Flexible Web Or Strand Work Patents (Class 118/325)
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Publication number: 20130236640Abstract: An improved applicator for applying resin adhesive to a crease in fabric or an article of textile such as clothing in which a nozzle is located at the distal front end of the cartridge and a guide is located behind a receiver head. The receiver head is attached to the rear end of the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventor: James Hangley
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Patent number: 8522713Abstract: To provide a curtain coating apparatus including: a slit from which at least one layer of a coating liquid is ejected; a curtain edge guide configured to guide the ejected coating liquid in the form of a curtain liquid film and make the coating liquid fall freely, while pouring an auxiliary liquid from the whole of a surface provided in contact with the coating liquid in the curtain edge guide, so as to apply the coating liquid onto a continuously running web; and a claw which supports the curtain liquid film at a bottom of the curtain edge guide, wherein when a residue of the liquid is left on the claw, the claw is configured to move.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Kobori, Shuji Hanai, Tomohito Shimizu, Nobuyuki Nagasawa, Tetsuya Hara
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Patent number: 8522926Abstract: A lubricant applicator unit for pressure relief valves for a system for applying pressure relief valves to packaging during a packaging process, including a vacuum applicator for temporarily separating layers of the valve when the lubricant is applied. A pressurized nozzle sprays or atomizes the lubricant into the valve opening. Graphite suspended in liquid silicone is used as the lubricant; it is recirculated in a reservoir to keep the graphite in suspension. Optical sensors check for valves before the entrance to, and after exit from, the vacuum applicator.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Plitek, L.L.C.Inventors: Karl K. Hoffman, Steve Kaganovich, Thomas J. Roberts
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Patent number: 8474399Abstract: A strand is coated with a powdered material by first applying a layer of hot polymer resin to the strand, and spraying the powdered material onto the resin-coated strand from at least three nozzles disposed along the processing path and spaced radially therearound. The spray apparatus is disposed within nested containers so as to limit the escape of overspray powder. The powder-coated strand may be heat-set to increase the adhesion of the powder.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Pascale Industries, Inc.Inventors: Willorage Rathna Perera, Gerald J. Mauretti
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Patent number: 8453596Abstract: An apparatus for applying fluids such as adhesive, in particular hot melt adhesive, to a substrate movable relative to the apparatus, comprising a main body having a feed passage connectable to a fluid source, an application valve for selectively interrupting or enabling the flow of fluid in the feed passage, and a nozzle arrangement having a distributor passage connectable to the feed passage and at least one nozzle opening communicating with the distributor passage for delivery of the fluid. A body is movable in the distributor passage and has through passages which can be selectively associated with the nozzle opening by means of movement of the body in such a way that fluid is passed out of the distributor passage into the nozzle opening through at least one through passage.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Kai Luebbecke, Thomas Burmester, Hubert Kufner
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Patent number: 8420178Abstract: A liquid sending method comprises the steps of sending a coating solution to a liquid sending pipe, passing the coating solution to an orifice which is provided at a part of the liquid sending pipe to prevent a vibration propagation and passing the coating solution to a pulsation absorb device which is provided at a part of the liquid sending pipe where is located at a downstream of the orifice, wherein the pulsation absorb device includes a first chamber that a liquid can flow in and out, a second chamber which is introduced a gas, and a diaphragm which separates the first chamber and the second chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Hitoshi Satou, Kazuhiro Oki
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Patent number: 8375886Abstract: The invention relates to an application device for the simultaneous and uniform discharge of a foamable reaction mixture on to a surface, a device for the production of sandwich composite elements and a process for the continuous or discontinuous production of sandwich composite elements, especially foam composite elements with rigid and flexible outer layers.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2007Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Thomas Rüb, Uwe Kuenzel
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Patent number: 8347810Abstract: A protective member (14) and a nozzle assembly (11) incorporating the protective member (14) are provided. The protective member (14) is for use with a nozzle (12) having a strand guide passageway (18) for receiving a strand (16) of material. Protective member (14) comprises a body (60) configured to be received in the strand guide passageway (18) of the nozzle (12). The body (60) of the protective member (14) has a passageway (63) for the strand (16) and is disposed between the strand guide passageway (18) and the moving strand (16). The body (60) of the protective member (14) is composed, at least in part, of a material having a wear resistance sufficient to resist wear caused by the strand (16) being guided thereby. Alternatively, a portion of the body (60) may be coated with a material having a wear resistance sufficient to resist wear caused by the strand (16).Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Joel E. Saine, Paul Schmidt
