Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
427475000 | Solid particles or atomized liquid applied | 78 |
20080213498 | Reinforced composite with a tow of fibers and process for the preparation thereof - A graphite coated tow of fibers having exfoliated and pulverized graphite platelets coated on an outer surface of the fibers are provided. A process is provided for surface coating of the graphite platelets onto the fibers. The graphite coated tow of fibers are used to produce a reinforced composite material. Reinforced composite materials incorporating the graphite coated fibers can be electrostatically painted without using a conductive primer on a surface to be painted. | 09-04-2008 |
20090104368 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELECTROSTATIC COATING OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING WORKPIECE WITH COATING POWDER - The method according to the invention for electrostatic coating of an electrically conducting workpiece with coating powder includes the following steps. The workpiece is earthed. Then an electrode has a negatives potential applied to it compared to that of the workpiece and a counter-electrode has a positive potential applied to it compared to that of the workpiece. The potential in the area of the workpiece in which the workpiece is to be coated is set to zero, by means of a control unit. Afterwards the workpiece is sprayed with coating powder in the area to be coated using a powder spray gun. | 04-23-2009 |
20090104369 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUNCTIONAL GLASS SURFACES BY CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF THE ORIGINAL SURFACE - A method for modifying glassy surfaces including: producing nanoparticles; depositing the said nanoparticles on a surface; providing energy to the particles and/or surface so that the nanoparticles are at least partly diffused/dissolved into the glassy surface; and reducing the cohesive energy of the nanoparticles during the production of the nanoparticles or after the production of the nanoparticles. | 04-23-2009 |
20090148614 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY FOR COATING AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENTS - Electrostatic deposition of high performance powdered materials onto gas turbine surfaces. The process also includes post-deposition thermal staging of the deposited powder to provide a durable coating that will satisfy the demands of turbine engine operation. The process envisions application of organic-based powdered materials, glass/ceramic powdered materials and metal-based powdered materials and combinations thereof using electrostatic techniques to components exposed to low temperature operations, such as may be found in the front section of a gas turbine engine or to the exterior portions of an aircraft engine, and metal-containing glass ceramics, glass-ceramic materials, or materials that can be transformed into glass ceramic materials, when applied to components exposed to high temperature operations, such as may be found in the turbine and exhaust sections of a gas turbine engine or the flaps of an aircraft. | 06-11-2009 |
20090191354 | Method and Composition for Priming Wood and Natural Fibres - This invention relates to a primer composition for wood comprising a waterborne composition comprising polyamine and having a pH of at least 11.5 and a method of improving the bonding of wood with coatings such as electrostatic coatings, and adhesives using the primer. | 07-30-2009 |
20090197008 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY NOZZLE, AND NANOMATERIAL IMMOBILIZATION APPARATUS AND IMMOBILIZATION METHOD USING THE SAME - In regard to a nozzle | 08-06-2009 |
20090220703 | OPERATING METHOD FOR AN ATOMISER AND A CORRESPONDING COATING APPARATUS - The invention relates to an operating method for an atomiser ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090220704 | POWDER COATING SYSTEM FOR MDF PANELS - The present invention provides a process for powder coating shelving panels made of MDF or other particle board materials, peg board panels and other articles made of MDF, peg board or other wood-based products. The process comprises first mounting of the panel on a hanger assembly attachable to an overhead conveyor. The panel is passed through a preheat oven having a temperature of preferably from about 260° F. to about 280° F. for a period of from about 15 minutes to about 30 minutes. The preheated panel preferably having a surface temperature preferably of about 110° F. to 112° F. is then carried through a powder coating booth on a preferred hanger assembly where electrostatically charged particles are sprayed onto the surfaces of the panel. | 09-03-2009 |
20090238987 | Apparatus for applying electrostatic powders on manufactured articles in general - An apparatus for applying electrostatic powders on manufactured articles, comprising at least one dispensing device adapted to dispense gas solid particles mixture having an electrostatic charge, and connected to at least one duct arranged proximate to the surface to be treated and defining a channel for conveying the mixture. The duct has laterally, along its longitudinal extension, at least one passage opening directed toward the surface to be treated. A partition is arranged with at least one of its portions substantially at the passage opening and is permeable to the powder particles. The passage opening and the partition are crossed by force lines of a first electrical field adapted to cause transfer of the powder particles transiting along the conveyance channel on the surface to be treated through the passage opening and the partition. | 09-24-2009 |
