Abstract: The present invention describes a process to prepare catalyst systems based on metal salts, supported on natural polymers and co-catalyzed by organic bases, for the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide to organic carbonates through cycloaddition reactions to epoxides. The advantages of the presented system can be summarized on the use of raw materials of low cost for the preparation of the catalyst system, minimal environmental risk due to the low toxicity of the materials used, in some cases biodegradable such as the natural polymers, as well as high catalytic efficiency, reaching selectivities up to 100% and in some cases quantitative yields.

Abstract: A catalyst, including silica and iron. The silica is in the form of a mesoporous spherical particle. The iron is in the form of nanoparticles evenly distributed and encapsulated in the silica. The particle size of the silica is between 140 and 160 nm, and the silica includes pores between 2 and 9 nm in diameter.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, in which fine Rh—Pd particles exhibiting high catalytic activity are produced such that a variation in the Pd composition can be reduced. The present disclosure relates to a method for producing an exhaust gas purifying catalyst having fine composite metal particles containing Rh and Pd, comprising: preparing a starting material solution containing Rh and Pd, in which the atomic percentage of Pd to the total of Rh and Pd is 1 atomic % to 15 atomic %; and allowing the prepared starting material solution to react with a neutralizer by a super agitation reactor having a rotation number of 500 rpm or more, to generate fine composite metal particles.

Abstract: The 3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS) decorated magnetic more-aluminosilicate shell Na(Si2Al)O6.xH2O/NiFe2O4 structures were hydrothermally prepared and were well characterized by different analysis methods. The XRD patterns were truly proved the formation of the aluminosilicate layer on the surface of the magnetic cores. In addition to the TGA curve which implied on the presence of the GPTMS organic segment, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms demonstrated that the final sample has high specific surface area. The products were incredibly able to remove the toxic lead and cadmium ions from the wastewaters. Furthermore, the mechanism of the sorption and the role of GPTMS in enhancing the sorption capacity of the structures were comprehensively discussed.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure prevents catalyst slurry from leaching out when applying a wash coat for making a catalyst supported, ensuring air permeability of the outer portion and in which there is no occurrence of cracking when used as a gasoline particulate filter. The honeycomb structure having: a honeycomb substrate composed of porous partition walls forming a plurality of cells and a porous outer portion; and a resin composition on the outer portion of the honeycomb substrate, wherein the outer portion and the partition walls of the honeycomb substrate are formed of the same material; a porosity of the honeycomb structure is 50% or more; and the resin composition is impregnated into pores of the whole outer portion; and the impregnation depth is equal to the outer portion thickness or a part of the resin composition is impregnated deeper than the outer portion and reaches the cell partition walls.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating a catalyst to improve performance, and more specifically to a process for treating a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst using a high hydrogen syngas to improve catalyst performance.

Abstract: A process for recovery of lithium ions from a lithium-bearing brine includes contacting the lithium-bearing brine with a lithium ion sieve (where that LIS includes an oxide of titanium or niobium) in a first stirred reactor to form a lithium ion complex with the lithium ion sieve, and decomplexing the lithium ion from the lithium ion sieve in a second stirred reactor to form the lithium ion sieve and an acidic lithium salt eluate.

Abstract: An alumina-based adsorbent and method of making exhibiting high affinity and capacity towards fluoride ions and oxyanions of phosphorus and arsenic in a broad pH range and presence of large excess of competitive ions. Alumina based adsorbent is a mixed oxide of alumina existing in tetra-, penta-, and octahedral coordination at specific ratio, and oxides of polyvalent metals of elements titanium, zirconium, tin, cerium, lanthanum, iron, or combinations thereof. The alumina based adsorbent may be used for selective removal of fluoride ion and oxyanions of phosphorus and arsenic from drinking water, industrial streams and wastes, in medicine and food industry.