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Patent number: 8342118Abstract: An apparatus for extrusion forming a sheet product having an extruder assembly with a sheet die through which a flowable material is delivered and a roll stand assembly made up of a roll stack sub-assembly and a sheet take-off sub-assembly. The roll stack assembly has first and second rolls between which a nip location is defined at which flowable material from the sheet die is delivered. The sheet take-off sub-assembly produces an advancing force upon a first sheet component made up of at least the first sheet layer. The roll stand assembly further has a coating system for applying a coating component to a surface on at least one sheet component advancing through the apparatus. The roll stand assembly is constructed to be reconfigured thereby to change a path traveled by the at least one sheet component and facilitate selective application of the coating component.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Processing Technologies, LLCInventors: Dana R. Hanson, Mitchell L. Gritzner, Ryan E. Leopold
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Patent number: 8337664Abstract: A method and apparatus of manufacturing a web which is striped with add-on material, comprising: a first slurry supply which forms a sheet of base web and moves the sheet along a first path; a second slurry supply; and a moving orifice applicator operative so as to repetitively discharge the second slurry upon the moving sheet of base web. The moving orifice applicator includes a chamber box arranged to establish a reservoir of the second slurry across the first path, an endless belt having orifice groups, the endless belt received through the chamber box, and a drive arrangement operative upon the endless belt to continuously move the orifices along an endless-path and repetitively through the chamber box. The orifices communicate with the reservoir to discharge the second slurry as bands of add-on material to the base web. Orifices within the orifice groups can be spaced relative to one another to define bands of add-on material having a relative minimum in thickness or to define spaced apart bands.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: John F. Cunningham, Marc W. Rose, Thomas A. Fletcher
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Patent number: 8336486Abstract: There is provided a tape core wire manufacturing apparatus that makes it possible to manufacture a large variety of tape core wires in small quantities with ease, and in addition, makes it easy to apply a uniform coating over a broad width. In the tape core wire manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, a coating apparatus that applies a coating material to respective optical fiber core wires has a coating head that moves in the longitudinal direction relatively to the respective optical fiber core wires that have been placed in a row on a coating jig. The coating head has a position adjustment surface that is located in the vicinity of a coating member of the coating head and adjusts the positioning in the thickness direction of the respective optical fiber core wires when these are in the form of a tape. This position adjustment surface is pressed against the respective optical fiber core wires. The coating head is also able to be tilted in the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Tomoeagawa Paper Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoichi Sasaki, Masayoshi Suzuki, Ken Sukegawa
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Publication number: 20120285376Abstract: A device (30) for applying adhesive is used in fiber web machine slitter-winder. The slitter-winder has an unwinder for a machine roll, slitter blades for slitting the unwound web into partial webs, and a winder forming them into rolls. The device (30) applies adhesive on ends of partial webs attaching the ends of the partial webs onto the web rolls. The device (30) has a support structure (31), a moving element (32) on the support structure and two adhesive nozzles (33, 34) on the moving element. The adhesive nozzles (33, 34) are attached to the moving element (32) such that the nozzles (33, 34) are spaced apart in the direction of travel of the moving element (32) so that a trailing nozzle can be accelerated to operating speed before traversing the partial webs, and a leading nozzle can extend further in the direction of travel than the moving element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.Inventor: Mikko Räikkönen
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Patent number: 8234999Abstract: A device for the application of adhesive and machine and method for manufacturing paper cups. The device applies adhesive, particularly for the manufacture of a paper cup from at least one paper segment, and includes a stamp for the application of the adhesive. The stamp is made of a compression-resistant porous sintered material.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Michael Hoerauf Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Uwe Messerschmid