20100183818 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DEPOSITING FILMS USING BIAS AND CHARGING BEHAVIOR OF NANOPARTICLES FORMED DURING CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Provided are an apparatus and a method of depositing films capable of controlling deposition rate and film properties using the charging behavior of nanoparticles formed in gas phase. The apparatus includes a chamber in which a substrate is loaded, a gas supply system configured to introduce a reaction gas into the chamber, a filament configured to emit heat for dissociating the introduced reaction gas, a power supply configured to apply a constant alternate current or direct current voltage, and a bias supply unit configured to apply a bias to at least one of a top, a side and a bottom of the substrate using a voltage applied from the power supply while a film is deposited on the substrate from the dissociated reaction gas, the bias supply unit being separated from the substrate. | 07-22-2010 |
20100209615 | Method and System for Applying Hot Melt Adhesive Powder onto a Non-Metallic Surface - A method and a system for applying hot melt adhesive powder onto a non-metallic surface are disclosed. The hot melt adhesive powder is sprayed out from a spray head while being charged with electrostatic charges, and then the charged hot melt adhesive powder will be attached to the whole surface of a non-metallic component by electrostatic force, or only attached to a desired area of the non-metallic component by pre-coating the desired area with conductive liquid. By spraying the hot melt adhesive in the form of powder, there is no need to heat the adhesive in advance. When the surface of the non-metallic component is 3-dimensional, the charged adhesive powder can be introduced onto the surface of the to-be-bonded component and attached to the desired surface without the omni-directional spraying operation. Excessive powder will be easily blown or brushed away and will be recycled. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209616 | ELECTROSTATIC COATING METHOD AND ELECTROSTATIC COATING APPARATUS - An electrostatic coating method is provided. The electrostatic coating method includes: providing a rotary atomization type coating apparatus; supplying a coating material to a rotary atomization head of the rotary atomization type coating apparatus; changing the number of rotations of the rotary atomization head to change a particle diameter of particles of the coating material; adding a solvent to the coating material so that a NV value of a coated film formed on a coated surface of a workpiece falls within a predetermined range; and electrostatically coating the coated surface with the coating material. | 08-19-2010 |
20100291313 | Methods and apparatus for forming uniform particle layers of phosphor material on a surface - A method for forming a layer of an LED phosphor material includes disposing a first surface in a proximity of a powder that includes an LED phosphor material, forming electrostatic charges on the first surface, and forming a layer of the LED phosphor material on the first surface at least partially by using the electrostatic charges. In an embodiment, the method includes disposing the first surface in an interior of a chamber and forming an airborne distribution of the powder in the interior of the chamber in a vicinity of the first surface. In another embodiment, the method includes providing a reservoir of the powder and applying to said phosphor powder an electrostatic charge opposite to that of said electrostatic charge on the first surface. | 11-18-2010 |
20110117286 | MODIFIED SURFACES AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A SURFACE - A surface modified substrate includes a substrate having a surface and a layer of nanoscale inorganic oxide particles disposed on at least a portion of the surface. | 05-19-2011 |
20110135836 | Non-interactive electrostatic deposition of induction charged conductive powder - A method for manufacturing electrodes using an electrostatic deposition unit. In the first step of the process a mixture of magnetic carrier beads and a conductive powder is prepared in the sump of the deposition unit; the mixture forms a magnetic brush on the sleeve of the deposition unit. In the second step of the process, the substrate is positioned away from the magnetic brush to form an air gap. In the third step of the process, a voltage is applied between the substrate and the sleeve of the deposition unit in order to produce a large asymmetry between the magnetic brush and said substrate such that the electric field at the magnetic brush is at least 3.0 times as great as the electric field at the substrate. In the fourth step of the process, conductive powder is deposited onto the substrate. | 06-09-2011 |