Abstract: An alumina-based adsorbent and method of making exhibiting high affinity and capacity towards fluoride ions and oxyanions of phosphorus and arsenic in a broad pH range and presence of large excess of competitive ions. Alumina based adsorbent is a mixed oxide of alumina existing in tetra-, penta-, and octahedral coordination at specific ratio, and oxides of polyvalent metals of elements titanium, zirconium, tin, cerium, lanthanum, iron, or combinations thereof. The alumina based adsorbent may be used for selective removal of fluoride ion and oxyanions of phosphorus and arsenic from drinking water, industrial streams and wastes, in medicine and food industry.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides better aspiration and dispensing by a common innovative mechanism by (i) offsetting the diameter of a bottom piston (tube) with a slightly narrower top piston (rod) when the two are swept together by O-rings to give extremely fine resolution, thereby eliminating the need for any filamentous piston and sealing means, (ii) letting the bottom tube be swept alone without offset to give high flow (iii) using a tapered top rod with thick-walled compliant O-ring seals to increase the resolution multiplier another order or magnitude, (iv) an at-the-ready interpiston space for contact-free blowoff, including viscous samples, (v) dead space filler mandrels and an integrated small valve to reduce or eliminate interpiston and disposable tip space prior to aspiration, and (vi) a mechanism for storing energy during disposable tip pickup to shoot dispensed samples contact-free down into long tubes.

Abstract: A nucleic acid amplification disk apparatus using a temperature sensitive polymer synthesis and the analysis method using the same, and more specifically, and the nucleic acid amplification device, and the analysis method using the nucleic acid amplification disk unit and the nucleic acid amplification disk for amplifying the Bacterial DNA or RNA, and the driving control section for controlling the nucleic acid amplification disk.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a microfluidic device into which fluid can be more easily introduced. A microfluidic device (1) is configured such that: (i) an upper substrate (2) is bonded to a lower substrate (6) via a sealing pattern (5) in such a manner that at least a portion of an edge of the upper substrate (2) is located inward of an edge of the lower substrate (6); and (ii) the sealing pattern (5) includes at least one gap (12) that is provided at a position where the edge of the upper substrate (2) is located inward of the edge of the lower substrate (6).

Abstract: The invention relates to a sample container that is designed to accommodate a cryogenically preserved biological sample, and to a method for producing the sample container. The invention further relates to a method for monitoring the temperature of a cryogenically preserved biological sample. The sample container that is designed to accommodate a cryogenically preserved biological sample has, on a region of its outer surface, a frozen-solid indicator substance whose melting point is in a range from ?20° C. to ?140° C.

Abstract: A microplate lid is disclosed. An electronics board includes a plurality of board throughholes corresponding to well locations of a microplate. A cover plate includes a plurality of plate throughholes corresponding to respective board throughholes to define a plurality of plate-board throughhole pairs. The cover plate is located atop the electronics board. A plurality of directing lumens is at least partially defined by the cover plate. Each directing lumen corresponds to a respective plate throughhole. A plurality of user-perceptible array indicators is provided to the electronics board. Each array indicator is associated with a different plate-board throughhole pair than every other array indicator.

Abstract: A hand-held molecular diagnostic test device includes a housing, an amplification (or PCR) module, and a detection module. The amplification module is configured to receive an input sample, and defines a reaction volume. The amplification module includes a heater such that the amplification module can perform a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the input sample. The detection module is configured to receive an output from the amplification module and a reagent formulated to produce a signal that indicates a presence of a target amplicon within the input sample. The amplification module and the detection module are integrated within the housing.

Abstract: A system for the remote live auditing of biological samples contained in a cold storage vessel (10). The vessel (10) comprises one or more canisters (100(1), 100(2)), each of which comprises a connector (102(1), 102(2)) and is configured to hold at least one container (50), each of which contains one or more biological samples and has associated therewith an RFID tag identifying the container (50) in question. The system further comprises a docking assembly (200) mounted on the vessel (10) and comprising a plurality of connectors (202), each of which is configured to engage with the connector (102(1), 102(2)) of one of said canisters (100(1), 100(2)), thereby providing an electrical connection between the docking assembly (200) and the canister (50) in question.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for heating biological samples. Methods and systems of the present disclosure may be used for performing nucleic acid amplification to identify one or more targets in a nucleic acid sample of a subject.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a convective PCR apparatus by using a transparent conductive thin film to replace the traditional metal heater. The PCR reaction is activated when the container with reagents contacted the heated transparent conductive thin film and the temperature inside the container raised to initiate the convective circulation. Also, the present invention could apply for a quantitative PCR reaction by adding a specific probe, fluorescent dye, light source, or photon receiver.