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Patent number: 8197900Abstract: There is provided a coating method for forming a coat having a less unevenness in its thickness on a sheet-like substrate. In the method in which a coating liquid is continuously supplied from a supply head to a surface of a continuously traveling sheet-like substrate to form a coat while controlling its thickness by a coating bar disposed above the sheet-like substrate, the coating liquid of which amount corresponds to an amount required for forming a predetermined coat thickness is continuously and constantly supplied to the surface of the sheet-like substrate, and the coating bar is moved up and down on the basis of increase and decrease in an amount of a holdup of the coating liquid which is formed just near the coating bar, so that the coat is formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Yasuo Shinohara, Koichiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8142569Abstract: A method and an apparatus of the present invention is used for the high-rate deposition of materials, such as carbon, silicon, metals, metal oxides, and the like, onto a metal substrate defined by a metal tape. The particles of the material are mixed with fluid and are injected against the metal tape at high pressure and high velocity. The particles of the material form a current collection surface of the metal tape. The metal tape is used as cathode or anode combined with a separator to form a fuel cell of a secondary battery, metal-ceramic membranes, film composite metal-ceramic materials for electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignees: Nanoener Technologies, Inc., Ener1, Inc.Inventors: Yevgen Kalynushkin, Peter Novak
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Patent number: 8127711Abstract: An apparatus for use with an adhesive dispenser configured to apply an adhesive to an edge of a moving substrate. The mounting system includes a support post and a main body. The main body is configured to support the adhesive dispenser and is coupled to the support post, with the main body being configured to deflect the adhesive dispenser in a first direction and in a second direction transverse to the first direction upon contact of the substrate with the adhesive dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Charles P. Ganzer, Scott D. Walker
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Patent number: 8123868Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning, drying, coating, baking etching and deposition of surfaces on glass substrate as it transitions thru and between small gaps between hydro-static porous media bearings. Due to the non-contact nature of the device extremely high pressures can be induced upon the work piece through various fluids without damage to the substrate, allowing the system to utilize the viscous nature of fluids to accomplish the desired cleaning, drying, coating, etching or baking. The process also allows for simultaneous and immediately sequential ordering of processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: New Way Machine Components, Inc.Inventor: Andrew J. Devitt
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Publication number: 20120017974Abstract: A method for adsorption of a photosensitizing dye includes adsorbing the photosensitizing dye to the layer of an electrode material that functions as the working electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell, within a reaction vessel containing a solution of the photosensitizing dye, wherein a flow of the photosensitizing dye solution is generated by means of a flow generation part in a direction perpendicular to the electrode material layer, a direction parallel thereto or both, and the flow rate of the photosensitizing dye solution to the electrode material layer is higher than the diffusion velocity of the photosensitizing dye.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicants: KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Hiroaki Hayashi, Ryuichi Shiratsuchi, Suehiro Ohkubo, Masato Takasaki, Shuzi Hayase
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Patent number: 8096483Abstract: A nozzle for a viscous liquid dispensing apparatus has a nozzle tip with a generally conical outer surface that tapers toward a dispensing orifice and forms an annular discharge air passage substantially parallel to the conical outer surface. Pressurized fluid is directed over the conical outer surface toward the dispensing orifice and thus, prevents viscous liquid dispensed from the dispensing orifice from being pulled back toward the nozzle tip and accumulating on the conical outer surface of the nozzle tip.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventor: John Riney
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Patent number: 8037843Abstract: An application and infusion system for applying a resin to one or more fiber tows and for infusing the fiber tows with the resin, wherein each of the fiber tows is moving at a respective fiber speed. The application and infusion system includes a deposition and infusion system comprising one or more nozzles configured to deposit the resin on a respective one of the fiber tows. The system further includes a controller configured to control a flow rate of the resin through each of the nozzles relative to the fiber speed of the respective ones of the fiber tows. Other aspects of the application and infusion system are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Peter Michael Finnigan, Dongming Dominic Gao, Bowden Kirkpatrick, Alexander Joseph Vallee, Jr., Stefaan Guido Van Nieuwenhove, Yosang Yoon
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Patent number: 8033243Abstract: Strand positional guide implements, for use in connection with hot melt adhesive strand coating applicator assemblies, comprise a plurality of V-shaped strand guide slots wherein the apex portions are oriented outwardly away from the hot melt adhesive material dispensing nozzles. Accordingly, an enlarged air space is effectively defined between the plurality of elongated strands and its respective hot melt adhesive material dispensing nozzle such that the plurality of elongated strands are not adversely affected by the heat or thermal radiation generated by or emanating from the hot melt adhesive material dispensing nozzles thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Edward W. Bolyard, Jr., Mel Steven Lessley
