Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6074688 | Method for electrostatically depositing a medicament powder upon predefined regions of a substrate Method for electrostatically depositing select doses of medicament powder at select locations on a substrate. Specifically, the apparatus contains a charged particle emitter for generating charged particles that charge a predefined region of a substrate a... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5968607 | Device and method for etch and emboss process printing In order to achieve deposit of very complex embossed designs which require thick layers of inks or paints in sharply defined patterns on flexible sheet substrate material suitable for packaging and high-volume production, a new combination of production s... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5928731 | Electrostatic powder spray coating method A high voltage generated by a high voltage generator is applied to corona electrodes, and powder supplied from a powder flow passage collides against a diffuser main body while being moved in a vortex by air ejected from a vortex air introduction port and... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5928711 | Method for applying liquid barrier coatings onto a plurality of parts An apparatus for providing a barrier coating on a portion of discrete objects such as fasteners utilizing a liquid coating material is provided. The present invention introduces either a plurality of loose or interconnected parts onto a magnetized conveyo... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5922413 | Method for manufacturing a coated body of metal member for electronic components A method for coating a core of a small sized motor having a jig or the like by applying a liquid primer forming a primer coat film followed by applying a powder coating using either a friction charging type electrostatic powder gun or an inner charging ty... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5916640 | Method and apparatus for controlled particle deposition on surfaces An atomizer has a chamber holding a liquid containing particles of a desired material. Aerosol particles are formed by using an aspirating nozzle or ultrasonic vibrator and the aerosol particles are carried in a gas flow. The aerosol particles are treated... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5902647 | Method for protecting passage holes in a metal-based substrate from becoming obstructed, and related compositions A method for temporarily protecting at least one passage hole in a metal-based substrate from being obstructed by at least one coating applied over the substrate is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: (a) filling and covering the hole with... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900276 | Method for tightening artist's canvas A method for restretching artist's canvases which have relaxed and lost tension through time and environmental effects includes application of a liquid material, preferably a water based adhesive, to the back surface of the relaxed canvas, which may or ma... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5900269 | Mechanism and process for coating threaded articles having varying external configurations A mechanism and process for coating tapped holes in specialty articles having varying external configurations, such as metal stampings. The specialty article is positioned in a preselected orientation at a loading station, and is then engaged by a carriag... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5900277 | Method of controlling infiltration of complex-shaped ceramic-metal composite articles and the products produced thereby A process for preparing complex-shaped, ceramic-metal composite articles, comprising: a) contacting a non-wettable powder that is non-wetting to a metal to be used for infiltration with a shaped ceramic body to form a layer(s) of the non-wettable powder o... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5897914 | Retroreflective marking and process of applying the same A paint stripe and a process of applying the paint stripe upon a substantially horizontal surface is provided. Reflective particles are applied in at least two streams upon the substantially fluidic upper surface of the paint stripe. The first stream of p... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5891564 | Decorative surface coverings The present invention discloses surface covering products and methods and an apparatus for making surface covering products. In particular, the method of the present invention includes depositing color particles on a moving carrier to form a base layer. T... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5891520 | Method for screen printing glass articles A method for decorating and/or labelling glass articles and like ceramic ware by screen printing. The present method comprises the steps of (a) treating a glass article or the like with a silane adhesion promoter; and (b) applying a non-ceramic screen ink... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5888590 | Apparatus and method for conformally coating a capacitor A method of conformally coating a capacitor with an epoxy layer of the present invention is used to coat the capacitor using fluidized bed techniques. The method includes the use of a chiller bar which is placed against the cathode surface of a capacitor ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5888584 | Provision of tracks on flat substrates by means of a stencil-printing method The invention relates to a method of providing tracks, for example conductive tracks, in a flat display device (such as a plasma display or PALC display) by means of a stencil-printing method. In particular, paste is formed through multilayer stencils ena... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5885664 | Process for providing a piston travel indicator for a railroad car brake assembly A process and apparatus for providing a piston travel indicator for a railroad brake includes coating the components of the brake assembly with a powder. The powder coating may include an epoxy, a polyester or combinations thereof. After the selected comp... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882730 | Method for the preparation of a double-coated body of boron nitride An improvement is proposed in the preparation of, for example, a ceramic heater consisting of a substrate plate of boron nitride, a patterned layer of pyrolytic graphite (PG) on the substrate to serve as an electric resistance element and an overcoating l... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5879740 | Process for the preparation of composite sheet comprising support and transparent solid fine particles A process for the preparation of a composite sheet is disclosed. The composite sheet comprises a film support and transparent solid fine particles fixed thereon. The support has a surface that can be swelled with an aqueous or organic solvent. The process... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5879742 | Surface coated object and method for coating the surface A method for decorating the surface of an object by transferring a powdered material to the surface of the object from or with a liquid material. The powdered material is a material that will float on the surface of a liquid bath or will be transportable ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5869137 | Decorative method using a blank for a decorator's tool A method of providing a substrate with a decorative coating simulating the appearance of grained wood. A continuous layer comprising an aqueous medium which contains a polymeric binder and a particulate, non film-forming material is applied to an opaque s... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5863618 | Method for producing a chromium carbide-nickel chromium atomized powder A method for producing an atomized powder of chromium carbide particles dispersed in a nickel chromium matrix in which chromium in the powder is from 55 to 92 weight percent of the powder.... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855965 | Process for the production of a powder coating, apparatus for carrying out the process, and powder formulation for carrying out the process The present invention relates to a process for the production of a powder coating, in which a suspension of powder particles is sprayed and the spray jet is directed onto the substrate to be coated, characterized in that 1.) a suspension of powder particl... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5855952 | Method of producing patterned shaped article using an angle of repose formation member A method for producing a patterned shaped article. A prescribed amount of dry particles are supplied onto a position on a base surface. The particles are applied according to a pattern which is desired. A formation device is used to form the particles int... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5855964 | Powder clearcoat and process for the production of a multicoat finish The invention relates to a process for the production of a multicoat finish, in which a pigmented basecoat is applied, dried and coated over with a powder clearcoat, and subsequently basecoat and powder clearcoat are stoved together. The invention is char... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5846595 | Method of making pharmaceutical using electrostatic chuck The present invention is directed to electrostatic chucks, methods for their use, the electrostatic deposition of particles on an objects, and the objects themselves that have been subjected to electrostatic deposition. In one aspect, the present inventio... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843515 | Distributed control system for powder coating system A powder coating control system comprising a plurality of gun controls associated with a like plurality of powder spray guns. Each of the gun controls stores a plurality of presets spray parameters. Each of the gun controls responds to part identification... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5843235 | Apparatus for forming a deposited curver coating on a substrate and mirror A substrate holder and mask system for depositing curved films and mirrors on flat mirror substrates. A spherical mask is held in close proximity to a substrate by a support structure to intercept a fraction of vapor from a distant source. The film deposi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5834067 | Powder paint stenciling on a powder paint substrate A method of marking appliances is described. The method comprises coating an appliance or other substrate capable of producing an electrostatic charge with a first powder paint layer. This first layer is then either cured or a second powder paint layer is... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5834096 | Hologram with integral printed indicia A material with holographic and non-holographic displayable indicia thereupon has an embossed holographic microtexture upon a surface thereof for forming a reflection hologram and resulting in an associated visible holographic pattern. A non-holographic p... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5830541 | Process for electrostatically painting polymers containing a non-volatile metal salt conductivity inducing material Polyurethane/polyurea polymers can be electrostatically painted without first being coated with a conductive primer. Disclosed is a process for electrostatically painting polyurethane/polyurea polymers, the process having a step of including a non-volatil... | 11/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5827579 | Process for manufacturing a fusible interlining and the fusible interlining thus obtained The invention concerns a process for manufacturing a fusible interlining (1) comprising a base fabric (2), a thermofusible first layer (5) applied on one of its faces (3) referred to as the front face, and a thermofusible second layer (7) applied on the r... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5824362 | Platemaking process for perforating stencil printing sheet A process for platemaking a stencil printing sheet having a solvent-soluble resin layer wherein a solvent is selectively fed to the resin layer so that only the solvent contacts a surface thereof thereby perforating the solvent-soluble layer.... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820929 | Method of printing patterns on powder coated surface A method of printing colorful patterns on a powder-coated surface of an article comprises the following steps. The surface of a frame is coated with a powder-coated layer by powder coating method. The frame is enwrapped by the stencil paper. The stencil p... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820943 | Method for imprinting pattern onto blade of fan A method for imprinting a pattern onto a blade of a fan includes the steps of 1) forming a blade with thermoplastic material by injection-molded; 2) coating an ink layer of wooden pattern onto the blade made from step 1) with a suitable printing device at... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820928 | Fusible interlining and its manufacturing process The invention concerns a process for manufacturing a fusible interlining (1) wherein a base fabric (2) receives a coating of thermofusible polymers distributed in points (3), characterised in that the following steps are successively carried out: depositi... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820938 | Coating parent bore metal of engine blocks A method of fluxing a cast light-weight metal substrate for thermally adhering sprayed metallic coatings thereto, comprising: (a) preparing the substrate to be clean of grease and oil and to have a uniform and homogeneous surface energy; (b) electrostatic... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5817375 | Process for improving the performance and extending the life of railroad car brake assembly components A process for improving the performance and extending the life of railroad brake assemblies includes coating the components of the brake assembly with a powder. The powder coating may include an epoxy, a polyester or combinations thereof. After the select... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5817374 | Process for patterning powders into thick layers Particles are applied to the surfaces of materials, especially in the form of discontinuous or patterned coatings on the surfaces of sheet materials by a process comprising the steps of: a) providing a support, b) placing a bed of non-adhered particles on the ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5817373 | Dry dispense of particles for microstructure fabrication A substrate is placed on a charging surface, to which a first voltage is applied. Etch-resistant dry particles are placed in a cup in a nozzle to which a second voltage, less than the first voltage, is applied. A carrier gas is directed through the nozzle... | 10/06/1998 |