20110151133 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PAINTED SUBSTRATE THAT IS ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE - The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a painted substrate ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110171398 | Apparatus and method for depositing alkali metals - A method for making ion conducting films includes the use of primary inorganic chemicals, which are preferably water soluble; formulating the solution with appropriate solvent, preferably deionized water; and spray depositing the solid electrolyte matrix on a heated substrate, preferably at 100 to 400° C. using a spray deposition system. In the case of lithium, the deposition step is then followed by lithiation or addition of lithium, then thermal processing, at temperatures preferably ranging between 100 and 500° C., to obtain a high lithium ion conducting inorganic solid state electrolyte. The method may be used for other ionic conductors to make electrolytes for various applications. The electrolyte may be incorporated into a lithium ion battery. | 07-14-2011 |
20110223344 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR COATING GLASS - A process and an apparatus for coating glass by means of a method using at least one or more liquid raw materials which react essentially on at least a portion of the glass substrate forming a coating on it. At least part of the liquid raw materials is atomized to droplets with one or more two-fluid atomizer and at least a fraction of the gas used in the one or more two-fluid atomizers is electrically charged such that at least a fraction of the droplets become electrically charged during or after the atomization. According to the invention the droplets are formed into a separately created electric field. | 09-15-2011 |
20110250363 | POWDER-CONTAINING OIL TYPE LUBRICANT FOR MOLD AND ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY METHOD AND ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The invention relates to an oil type lubricant, which is applied to a die to be used in high-pressure die casting, gravity die casting, low-pressure die casting and forging and can prevent soldering, particularly at high temperature parts and under a heavy load, to a spray method of applying the oil type lubricant and a spray apparatus for applying the oil type lubricant. | 10-13-2011 |
20110250364 | POWDER COATING APPARATUS AND POWDER COATING METHOD - The powder coating apparatus is provided with a coating booth into which a ground-connected object to be coated can be delivered and a plurality of coating tools respectively provided on the coating booth and adapted to discharge electrically charged powder coating materials onto the object to be coated. At least two of the coating tools are disposed on walls of the coating booth such that discharge openings thereof for discharging the powder coating materials are opposed to each other. The respective opposed discharge openings simultaneously discharge the powder coating materials onto the object to be coated. The powder coating materials, which are discharged from one of the at least two coating tools and are diffusing in the interior portion of the coating booth, are moved up to the object to be coated by a delivering air discharged together with the powder coating materials from the other of the two coating tools. | 10-13-2011 |
20110318500 | POWDER COATING APPARATUS AND POWDER COATING METHOD (AS AMENDED) - Powder coating apparatus is equipped with a shutter for opening and closing the space between an object to be coated and a screen electrode. First, a powder is supplied onto the screen electrode from a hopper while the shutter is closed. Next, a brush is slidingly rubbed against the surface of a powder layer while the shutter is closed. The powder is thereby uniformed on the screen electrode without being transferred to the object. Subsequently, a high voltage is applied between the screen electrode and a transfer electrode to form a static electric field, and the shutter is opened. Then, the brush is slidingly rubbed against the powder layer again, and the powder on the screen electrode is coated on the object. | 12-29-2011 |
20120045588 | DEPOSITION SYSTEM WITH A ROTATING DRUM - A deposition method comprises flowing a first gas into a metallization zone maintained at a first pressure. A second gas flows into a reaction zone maintained at a second pressure. The second pressure is less than the first pressure. A rotating drum includes at least one substrate mounted to a surface of the drum. The surface alternately passes through the metallization zone and passes through the reaction zone. A target is sputtered in the metallization zone to create a film on the at least one substrate. The film on the at least one substrate is reacted in the reaction zone. | 02-23-2012 |
20120207938 | CONTROLLED DECORATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES WITH AEROSOL NANOPARTICLES - The present invention addresses the problem of conveniently and efficiently decorating nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes with aerosol nanoparticles using electrostatic force directed assembly (“ESFDA”). ESFDA permits size selection as well as control of packing density spacing of nanoparticles. ESFDA is largely material independent allowing different compositions of such nanoparticle-nanotube structures to be produced. | 08-16-2012 |