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Patent number: 8033240Abstract: An apparatus for ejecting liquid droplets for drawing a pattern on a workpiece having drawing areas in a longitudinal direction includes: a suction table disposed in a drawing space for holding the workpiece by suction; a delivering unit that intermittently delivers the workpiece onto the suction table in a sagged state; a drawing unit that draws a pattern on the workpiece held by suction by driving the functional liquid droplet ejection head to eject liquid droplets; a workpiece receiving unit that receives the drawn-on workpiece in a sagged state from the suction table; and a flushing unit on a feeding path of the work and including a flushing box provided between a lower surface of the functional liquid droplet ejection head and a sagged portion at least at one of the sagged portions of the workpiece for receiving ejected liquid droplets from the functional liquid droplet ejection head.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoichi Miyasaka
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Publication number: 20110244214Abstract: An imageable article includes a backside filled resin layer bonded to a back side of a paper substrate. The backside filled resin layer includes: resin selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene (LDPE), and a combination of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE); and a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, zeolite, silica, talc, alumina, aluminum trihydrate (ATH), calcium silicate, kaolin, calcined clay, and combinations thereof. The backside filled resin layer further includes from approximately 3 weight % to approximately 60 weight % of the filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Christine E. Steichen, Julio Cesar Alonso, Xulong Fu, Lokendra Pal
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Publication number: 20110212264Abstract: A liquid dispensing module and nozzle or die tip for discharging at least one liquid filament. The nozzle includes a strand guide for guiding a substrate past the nozzle and a frustoconical protrusion disposed on a surface of the nozzle adjacent the notch. A liquid discharge passage extends along an axis through the frustoconical protrusion and forms an acute angle with a machine direction corresponding to movement of the strand past the nozzle. Four air discharge passages are positioned at the base of the frustoconical protrusion. Each of the air discharge passages is angled in a compound manner generally toward the liquid discharge passage and offset from the axis of the liquid discharge passage to create the controlled pattern of liquid material on the strand.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick L. Crane, Michael W. Harris, Joel E. Saine
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Patent number: 7980195Abstract: A transistor is formed by applying modifier coatings to source and drain contacts and/or to the channel region between those contacts. The modifier coatings are selected to adjust the surface energy pattern in the source/drain/channel region such that semiconductor printing fluid is not drawn away from the channel region. For example, the modifier coatings for the contacts can be selected to have substantially the same surface energy as the modifier coating for the channel region. Semiconductor printing fluid deposited on the channel region therefore settles in place (due to the lack of a surface energy differential) and forms a relatively thick active semiconductor region between the contacts. Alternatively, the modifier coatings can be selected to have lower surface energies than the modifier coating in the channel region, which actually causes semiconductor printing fluid to be drawn towards the channel region.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventors: Michael L. Chabinyc, Ana C. Arias
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Patent number: 7950346Abstract: A liquid dispensing module and nozzle or die tip for discharging at least one liquid filament. The nozzle includes a strand guide for guiding a substrate past the nozzle and a frustoconical protrusion disposed on a surface of the nozzle adjacent the notch. A liquid discharge passage extends along an axis through the frustoconical protrusion and forms an acute angle with a machine direction corresponding to movement of the strand past the nozzle. Four air discharge passages are positioned at the base of the frustoconical protrusion. Each of the air discharge passages is angled in a compound manner generally toward the liquid discharge passage and offset from the axis of the liquid discharge passage to create the controlled pattern of liquid material on the strand.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Patrick L. Crane, Michael W. Harris, Joel E. Saine
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Publication number: 20110083605Abstract: An application and infusion system for applying a resin to one or more fiber tows and for infusing the fiber tows with the resin, wherein each of the fiber tows is moving at a respective fiber speed. The application and infusion system includes a deposition and infusion system comprising one or more nozzles configured to deposit the resin on a respective one of the fiber tows. The system further includes a controller configured to control a flow rate of the resin through each of the nozzles relative to the fiber speed of the respective ones of the fiber tows. Other aspects of the application and infusion system are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Peter Michael Finnigan, Dongming Dominic Gao, Bowden Kirkpatrick, Alexander Joseph Vallee, JR., Stefaan Guido Van Nieuwenhove, Yosang Yoon