Abstract: A thermal cycler is provided. The thermal cycler comprises a tray assembly. The tray assembly comprises a main body made of a first material having a first thermal conductivity. The tray assembly further comprises an adaptor made of a second material having a thermal conductivity that is greater than the thermal conductivity of the first material. The thermal cycler also includes a control block configured to control the temperature of the one or more nucleotide samples. The thermal cycler further includes a thermal cover sized and positioned to at least partially cover the plurality of vessels. The thermal cycler further includes a sample block including one or more depressions configured to receive a plurality of vessels containing one or more nucleotide samples.

Abstract: The present invention provides a grain fortification system. The said system comprises a plurality of fortification tanks each containing at least one fortifying solution. The system further includes a homogenizer connected to the plurality of fortification tanks, wherein the homogenizer is adapted to receive at least one fortifying solution from the said plurality of fortification tanks to produce a homogenized fortification solution. The system further includes a fortification reactor connected to the said homogenizer.

Abstract: An electromechanical nixtamalization system comprises a vertical cylindrical reactor formed by an inside container with an insulating layer, an end in the shape of a truncated cone, in which the material inlet and outlet reactor cover is provided. A reactor resistor is arranged inside the reactor and can be removed from the reactor through a resistor cover to which it is attached by one of the ends thereof, the cover being accessible from the outside through the wider end of the reactor, which is exactly opposite to the end in the shape of a truncated cone in which the material inlet and outlet is located. The reactor rotates in an oscillating manner about a horizontal rotation shaft attached to a base or structure along with bearings. A compressor introduces pressure through a pressure inlet valve located inside the reactor and a water tank located above the reactor is in communication with a lime container and in turn feeds the reactor through a valve.

Abstract: A replaceable work part for a jaw assembly of a demolition tool is disclosed. The work part (10) comprises a base (12) and a tooth portion (14) provided on an upper side of the base (12). A plurality of mounting legs (16, 18) extend downward from the base. Each mounting leg defines a recess (20, 22) and is configured to engage a corresponding mounting structure formed on a jaw of the jaw assembly. The work part (10) is mounted to the jaw by being inserted into the same from above and sliding the same onto the jaw in a sliding direction to engage the mounting legs (16, 18) with the mounting structures of the jaw. In this state, locking members are inserted between the work part (10) and the jaw and secured to the work part (10) to restrict movement of the work part (10) in the direction opposite to the mounting direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing particles of a biologically active material using dry milling processes as well as compositions comprising such materials, medicaments produced using said biologically active materials in particulate form and/or compositions, and to methods of treatment of an animal, including man, using a therapeutically effective amount of said biologically active materials administered by way of said medicaments.

Abstract: A cutting module for cutting a strand into individual pieces, the cutting module comprising a rotatable cutter wheel and a rotatable cot wheel, the cutter wheel being rotatable and having cutting blades, the cot wheel having a cylindrical outer surface and being rotatable parallel at a distance from the cutter wheel, such that cutting edges of the cutting blades contact the outer surface of the cot wheel successively in use, so that a strand which is fed between the cutter wheel and the cot wheel is cut into individual pieces, each of the cutting blades being designed such that a cutting force is directed through the cutting blade.

Abstract: A food waste disposer includes a food conveying section, a grind and discharge section and a motor section used for driving the grind and discharge section to execute a grinding process. The motor section includes a universal motor, the universal motor includes a control device for controlling the output of the universal motor, and the control device includes a rectifier bridge circuit module for converting an AC power signal into a DC power signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are magnetic nanoparticles and methods of using magnetic nanoparticles for selectively removing biologics, small molecules, analytes, ions, or other molecules of interest from liquids.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a charging apparatus and precipitator. The charging apparatus includes a plurality of counter electrodes formed in a plate shape and arranged in a direction intersecting with a ventilation direction to allow respective surfaces thereof to follow the ventilation direction, and a plurality of high voltage electrodes formed in a wire shape and installed between the plurality of counter electrodes. The plurality of counter electrodes includes a first counter electrode having a first electrode area, and a second counter electrode having a second electrode area less than the first electrode area. The first counter electrode and the second counter electrode are alternately arranged.

Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (1) for a wet electrostatic precipitator (100), comprising an inlet (2) and an outlet (3) for an exhaust gas stream and a base body (4) which is designed as an elongated hollow body, said housing being made of plastic or a plastic-containing material, wherein the inlet (2) and the outlet (3) are spaced apart from one another in the direction of the longitudinal extension of the base body (4). According to the invention, the base body (4) has a plurality of connecting points (5) which are arranged in a distributed manner over the outer periphery of the base body (4) and are designed for securing tie-rod elements or other connecting elements transmitting tensile forces. The invention further relates to a wet electrostatic precipitator (100) having a housing (1) of said type.