20130040068 | ELECTRODE AND SEPARATOR MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION CELLS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME - A negative electrode for an electrochemical device comprises an active layer which forms a porous outer surface, the outer surface of the active layer being at least partially coated with nanoparticles, and/or an active layer which is at least partially covered by a porous functional layer at least an outer surface whereof is at least partially covered with nanoparticles. Also disclosed is a separator composite material for separating electrodes in an electrochemical device, comprising an essentially self-supporting support layer and a porous functional layer on at least one side of the support layer. An outer surface of the support layer is at least partially coated with nanoparticles on at least one side thereof. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 02-14-2013 |
20130078387 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING GLASS SUBSTRATE - An apparatus and method for coating a substrate using one or more liquid raw materials, includes: at least one atomizer for atomizing the one or more liquid raw materials into droplets, charging means for electrically charging the droplets during or after the atomization and a deposition chamber in which the droplets are deposited on the substrate, the deposition chamber being provided with one or more electric fields for guiding the electrically charged droplets on the substrate. According to the invention there is a charging chamber arranged upstream of the deposition chamber and provided with charging means for electrically charging the droplets. | 03-28-2013 |
20130189443 | Method for Depositing Functional Particles in Dispersion as Coating Preform - A method of depositing particles onto a substrate utilizes a liquid dispersant into which the particles are introduced prior to spraying upon the surface. The ratio of the particles to the dispersant, as well as the volume of the dispersant, may be used to control the density of the particles that result on the substrate after spraying. | 07-25-2013 |
20130216725 | METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY COATING OBJECTS AND APPLICATION DEVICE - An electrical field is generated between an application device and an object to be coated. At least one corona electrode associated with the application device is connected to ground, and at least one counter electrode associated with the object is connected at least at intervals to a positive potential. A system for electrostatically coating objects having an application device coating material, and an electrical field device having a high-voltage source which generates an electrical field between the application device and an object to be coated. The field device comprises at least one corona electrode associated with the application device, and at least one counter electrode associated with the object, wherein, during the operation of the device, the at least one corona electrode is connected to ground, and the at least one counter electrode is connected at least at intervals to a positive potential. | 08-22-2013 |
20130243964 | METHOD FOR FOMING PHOSPHOR MATERIAL ON SURFACE OF TARGET - A method for forming a phosphor material on a surface of a target is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a chamber for receiving the phosphor material, which is constituted by a plurality of particles; exposing the surface of the target to the phosphor material; and creating a charge on the plurality of particles and generating an electric field between the chamber and the surface of the target, so as to drive the plurality of particles toward the surface of the target and to be deposited on the surface of the target. | 09-19-2013 |
20130260052 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR PRIMING WOOD AND NATURAL FIBRES - A method of improving the bonding of a coating or adhesive to an article comprising a wood surface comprises applying to the at least part of the wood surface a primer composition comprising a waterborne composition consisting essentially of at least one polyamine, at least one base and water and having a pH of at least 11.5. | 10-03-2013 |
20140099448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSTATIC PAINTING - A device and method for electrostatic powder coating include: obtaining continuously a working fluid constituted by air deprived of undesirable substances; supplying the working fluid, between 0.5 bar and 10 bar, in a container containing an amount of coating powder; extracting from the container; a first flow made up of working fluid and powder; atomizing the first flow with working fluid at a pressure of between 0.5 bar and 10 bar; supplying working fluid at a pressure of between 0.5 bar and 10 bar to create a second transport flow made up of working fluid and atomized powder; charging the second flow electrostatically under pressure; and sending the second electrostatically charged flow of working fluid and atomized powder onto a substrate, at a temperature of between −15° C. and +45° C., and a device and method for electrostatic painting including heating/cooling temperature adjustment of the painting mixture. | 04-10-2014 |
20140308456 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED DEPOSITION OF AEROSOLIZED PARTICLES ONTO A SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for the controlled deposition of particles onto a film or a substrate, including: a frame arranged to support a film or a substrate having first and second surfaces facing in first and second opposite directions, respectively; a nozzle arranged to emit a stream of particles charged with a first polarity toward the first surface; and an electrode: charged with a second polarity, opposite the first polarity, and located adjacent the second surface; and arranged to attract the stream of particles to a region of the first surface. A line orthogonal to the first surface passes through the region and the electrode. | 10-16-2014 |