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Patent number: 7918180Abstract: A film forming apparatus to form a coating film by applying a coating material to an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical object to be coated, includes a material applying device having a nozzle unit to apply the coating material to the outer circumferential surface of the object and a material supplying unit to supply the coating material to the nozzle unit and a moving device configured to move the nozzle unit relatively to the object such that the coating material is applied uniformly to the outer circumferential surface of the object. The moving device includes an object holding unit configured to hold the object, a nozzle moving unit configured to move relatively the nozzle unit with respect to the object holding unit along a longitudinal axis of the object holding unit, and a guide unit configured to guide the nozzle unit along the object holding unit as the nozzle unit moves along the object holding unit such that an interval between the nozzle unit and the object is maintained constant.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2008Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kentaroh Yajima, Yasuomi Mikami
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Patent number: 7867562Abstract: One method for controlling edge thickness includes applying a coating to a moving substrate, thereby forming a film having a cross direction and a machine direction and one or more edges. The method also includes modifying a thickness of a first portion of the coating along one of the edges of the film, thereby forming a film having a substantially predetermined profile in the cross direction. A method of making a polymeric sheet includes applying a polymer to a moving substrate, thereby forming a sheet having a cross direction and a machine direction. This method further includes removing a first portion of the polymer from a first edge of the sheet, thereby the sheet having a substantially predetermined profile in the cross direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Ronald S. Wisniewski, Ming-Liang Shiao, Harold F. Zimmerman, Earnest E. McDaniel, Gregory F. Jacobs, Keith C. Hong
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Patent number: 7867567Abstract: In an aspect of the coating method according to the present invention, the lower limit decompression degree PS1 at which a seam trouble occurs is obtained from the formula of the viscocapillary model. According to the aspect of the present invention, coating is performed by setting the Pb so as to satisfy PS1<P0?Pb?PS1+0.2, and therefore, stepped unevenness can be effectively suppressed so that a seam trouble does not occur. It goes without saying that the aspect of the present invention can be applied to high viscosity/thick film coating, but it is effective especially in the case where a coating solution with low viscosity (for example, 0.005 Pa·s or lower) is coated to be an ultra-thin film (for example, 10 ?m or less in the wet film thickness) where stepped unevenness easily occurs.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Youichi Hasegawa, Tomonari Ogawa, Kazuhiko Nojo
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Patent number: 7861666Abstract: Apparatus for applying fluids such as adhesive, in particular hot-melt glue, onto a substrate that is movable relative to the apparatus. The apparatus includes a basic body (12) and an applicator valve (22) for selective interruption or release of the stream of fluid. The basic body (12) is connectable to a fluid source and includes a slit-shaped nozzle opening (54) that communicates with a distribution channel (14), and a piston (16) that is movably situated in the distribution channel (14), by means of which the length of the distribution channel (14) which may be supplied with fluid is variable. The nozzle opening (54) communicates with the distribution channel (14) by means of a plurality of output channels (18) spaced at a distance from each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Kai Luebbecke, Thomas Burmester, Hubert Kufner
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Patent number: 7856941Abstract: A drive for drawing an absorbent web of dry wipes from a supply and an application applying moisture to a selected width of the webs.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Inventors: Steven D. Nelson, Bruce P. Carey
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Patent number: 7820247Abstract: Curtain-type coater and process for coating a web with curtain-type coater. Curtain-type coater includes a curtain head having a slit structured and arranged to supply a coating liquid curtain onto a surface of a web and outside of the edges of the web. At least a portion of the slit forming the coating liquid curtain outside the edges of the web has a width greater than a portion of the slit forming the coating liquid curtain supplied onto the web.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2005Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbHInventors: Hirofumi Morita, Akio Hirano, Hiroyuki Kohno
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Patent number: 7819077Abstract: A method for forming a coating layer is provided according to the invention. The method includes steps of assembling a die coater comprising a first die block (12), a second die block (14), and a plurality of fasteners (40) holding the first die block and the second die block together, wherein each of the plurality of fasteners provides a compression force between the first die block and the second die block, and the first die block and the second die block are constructed to provide an internal manifold (16) and a coating slot (18), and extruding a coating material through the internal manifold and the coating slot. The coating slot can be adjusted to provide a more uniform coating slot along the length of the coating slot by adjusting the compression force of the fasteners, utilizing an offset bracket (80), adjusting the die bolt locations, adjusting the die overhang, providing a non-uniform shim (30), or a combination thereof. A die coater is additionally described.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2004Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventor: Robert A. Yapel
