Patents by Inventor Gilbert Foster

Gilbert Foster has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for applying a coating layer to a substrate web
    Patent number: 5795386
    Abstract: A device for applying a coating layer to a substrate web comprises an application roll for applying the coating layer to the substrate web, a counterpressure roll interacting with the application roll in order to support a substrate web passing through between the application roll and the counterpressure roll, the application roll being designed to rotate in the same direction as the counterpressure roll, so that at the position of the counterpressure roll the direction of movement of the periphery of the application roll is opposite to that of the counterpressure roll, and a metering device for applying a coating material in a layer to the application roll, which metering device comprises a rotating cylindrical screen and a squeegee disposed inside the cylindrical screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Stork X-Cel B.V.
    Inventors: Gilbert Foster, Carolus J. A. M. Schrauwers