20150064359 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM - A method of manufacturing a ferroelectric thin film on a lower electrode by electrostatically spraying a ferroelectric thin film-forming electrostatic spray solution so as to coat the electrostatic spray solution on the lower electrode and form a coated film, drying, calcining, and then firing the coated film so as to crystallize the coated film. In this method, the electrostatic spray solution is a mixed solution in which a ferroelectric thin film-forming sol-gel solution and powder having the same composition as the solid content of the sol-gel solution and having a particle diameter that can be ejected from the spout are uniformly mixed, and, when the metallic compound-converted mass of a metallic compound dissolved in the sol-gel solution is represented by A and the mass of the powder is represented by B, a ratio of B with respect to (A+B) is in a range of 5% to 40%. | 03-05-2015 |
20150118408 | WET COATING METHOD - A wet coating method is described, which includes the following steps. A film coating is applied to at least one surface of a substrate using a wet process. A plasma-assisted filling treatment is performed on the film coating to crystallize the film coating into a film. The plasma-assisted filling treatment includes using a filling coating. | 04-30-2015 |
20160038967 | POWDER COATING (ELECTROSTATIC PAINTING) METHOD AND PLANT FOR NON ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS, AND IN PARTICULAR BRAKE PADS - A method and system for powder coating non electrically conductive elements, preferably brake pads. A pre-treatment station is upstream of an electrostatic powder coating deposition station and a baking station for melting and polymerizing the powder coating in order to form a coating layer on a surface to be coated. The pre-treatment station causes the elements to be coated to conduct electrically by uniformly wetting said elements by means of creating poorly mineralized water covalent bonds on at least one surface to be coated, in an amount aimed at producing a measurable weight increase in the non electrically conductive elements, which then causes them to conduct electrically. The water adsorbed and/or deposited is subsequently eliminated within the baking station. | 02-11-2016 |
20160175881 | ELECTROSPRAY METHODS, ELECTROSPRAY SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FORMING CRYSTALLINE PARTICLES | 06-23-2016 |
20160375164 | REDUCTION OF INFECTIONS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS USING PHOTOCATALYTIC COMPOSITIONS - Methods of reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated infections in various healthcare settings are provided. Methods for preventing or reducing the number of infections in a human or animal population are also provided. The methods as provided herein reduce the presence of various infectious agents that are commonly acquired or transmitted and are present on both animate and inanimate surfaces, including those infectious agents commonly found in healthcare settings. By reducing the presence of such infectious agents, the incidence of various types of infection or disease is thereby reduced. | 12-29-2016 |
20180021807 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECORATING METALS WITH MORE THAN ONE COLOR | 01-25-2018 |
20180022933 | POWDER COATING MATERIAL AND ELECTROSTATIC POWDER COATING METHOD | 01-25-2018 |
427476000 | Inside hollow articles | 2 |
20150024140 | RESIN COATING LAYER AND LIFE-EXTENSION METHOD FOR PIPING - A resin coating layer according to the present invention is formed by curing a thermo-setting resin composition on an inner wall of a heat transfer tube. Forming the resin coating layer allows the heat transfer tube to be easily repaired without involving a cutting process of the heat transfer tube. | 01-22-2015 |
20160001281 | LARGE-SCALE COMPOSITE SYNTHESIS SYSTEM, REACTOR AND COMPOSITE SYNTHESIS METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a large-scale composite synthesis system, a reactor therefor, and a synthesis method using the same, wherein two or more different samples are vaporized in respective vaporizers, and are then fed into a reactor that has a relatively large transverse cross-sectional diameter compared to the connector for transporting the samples in a gas phase and is maintained at a temperature lower than that of the connector, thus producing a powder composite, the composite being synthesized while being electrostatically attached to an adherend surface. | 01-07-2016 |
427477000 | Articles or substrates sequentially moved past atomizing source | 3 |
20100203256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE APPLICATION OF POWDER MATERIAL TO SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for electrostatically charging powder material and supplying it to an applicator for electrostatically applying the powder material to solid dosage forms includes a mixer for mixing a sump of the powder material to electrostatically charge the powder material, the mixer including two substantially parallel elongate mixing shafts having oppositely angled mixing paddles thereon and being arranged to rotate in opposite directions; and a feeder for removing the electrostatically charged powder material from the sump and supplying it to the applicator, and a method for electrostatically charging powder material and supplying it to an applicator for electrostatically applying the powder material to solid dosage forms. | 08-12-2010 |