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Patent number: 7758910Abstract: In a method of measuring the thickness of a coating as it is applied to a substrate, wherein the coating is applied as a thin ribbon from a spray gun, at least one surface profile of the applied coating is obtained along a line intersecting the ribbon during relative movement of the substrate and spray gun. The thickness of the applied coating is computed from the obtained surface profile.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Christian Moreau, Mario Lamontagne, Francois Nadeau, Jacques Blain, Luc Pouliot, Alexandre Nadeau, Simon Alex Berube
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Patent number: 7752995Abstract: An apparatus for surface-to-surface application of a liquid media to a substrate. The apparatus comprises a housing and a device movably mounted within the housing. The housing has an external surface and an outlet. The device has an outer surface and an inner cavity for receiving the liquid media. The outer surface includes at least one recess in flow communication with the inner cavity such that liquid media can be delivered from the inner cavity to the recess. As the device moves within the housing, the at least one recess periodically passes by the outlet such as to apply to a substrate being conveyed past the outlet, in surface-to-surface contact with the external surface of the housing, a liquid media in a pattern corresponding in shape to the recess.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Inc.Inventors: Denis Tremblay, Jean-Claude Tremblay
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Patent number: 7735448Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method of bonding garments with elastomers and particularly to a system and method to cut and hem in a garment in a continuous process and also a system and method to incorporate an elastic strip into a garment in a continuous process and a system and method to provide computer control of hemming, bonding, gathering and inserting an elastic strip into a garment.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Rahimi Textile Technologies Ltd.Inventor: Shmuel Rahimi
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Patent number: 7727582Abstract: According to the rubbing method of the present invention, since the support is pressed against the rubbing roller by applying fluid pressure to the backside of the support (web), uniform rubbing can be performed without generating wrinkles on the web. In other words, because the web is pressed by fluid pressure, the web follows the rubbing roller, and the orientation film on the surface of the web can be controlled to the optimal condition upon rubbing treatment without generating wrinkles on the web. With this, defects on the surface caused by poor orientation can be significantly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Masumi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7690326Abstract: A system for controlling the coating width of an electrode plate, The system includes: a coating device which ejects a paste at a predetermined width from each of a plurality of slit nozzles toward a fed core substrate to form a coating layer on the surface of the core substrate; a gap controlling device which controls the gap between the slit nozzles of the coating device and the core substrate; a coating width measuring device which measures the width of the coating layer on the surface of the core substrate; and a controlling unit which controls the gap controlling device based on the results obtained by comparing the measured coating width with a predetermined coating width. In this system, the stripe-shaped coating layer is formed without using a masking tape, and the width of the coating layer is controlled with high accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yutaka Wakai, Kaoru Okinaga, Yukio Koike, Tomofumi Yanagi
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Patent number: 7685964Abstract: A device for wetting cable-ends includes a stand supporting a control, a bath-container with a bath, and a conveyor unit for conveying to the cable-end a wetting agent which forms the bath. The conveyor unit has a drive, a pump unit, a conveyor-pipe, and a nozzle with throttle. The pump unit conveys the wetting agent through the conveyor pipe to the nozzle with the wetting agent flowing through an exchangeable throttle that determines the shape and size of the free jet of the wetting agent.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Komax AGInventors: Claudio Meisser, Georges Britschgi
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Publication number: 20100075030Abstract: A liquid sending method comprises the steps of sending a coating solution to a liquid sending pipe, passing the coating solution to an orifice which is provided at a part of the liquid sending pipe to prevent a vibration propagation and passing the coating solution to a pulsation absorb device which is provided at a part of the liquid sending pipe where is located at a downstream of the orifice, wherein the pulsation absorb device includes a first chamber that a liquid can flow in and out, a second chamber which is introduced a gas, and a diaphragm which separates the first chamber and the second chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Hitoshi Satou, Kazuhiro Oki
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Patent number: 7677252Abstract: A cigarette manufacturing apparatus has an applicator that is interposed in a wrapping paper supply path for continuously supplying wrapping paper to a hoist and applies an aroma chemical to the wrapping paper, a high-frequency dielectric heating device that is installed in the applicator and dries the wrapping paper applied with the aroma chemical, and a warm air blower that supplies warm air to the inside of the high-frequency dielectric heating device and dehumidifies the inside of the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Shigemi Mashino, Keisuke Minami
