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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927668 | Coater of electric insulating sheet and method for producing electric insulating sheet with coated film A coater for coating an electric insulating sheet with coating liquid while sustaining an identical charging polarity of the insulating sheet and the coating liquid in a process for coating one surface of a traveling electric insulating sheet with coating liquid, an... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7534473 | Process for impregnating a fibrous, filamentary and/or porous network with powder using electrodes subjected to an AC electric field The invention relates to a novel electric powder impregnation process for impregnating powder into a fibrous, filamentary and/or porous network, especially in order to produce a composite, comprising a continuous, rigid or flexible, matrix with which said network is... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7517563 | Hose of impermeability and a process for manufacturing the same A hose of impermeability has a wall corrugated along at least a part of its length, and formed by an inner thin resin layer, a laminated layer including a metal film, or a layer formed by a metal film, and an outer thin resin layer. It has a very high fluid impermea... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7288291 | Method for forming a film, by using electrostatic forces A film is formed on a planar surface by applying a granular layer on the planar surface by using electrostatic forces, and then finishing the granular layer to form the film. A converting line may be rebuilt to have devices employing this method. A multilayer sheet-... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7259109 | Electrospray and enhanced electrospray deposition of thin films on semiconductor substrates A method of forming a thin film on a substrate to fabricate a microelectronic device, a microelectronic device comprising a thin film deposited according to the method, and a system comprising the microelectronic device. The thin film may include on of a low k thin ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247338 | Coating medical devices Methods and systems for coating at least a portion of a medical device (e.g., a stent structure) include providing a plurality of coating particles (e.g., monodisperse coating particles) in a defined volume. For example, the particles may be provided using one or mo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7186444 | Electrostatic coating device with insulated grounding electrode A powdery layer is formed on a first side of a web (W) which serves as a substrate by applying electrically charged particles on the web while a rotating grounding electrode is located at a second side of the web. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186445 | Method for electrostatic coating of a paper web A method for preliminary treatment of particles of a powder in a dry surface treatment process before applying the powder particles on a surface of a substrate by utilizing an electric field created by electrodes. The Electrodes are located at opposite sides of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175874 | Apparatus and method for coating implantable devices A coating for implantable devices, such as stents, and a method of making the same is disclosed. Moreover, an apparatus for depositing the coating is disclosed. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162137 | Optical fiber with nano-particle cladding An optical fiber includes a core, and a cladding layer that has a plurality of nano-particles around the core. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134857 | Electrospinning of fibers using a rotatable spray head Apparatus and method for electrospinning fibers in which the apparatus includes a spray head having a longitudinal axis and including at least one electrospinning element disposed in a peripheral wall of the spray head surrounding the longitudinal axis. The electros... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7090898 | Coating process for producing products in web form having at least two layers by application of electrostatic charges followed by neutralization of same A process for producing products in web form comprising at least two layers, in which a composition emerging from an applicator is applied as a layer to a substrate in web form which is guided on a transport means, said application taking place with application of e... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7045173 | Coating process for producing web form products involving application of electrostatic charges and subsequent charge neutralization A process for producing products in web form comprising at least two layers, in which a composition emerging from an applicator is applied as a layer to a substrate in web form which is guided on a transport means, the application taking place with application of el... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018680 | Method for simultaneously powder coating both surfaces of a continuous web A continuous web having a first surface and a second surface is coated with a coating powder by allowing the web to move between a first and a second electrode, which are in different potentials and are located on the opposite sides of the web, applying the coating ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014808 | Method and apparatus for coating the interior surface of a straw A coating device for coating an interior surface of a continuous tube of material with a fluid. The coating device includes an extruder die for forming the continuous tube of material and a fluid delivery system. The fluid delivery system is positioned within the ex... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6969540 | Electrostatic spray coating apparatus and method A liquid coating is formed on a substrate by electrostatically spraying drops of the liquid onto a liquid-wetted conductive transfer surface and transferring a portion of the thus-applied liquid from the transfer surface to the substrate. Optionally, one or more nip... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942901 | Fabrication of particulate tapes by electrophoretic deposition A single or multi-component particulate tape and a method and apparatus for making the single or multi-component particulate tape. More particularly, the present invention relates to a single or multi-component particulate tape and method for making a single or mult... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940047 | Heat treatment apparatus with temperature control system A floating substrate reactor allows heat treatment of a series of semiconductor substrates, one by one. The heat treatment occurs while flowing gas suspends a substrate between two heated surfaces of the reactor. The two heated surfaces each have multiple heating zo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6896936 | Application of coatings to substrates with the aid of electrostatic charges A process for producing products in web form comprising at least two layers, in which a composition emerging from an applicator is applied as a layer to a substrate in web form which is guided on a transport means, said application taking place with application of e... | 05/24/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6783768 | Method and apparatus for the coating of substrates for pharmaceutical use Method of coating a substrate which is a belt, sheet, film, or tape, comprising applying an active coating material to the substrate to form an active coating layer, the active coating material comprising biologically active material. The active coating material is ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6764714 | Method for depositing coatings on the interior surfaces of tubular walls Methods for coating the interior surface of tubular structures having high aspect ratios and tubular structures produced by such methods. The interior surface of the tubular structure is coated by inducing a magnetic field having a given magnitude around a circumfer... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6733845 | Process for electrostatic impregnation of a powder into a network The invention concerns an impregnation method for producing in particular a composite material comprising a fiber or filament array and a continuous matrix, rigid or flexible, with which said array is in close contact. The method is characterized in that said matrix... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6630208 | Use of subbing layer in web coating A method to obtain and keep, at the time of actual coating, a uniform charge distribution on a web that is to be subsequently coated in order to establish stable high-speed coating provides a higher resistivity in a web edge area than that in a web centra... | 10/07/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6579574 | Variable electrostatic spray coating apparatus and method A liquid coating is formed by spraying drops of liquid onto a substrate or a transfer surface from an electrostatic spray head that produces a mist of drops and a wet coating in response to an electrostatic field. During spraying, the electrostatic field ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6565926 | Powder coated strap and method for making same A corrosion-resistant coated strap is formed from an elongated metal strap base element having a width and a thickness and defining first and second sides and a pair of edge regions. A coating is sprayed and cured onto the base element. The coating has a ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558754 | Apparatus for distribution of particles on paper, process for providing paper with particles and particle coated paper The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for distribution of hard particles to the surface of a paper web (20) impregnated with resin. The apparatus includes a feed hopper (3), a rotating doctor-roll (2) placed under the feed hopper (3). The doctor-roll ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6544598 | Electrostatic process for depositing abrasive materials The use of a solid state waveform generator together with a suitable non-inverting amplifier provides a very versatile system for depositing particles on a substrate by an upward deposition, or "UP", technique.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6521299 | Method and device for improving the coating surface of strips of paper The invention relates to a method and device for improving the coating surface of a coating mass deposited on or applied to a paper web (8, 23) by a film press. An anionic aqueous coating mass or an anionic paper web are provided with an opposite electric... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6506456 | Method for application of a fluid on a substrate formed as a film or web A method for application of a fluid on a substrate formed as a film or web or laminate in which the substrate is located between two spaced apart electrodes for generating an electrostatic field. An electrostatic field is generated on each side of substra... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6494988 | Process for improving the surface of offset paper Application device for a paper machine, a paper machine, a nozzle dampener, and a process for improving the surface of offset paper. The application device includes a plurality of nozzles distributed across a machine width as at least one row of nozzles, ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6410100 | Method of applying a coating medium on a traveling fiber material web 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... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6329304 | Floating wafer reactor and method for the regulation of the temperature thereof Floating wafer provided with heating elements which, by means of a controller, keep the walls of the floating wafer reactor at the desired temperature. By means of the sensors arranged in the walls, this temperate is kept substantially constant. To compen... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6322858 | Electrostatic powder coated wire for hybrid scavengeless development applications and process for making same An electrode wire for a hybrid scavengeless developer unit is electrostatically coated with a conductive coating comprised of a crosslinked polymer and a conductive material. The wire is coated by first electrostatically coating the wire with a coating co... | 11/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6270855 | Powder coating compositions and methods Powder coating compositions for metal substrates, a method of powder coating a metal substrate, and a metal article are disclosed. The powder coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a first polyester having a weight average mole... | 08/07/2001 |
