapor stream of patterning material for forming a pattern in the thin film is applied from nozzle holes, and the thin film is formed after this liqu... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6068877 | Method of detecting workpieces in an electrostatic coating system The invention refers to a method of detecting workpieces in an electrostatic coating system, comprising at least one electrostatic coating device, which applies a high voltage to a high voltage electrode, in which the high voltage electrode generates a sp... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6063450 | Method and apparatus for directly or indirectly applying a liquid pasty application medium to one or both sides of a continuous surface The invention relates to a method for directly or indirectly applying a liquid or pasty application medium (2) onto one or both sides of a continuous surface (4), wherein the application medium (2) is applied to the surface (4) in a plurality of single ap... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6063451 | Method for controlling amount of electric charge on finely divided sprayed powder A method for controlling an amount of electric charge on a finely divided powder. When the finely divided powder is supplied into a powder transportation pipe in a substantially discrete particle state and transported therethrough in a discrete particle s... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6037012 | Process for applying water-based products such as paints and varnishes to glass objects A process for applying water-based paints and/or varnishes to the surface of a glass article which includes the steps of charging a composition of water-based product to a potential of a given polarity, spraying the composition of the water-based product ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5994110 | Methods for direct synthesis of compounds having complementary structure to a desired molecular entity and use thereof Compounds which possess a complementary structure to a desired molecule, such as a biomolecule, in particular polymeric or oligomeric compounds, which are useful as in vivo or in vitro diagnostic and therapeutic agents are provided. Also, various methods ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5980994 | Rotary atomizing electrostatic coating apparatus and method A rotary atomizing electrostatic coating apparatus includes a plurality of shaping air nozzles for expelling shaping air having a pressure of about 80-250 kPa at an exit of each shaping air nozzle and having an amount of air to be expelled per nozzle of a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5965212 | Method of producing metal quantum dots Metal quantum dots are produced from a solution of the metal salt when the solution is passed through an electrostatic capillary nozzle (3) into a chamber (7). The nozzle (3) produces an aerosol of droplets (4) of the solution which is then irradiated usi... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5954907 | Process using electrostatic spraying for coating substrates with release coating compositions, pressure sensitive adhesives, and combinations thereof This invention relates to a process for applying a coating material comprising a release coating composition or a pressure sensitive adhesive composition to a substrate, the process comprising: (A) atomizing and electrically charging said coating material... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5820941 | Powder spray coating Apparatus for powder spray coating comprises means (4) for electrostatically-charging powder entrained in air, a conduit (6) for transporting the electrostatically charged powder from the charging means (4) to an internal chamber (12) in a spray head (8),... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5814368 | Method of spreading particles and spreading apparatus The present invention is a method for spreading spacing particles on a surface of a substrate used to form a liquid crystal display panel. The method comprises the steps of relatively moving the substrate and a spreading nozzle with respect to one another... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5776554 | Electrostatic powder coating system and method An electrostatic powder coating system usable for coating articles transported along a substantially non-conductive article transport conveyor belt supported by a substantially non-conductive slide member. The system includes a substantially non-conductiv... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5707636 | Apparatus and method for preparing solid forms with controlled release of the active ingredient Controlled release solid forms, apparatus and method for preparing solid forms for controlled release of an active ingredient.... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5647535 | Method of metallic painting The present invention relates to an efficient method of applying a metallic paint using both an air atomized spray machine and a spin coating machine. In the method of painting, matching the color shade of metallic painting using an air atomized spray mac... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5629051 | Method and apparatus for forming an insulator on a uniaxial tension focus mask of a color selection electrode A method and apparatus for forming an insulator 62 on one major surface of a uniaxial tension focus mask 25 includes the steps of: positioning a mask sheet 27, having a multiplicity of openings 42 that extend from a first major surface of the mask sheet t... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5620750 | Method for applying metallic coating The disclosed present invention relates to a method of applying a metallic coating, such as a finish paint coating to an automobile. This method comprises two processes or stages using a bell-shaped rotary atomizer and a metallic paint. The amount of pain... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5552190 | Golf ball and method of manufacturing the same A golf ball has a surface uniformly covered with a paint coat so that carrying properties of dimples can be stably elicited. A paint to which is applied a voltage of more than 50,000 V is supplied to a disk revolving at a speed of more than 15,000 rpm for... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5324547 | Method of applying metallic paint A method of applying a metallic paint to an object conveyed by means of a conveyor, by reciprocating one or more rotary atomizing electrostatic painting machines at right angles to the direction in which the object is conveyed. The speed of the reciprocat... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5298277 | Method for decreasing spray coating nonuniformity at an end portion of a moving workpiece A coating method which reduces the nonuniformity of a sprayed coating film at an end portion of a moving workpiece. A spray gun moves along a locus in a direction transverse to a conveying direction of the workpiece. The dimensions of the workpiece and pa... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5238709 | Electrostatic spray coating method A method and apparatus are provided for electrostatically applying a coating, such as solder mask, to a substrate such as a circuit board. A grounded conveyor system includes electrically conductive means for suspending the substrate from the conveyor and... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5079030 | Method for painting water base metallic paint A method for painting water base metallic paint on an object, such as the exterior of a vehicle, comprising the steps of painting such water base metallic paint on the object with a rotary atomizer to form on such object a coating of rotary atomizer paint... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5037676 | Method and apparatus for cleaning, coating and curing receptor substrates in an enclosed planetary array A method and apparatus for coating cylindrical and belt-like photoreceptor substrates includes a coating chamber for receiving a planetary array of substrates surrounding a central horizontal axis. An applicator is located within the coating chamber along... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4985283 | Method and device for painting side outer panels of an automobile body A spray painting device having a first spray mechanism and a second spray mechanism located downstream of the first spray mechanism in an assembly line along which an automobile body is conveyed. A spray head of the first spray mechanism is fixed at a con... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4898747 | Electrostatic coating of rubber-to-metal adhesives on metal parts A method for applying rubber-to-metal adhesives to metal parts, such as tubular metal sleeves, employs electrostatic disc-type coaters includes the employment slow solvents which maintain the adhesive in a wet or liquid condition from its atomization at t... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4871579 | Process and device for spraying a reaction mixture capable of forming a transparent protective layer of high optical quality A process for coating a transparent article of high optical quality, which comprises spraying a polymerizable reaction mixture of reaction components on the transparent article to form a homogeneous coating layer of high optical quality, wherein the mixtu... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4810522 | Bath-fed electrostatic coating applicator and method A method and apparatus for electrostatically applying a layer of coating material to a moving substrate. In a preferred embodiment, a threaded shaft formed of dielectric material, having one end thereof coupled to a drive motor, has a portion of its threa... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4810521 | Elecrostatic coating of rubber-to-metal adhesives on metal parts A method for applying rubber-to-metal adhesives to metal parts, such as tubular metal sleeves, employs electrostatic disc-type coaters includes the employment slow solvents which maintain the adhesive in a wet or liquid condition from its atomization at t... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4783344 | Process and device for spraying a reaction mixture capable of forming a transparent protective layer of high optical quality A process for coating a transparent article of high optical quality, which comprises spraying a polymerizable reaction mixture of reaction components on the transparent article to form a homogenous coating layer of high optical quality, wherein the mixtur... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4702932 | Electrostatic application of coating materials A method of and apparatus for the electrostatic coating of poorly or non-conductive materials such as pellets seeds and powders, in which the product material is set in motion, preferably turbulent or agitating motion relative to at least one electrostati... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4547410 | Process for applying a multi-layer paint containing mica pigment Polymer coatings having high solids content and containing mica pigments are applied with uniform appearance when the liquid layer which is deposited on an article is greater in thickness than the nominal maximum length of the mica platelets. Coatings whi... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4536414 | Superconductive tunnel junction device with enhanced characteristics and method of manufacture A superconductive tunnel junction device comprises first and second superconductive electrodes with a barrier disposed therebetween where the first superconductive electrode and the barrier are formed without interruption in the same vacuum system pump do... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4532148 | Robot painting system for automobiles A robot painting system for electrostatically painting an automobile body that includes a paint module adapted to maintain the automobile body in a stationary position relative to at least two painting robots, each of which carries a rotary bell-type atom... | 07/30/1985 |