Abstract: Mid-procedure termination of a mononuclear cell collection procedure may prevent collection of an amount of red blood cells that is required to harvest a complete mononuclear cell product. Blood separation systems and methods are provided for minimizing the impact of or recovering from mid-procedure termination of such a mononuclear cell collection procedure. According to one approach, blood or separated red blood cells are conveyed into a red blood cell collection container relatively early in the procedure to minimize the impact of a later termination of the procedure. According to another approach, blood and/or separated red blood cells within a fluid processing assembly are redirected through the fluid processing assembly following mid-procedure termination to allow for at least partial mononuclear cell collection.

Abstract: A water discharging device includes a body including a first water channel connected to a water supply source, and a second water channel connected to the first water channel and to an external entity; and an opening and closing portion including a first opening and closing member opening and closing a first opening and closing hole formed in the first water channel, and a second opening and closing member opening and closing a second opening and closing hole formed in the second water channel. The first opening and closing member moves along the first water channel to open and close the first opening and closing hole as the second opening and closing member moves in the second water channel to open and close the second opening and closing hole.

Abstract: A fluid injection device (10) for injecting a dispensible fluid material (28), e.g., a liquid sealant, into refrigerant lines of an operating air conditioning or refrigeration system or the like, includes a tube (12) having at its outlet end a fluid outlet valve (18) is closed by a valved plug (24) to provide therebetween an airlock chamber (42) containing a dried inert gas which prevents reaction, e.g., polymerization, of any liquid sealant which has leaked past the fluid outlet valve (18) prior to use of the device. The device (10) is used by removing the valve plug (24) just prior to use and connecting the outlet valve (18) to a low pressure zone of the system and then connecting an inlet closure member (14) to a high pressure zone of the system while the system is in operation. A method of making the device includes displacing air from the device with the inert gas and then introducing the material 18 into the tube.

Abstract: Spray nozzle systems and methods of use are described herein. The spray nozzle system may include a stationary tube, a rigid rotor, and a sub-medium supply source. The stationary tube may be in fluid communication with a pressurized air source. The substantially rigid rotor is in fluid communication with the pressurized air source. The substantially rigid rotor includes a substantially rigid conduit that is in fluid communication with the passages of the stationary tube and the rotor. A portion of the conduit is substantially arched such that an outlet of the conduit is offset a radial distance in a radial direction from the rotor axis. Pressurized air ejected from the outlet produces directional components of the pressurized air in the direction of rotation about the rotor axis; and during use, the pressurized air rotates the rotor and sucks sub-medium from the sub-medium supply source into the stationary tube passage.

Abstract: A rotary nozzle sprinkler includes a base assembly with a bearing, a stem mounted rotatably in the bearing, and an elbow coupled at a proximal end to and rotatable with the stem and including an elbow bend. A nozzle is secured to a distal end of the elbow, and a diffuser assembly including a brake mechanism is cooperable with the elbow. By positioning the nozzle downstream of the elbow, the sprinkler can achieve a greater throw radius.

Abstract: A spray quantity adjustable foam/liquid dual-purpose distribution device includes a gas compressor, an isolation electromagnetic valve, a liquid accumulator, an electromagnetic valve, and a foam generation device that are connected to each other. The gas compressor supplies pressurized gas into the isolation electromagnetic valve and/or the liquid accumulator or the foam generation device. When the pressurized gas is supplied into the liquid accumulator, an internal pressure of the liquid accumulator is increased to force liquid contained in the liquid accumulator toward the electromagnetic valve, which, once activated, conduct the liquid to the foam generation device, so that the pressurized gas and the liquid are mixed in the foam generation device to generate a foamed liquid that is discharged out through an egress opening.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for simulating the effects of dew are disclosed. The apparatus includes a moveable platform; a rotatable base, the rotatable base being connected to the platform; and a plurality of elongated rods for penetrating and spraying beneath the surface of a windrow. The rods radiate from a longitudinal axis of the rotatable base.