427478000 | Collection of off-target or fugitive coating material | 1 |
20110229650 | ELECTROSTATIC POWDER COATING METHOD AND ELECTROSTATIC POWDER COATING APPARATUS - Workpieces, which are conveyed by a conveying device along a conveying path, are heated by a heating and degreasing coil. Then, resin powder is downwardly sprayed from a nozzle of a coating device to each corresponding one of the workpieces, which are conveyed by the conveying device. The workpieces are thereafter heated by a heating and curing coil. At each of the heating coils, a dummy member, which is made of an electrically conductive material, is displaced from a retracted position to a forward position, which is located between the corresponding heating coil and a corresponding adjacent part of the conveying path of the conveying device, when an empty one of mount locations of the conveying device reaches the forward position of the dummy member. | 09-22-2011 |
427480000 | Movable atomizer or spray source (e.g., spray source or atomizer rotates, reciprocates, oscillates, etc.) | 1 |
20160082461 | PAINTING METHOD AND PAINTING INSTALLATION FOR PAINTING A COMPONENT WITH A CHARACTER EDGE - A component is conveyed in a conveyor direction through a painting installation by conveyor. The component surface of the component to be painted is subdivided into surface painting modules which lie one behind the other in the conveyor direction. The individual painting modules of the component surface are painted one after the other using a multi-axis painting robot that has an atomiser. | 03-24-2016 |
427482000 | Running or indefinite length substrate | 3 |
20140295095 | In-Line Powder Coating of Non-Conductive Profiles Produced in a Continuous Forming Process such as Pultrusion and Extrusion - A method and apparatus for the continuous powder coating of a non-conductive profile produced in a continuous forming process, such as pultrusion or extrusion, such that the profile is powder coated while on the profile forming machine and before the subject segment of the continuous profile is severed from the continuous profile on the forming machine (i.e. in-line). | 10-02-2014 |
20150372286 | APPARATUS FOR MATERIAL SPRAY DEPOSITION OF HIGH SOLID PERCENTAGE SLURRIES FOR BATTERY ACTIVE MATERIAL MANUFACTURE APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus for forming battery active material on a substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for depositing a battery active material on a surface of a substrate includes a substrate conveyor system, the material electrospray dispenser assembly disposed above the substrate conveyor system, and a first heating element disposed adjacent to the material spray assembly above the substrate conveyor system. | 12-24-2015 |
20160006018 | ELECTRODE SURFACE ROUGHNESS CONTROL FOR SPRAY COATING PROCESS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A method and apparatus for fabricating energy storage devices and device components is provided. It has been found that spraying of slurries comprising electro-active materials onto a flexible substrate and subsequently exposing the substrate to an increasing temperature gradient leads to the deposition of a dry or mostly dry film having reduced surface roughness. The increasing temperature gradient may result from a plurality of heated rollers over which the substrate traverses wherein each heated roller is heated to a temperature greater than the previous heated roller leading to the deposition of a dry or mostly dry film having a relatively smooth surface with low porosity. Deposition of a dry or mostly dry film eliminates the need for large and costly drying mechanism thus reducing both the cost and footprint of the apparatus. | 01-07-2016 |
427483000 | Utilizing apparatus to atomize and electrostatically charge liquid coating material (e.g., charging electrode adjacent spray source, etc.) | 20 |
20080213499 | Electrostatic Coating Spray Gun and Electrostatic Coating Method - When conductive paint is coated by electrostatic coating, the electrostatic charging has many problems. The external electrode is prevailingly used in most of the electrostatic coating spray guns but has many problems in operability, safety, practical usability, etc. when the guns are designed compact. The electrostatic coating spray guns need to be improved in operability, safer with electrostatic charging at a lower voltage, and smaller in structure. To solve such problems, there is provided an improved electrostatic coating spray gun ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080226832 | Paint Dosage Device And System - An insulation cover for a high voltage paint dosing apparatus, the apparatus comprising a docking head arranged to receive at least one dosing cylinder filled with paint for dosing to an applicator or gun. The docking head is arranged substantially-surrounded by the insulation cover and whereby the external surface of the insulation cover is partly covered by a conductive or non-insulating layer. A system comprising the paint dosing apparatus with the insulation cover is also described. | 09-18-2008 |