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Patent number: 7673581Abstract: A device for the application of at least two liquid to pasty application media to one or both sides of a moving surface, having a curtain applicator for applying the application media. The curtain applicator discharges the application media onto the moving surface as curtains moving substantially under the force of gravity, and the moving surface being one of a surface of a material web and a surface of a transfer element, which transfers the application media to the surface of the material web. The device includes a collecting device for the separate collection of each application medium. The collecting device being positionable between the curtain applicator and the material web. The curtain applicator and the collecting device being movable relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2004Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Voith Patent GmbHInventor: Manfred Ueberschär
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Patent number: 7669549Abstract: A machine for single or double sided application of a liquid or viscous coating medium by way of at least one applicator unit onto the surface of a mating material web, especially a paper or cardboard web. A medium collecting device that is allocated to the applicator unit or to a dispensing component of the applicator unit which includes the dispensing openings, is equipped with a receiving and release component which is allocated to the medium collecting device and which is or can be mounted detachably on same. During the start of the application process the component releases the curtain or veil due to a common adjustment with the medium collecting device or of a section component of same relative to the curtain or veil from a rim extending across the moving background or from an edge extending across the moving background.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbHInventors: Manfred Ueberschär, Benjamin Méndez-Gallon, Bernd Bohnenkamp
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Publication number: 20100024721Abstract: This present invention relates to an apparatus for evenly and uniformly coating dental tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Harold Ochs, John Chodzko
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Patent number: 7647885Abstract: A liquid dispensing module and nozzle or die tip for discharging at least one liquid filament. The nozzle includes a strand guide for guiding a substrate past the nozzle and a frustoconical protrusion disposed on a surface of the nozzle adjacent the notch. A liquid discharge passage extends along an axis through the frustoconical protrusion and forms an acute angle with a machine direction corresponding to movement of the strand past the nozzle. Four air discharge passages are positioned at the base of the frustoconical protrusion. Each of the air discharge passages is angled in a compound manner generally toward the liquid discharge passage and offset from the axis of the liquid discharge passage to create the controlled pattern of liquid material on the strand.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Patrick L. Crane, Michael W. Harris, Joel E. Saine
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Patent number: 7648734Abstract: To coat a solution on both surfaces continuously in such a state that an edge portion of the substrate is so constructed as to be fixed, and the substrate is attached to a substrate fixing frame having a positioning mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2005Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Machida, Makoto Kurosawa, Kazuo Shimizu
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Patent number: 7621465Abstract: A nozzle for a viscous liquid dispensing apparatus has a nozzle tip with a generally conical outer surface that tapers toward a dispensing orifice and forms an annular discharge air passage substantially parallel to the conical outer surface. Pressurized fluid is directed over the conical outer surface toward the dispensing orifice and thus, prevents viscous liquid dispensed from the dispensing orifice from being pulled back toward the nozzle tip and accumulating on the conical outer surface of the nozzle tip.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventor: John Riney
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Patent number: 7608149Abstract: A nozzle (1) for use in coating a web-like material by means of high-pressure spraying techniques is manufactured by forming a piece having a tapered duct ending in a closed tip, with a transverse V-shaped groove (3) subsequently machined in the tip. The angle of the V-shaped groove (3) is in the range from 25 to 50°, such as 35 to 45°.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2003Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.Inventors: Vilho Nissinen, Mika Linjamäki
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Patent number: 7601219Abstract: An apparatus for ejecting liquid droplet includes a suction table for setting a rolled work having a plurality of drawing area arranged in the longitudinal direction by suction, a delivering apparatus for introducing the work into the suction table in a sagged state, a drawing apparatus having functional liquid droplet ejection heads for drawing patterns on respective drawing areas on the work set by suction while relatively moving the functional liquid droplet ejection heads, a winding apparatus for winding the work with the pattern drawn thereon in the sagged state, and a flushing unit having a flushing box for receiving ejection from the functional liquid droplet ejection head so as to be located in at least one of the sagged portions of the work.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoichi Miyasaka