Abstract: A beverage bottle is pressurizable to permit a liquid in the bottle to be dispensed without the user having to lift or tilt the bottle. A reciprocating piston is mounted within the lid. The user exerts a downward force on the piston to force air into the bottle, pressurizing the contents. A spring returns the piston to its uppermost position. An outlet port connects to a flexible hose with a stopcock at its free end. The beverage in the bottle can be dispensed by opening the stopcock.

Abstract: An anti-loosening emulsion pump comprises a press head, a toothed sleeve, a cylinder and a piston rod, wherein the press head and the toothed sleeve are respectively provided with standing tooth pieces and standing tooth blocks interacting with each other. When the press head is rotated in a locking direction, the standing tooth pieces can move beyond the standing tooth blocks, and when the press head is rotated in an opening direction, the standing tooth pieces and the standing tooth blocks interact with each other, the rotation of the press head can be prevented. The press head of the anti-loosening emulsion pump further includes a press mouth which is movable relatively. The anti-loosening emulsion pump of the present invention can prevent the press head from being open due to such reasons as impact and the like, and can prevent the toothed sleeve from loosening from the opening of the container.

Abstract: A metering device (4, 82, 96) for metering a fluid includes a common supply line (6) and multiple discharge lines (20). To improve the metering process, the metering device (4, 82, 96) includes multiple delivery devices (18) each having a cavity (24) for receiving the fluid and a piston (26) for displacing the fluid, wherein each of the multiple delivery devices (18) is connected on the inlet side to the common supply line (6) and is connected on the outlet side to one of the multiple discharge lines (20).

Abstract: A coating apparatus applies a liquid material to a surface of a target object using a coating needle. The coating apparatus includes a coating unit having a coating needle and a container to hold a liquid material, a driving device configured to move the coating needle up and down, a Z-axis table configured to move the coating unit up and down, and a controller configured to drive the driving device and the Z-axis table to perform a coating operation. The controller adjusts the coating amount of the liquid material by controlling the driving device and the Z-axis table in accordance with an operation parameter set corresponding to the coating unit attached.

Abstract: Provided are apparatuses for the infusion of one or more additives into the surface of a linear substrate. The apparatuses include a processing barrel having an infusion chamber defined therein as well as a linear substrate inlet and a linear substrate outlet. The processing barrel also includes an infusion fluid inlet and an infusion solution outlet in fluid communication with the infusion chamber. The infusion chamber is dimensionally reconfigurable, optionally during an infusion process.

Abstract: A coating device includes a nozzle, a pressure wave imparting component, and a controller. For each discharge of the coating liquid, the controller causes the pressure wave imparting component to perform a shaking operation that generates a pressure wave in the coating liquid inside the nozzle to an extent that a droplet is not discharged from the nozzle and the coating liquid is shaken in the nozzle, and a discharge operation that generates a pressure wave in the coating liquid inside the nozzle to an extent that a droplet is discharged from the nozzle after the shaking operation. The drive of the pressure wave imparting component in the shaking operation and the drive of the pressure wave imparting component in the discharge operation are kept constant, and a waiting time between the shaking operation and the discharge operation is adjusted.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method performing work free from variations among a plurality of work heads having individual differences. A working apparatus includes a number n (a natural number 2 or greater) of work heads, a stage retaining a work object, drive devices moving the stage and the work heads relative to each other in three directions, a work amount measurement device measuring a work amount of each work head, and a control device, wherein the first-direction drive device enables the number n of work heads to be independently moved in a first direction, and the second-direction drive device includes a second-direction main drive device moving the number n of work heads simultaneously in a second direction, and a second-direction auxiliary drive device moving n?1 work heads among the number n of work heads independently in the second direction. A working method is carried out using the working apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) for depositing an extrudable substance (102) onto a surface (126). The apparatus (100) comprises a bracket (104), comprising an opening (142) that has a central axis (110), and a tubular sleeve (108), coupled to the bracket (104) via the opening (142) and rotatable relative to the bracket (104) about the central axis (110). The apparatus (100) further comprises a valve assembly (112), comprising a valve body (140), fixed to the tubular sleeve (108) and rotatable relative to the bracket (104) together with the tubular sleeve (108), and a valve (144), internal to the valve body (140). The apparatus (100) also comprises a linear actuator (120), configured to position the valve (144) relative to the valve body (140). The apparatus (100) further comprises a nozzle (118), fixed to the valve body (140) and rotatable relative to the bracket (104) together with the valve body (140).

Abstract: A grip member and a method of making such a grip member including at least a polymerized region with two or more polymers. The first and second polymers cooperate to each form a portion of the top surface of the region. The region may be combined with a substrate to form a sheet. The sheet may be formed into a grip interface having any of a number of shapes including a panel shape. In the case of a panel shaped grip interface, the panel can then be attached to an underlisting sleeve to form the grip. Some versions of such a grip reduce impact shock and provide a feeling of tackiness in the manner of a spirally wrapped polyurethane-felt grip while allowing the use of multiple colors being polymerized together. The grip may be easily installed onto a golf club shaft and may further accommodate the use of polymers including various different characteristics including level of tackiness or durometer.

Abstract: In a coating pretreatment facility using microbubbles, an arrangement is made to make it possible to form the facility compact and to reduce the initial cost and the running cost of the facility. A preliminary cleansing water supplying passage 33 is provided for supplying cleansing waters W1, W2 used in cleansing of a coating subject article B in flushing sections 3, 4 following a degreasing section 2 as preliminary cleansing water W3 for use in preliminary cleansing of the coating subject article B in a preliminary cleansing section 1. A microbubble generator device 34 is provided for causing the preliminary cleansing water W3 used in the preliminary cleansing of the coating subject article B in the preliminary cleansing section 1 to contain microbubbles.

Abstract: A coating comprises a resin solution including a solution of neoprene latex and liquid asphalt emulsion and an accelerator solution including an aqueous solution of zinc sulfate powder and water. A spray system for applying the coating includes a spray gun having first and second nozzles, a first pump fluidly connected between the first nozzle and a resin solution reservoir for delivering the resin solution to the first nozzle at a first fluid pressure, and a second pump fluidly connected between the second nozzle and an accelerator solution reservoir for delivering the accelerator solution to the second nozzle at a second fluid pressure different from the first pressure. The accelerator solution may be aerated by a source of compressed air prior to discharge from the second nozzle.

Abstract: A nanoparticle coated hydrogel may be formed by a method of electrospraying nanoparticles on to a surface includes providing a drug and polymer combination in solvent to an inner capillary of a coaxial dual capillary spray nozzle. A coating with a drug that releases over time may be provided. Open and closed matrixes may be selectively formed to help modify time release periods.

Abstract: An apparatus for enrobing a product portion can include a polymer spray head arranged to direct a plurality of polymeric fibers in an upward direction and levitate product portions in a polymer enrobing zone above the polymer spray head. Polymeric fibers produced by the polymer spray head can wrap around the product portions levitated in the polymer enrobing zone to create an enrobed product. Side guide structure(s) and/or air knife(s) can be provided adjacent to the polymer enrobing zone to inhibit levitated product portions from falling out of the polymer enrobing zone and/or to guide levitated product portions along a desired path. Exemplary enrobed products include smokeless tobacco products.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) for dispensing a brushable substance (102) comprises a bracket (104) and a sleeve (110), comprising an inner tubular sleeve wall (114) and an outer tubular sleeve wall (112). The sleeve (110) is coupled to the bracket (104) and is rotatable relative to the bracket (104). The apparatus (100) also comprises a cartridge (124), comprising an inner tubular cartridge wall (126) and an outer tubular cartridge wall (128). The apparatus (100) additionally comprises a valve (140), configured to be communicatively coupled with the cartridge (124), a brush-arm assembly (152), coupled to the sleeve (110), a linear actuator (138) to control flow of the brushable substance (102) from the valve (140), an annular plunger (148), positioned between the inner tubular cartridge wall (126) and the outer tubular cartridge wall (128), and a twist-lock pressure cap (150), configured to be hermetically coupled with the cartridge (124).

Abstract: To provide a process for producing a coated article, capable of producing a coated article having a coating film excellent in weather resistance, using a powder coating material. A process for producing a coated article having a substrate, comprising: applying a curable powder coating material containing a curable polymer containing no fluorine atom, a curing agent and a pigment to a surface of a substrate, to form a first coating layer composed of the curable powder coating material, then applying a powder coating material containing a fluorinated polymer and containing no pigment to a surface of the first coating layer, to form a second coating layer composed of the powder coating material, and heating the first coating layer and the second coating layer simultaneously to form a coating film on the surface of the substrate.