20090068374 | METHOD OF FABRICATING LIQUID FILM, METHOD OF ARRANGING NANO PARTICLES AND SUBSTRATE HAVING LIQUID THIN FILM FABRICATED USING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a liquid film is provided. The method comprises the steps of applying hydrophilic liquid onto a substrate with an electrode formed thereunder, covering the hydrophilic liquid with a protection film comprising hydrophobic liquid, dispersing surfactant for reducing the surface tension between the hydrophilic liquid and the protection film, and applying voltage to the hydrophilic liquid and the electrode to wet the substrate with the hydrophilic liquid. With the surfactant and the electro-wetting principle, a contact angle between the hydrophilic liquid and the substrate is controlled. The liquid film having a uniform thickness in nano size is thus formed on the substrate. The protection film prevents the evaporation of the liquid film in the air to thereby secure the stability of the liquid film. | 03-12-2009 |
20090258153 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A FILM ON A SUBSTRATE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an apparatus having a plurality of applicators, each applicator with an ingress opening to receive a liquid, and an egress opening to release the liquid, and a conductor positioned in a conduit of each of the plurality of applicators, the conductor and the conduit having dimensions to cause a surface tension of the liquid to prevent a constant flow of the liquid from the egress opening. Each conductor of the plurality of applicators can be coupled to one of one or more power sources operable to apply a charge to the liquid to overcome the surface tension and form at the egress opening of each applicator a plurality of jet sprays of the liquid applicable on a substrate to form a thin film. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 10-15-2009 |
20110097507 | Method for generating charged particles - A method for establishing a calibrating standard for wafer inspection includes depositing solid ionized particles of a known size range with an aerosol onto a wafer. The method also includes depositing particles onto a wafer in a deposition chamber by using an aerosol stream and the solid particles suspended in a gas; ionizing the aerosol stream with a negative or positive charge polarity or both by passing the aerosol stream through a non-radioactive ionizer to produce charged particles and supplying such aerosol stream to the deposition chamber. | 04-28-2011 |
20110123720 | METHOD FOR PAINTING A PLASTIC POWDER PRODUCT - A method for painting a plastic powder product includes the steps of: adding a conductive material into engineering plastics; high pressure injection molding the engineering plastics with the conductive material in a module to manufacture a plastic powder product; surface treating the plastic powder product for removing oil stains and inks from the plastic powder product, an electrostatic gun spraying paint on the plastic powder product; baking the plastic powder product in an ultraviolet oven for hardening the plastic powder product at a temperature between 90. degree. C. and 120. degree. C. for about 3 to 15 minutes. | 05-26-2011 |
20130078388 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING NANOPARTICLES - An apparatus and method for electrically charging nanoparticles. The invention including atomizing one or more liquid starting materials into droplets, electrically charging the droplets during or after the atomization and vaporizing the one or more liquid materials of the droplets for generating the nanoparticles from the liquid droplets such that the electrical charge of the droplets is transferred into the nanoparticles for producing electrically charged nanoparticles. | 03-28-2013 |
20140193589 | ELECTRO-SPUN FIBERS AND APPLICATIONS THEREFORE - A supported nanofiber medium useful for segregating chemical species is provided by selecting a polymer, selecting a substrate; and electrospinning the polymer to form a nanofiber medium on the supporting substrate. When the substrate is a planar surface, the nanofiber medium will be a mat suitable for conducting chromatographic separation. When the substrate is a filament, the nanofiber medium is an annular mat suitable for solid phase microextraction. The nanofiber media formed may be selectively cross-linked and at least partially carbonized to carbon nanofibers. The nanofiber medium is supported on the substrate without the use of binder material. | 07-10-2014 |
20140255614 | System and Method of Producing a Coating with an Electrostatic Spray - A system including an electrostatic spray system, including an electrostatic tool configured to charge and spray a PTFE, a material delivery system configured to deliver the PTFE to the electrostatic tool, a gas delivery system configured to deliver an airflow that atomizes the PTFE and sprays the charged PTFE on a target, and an infrared curing system configured to cure the PTFE on the target to produce a coating. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255615 | Apparatus and Process for Depositing a Thin Layer of Resist on a Substrate - The present inventions relate to the formation of a thin polymer film on a substrate. Apparatus is described for transforming a solid polymer resist into an aerosol of small particles, electrostatically charging and depositing the particles onto a substrate, and flowing the particles into a continuous layer. Apparatus is further described for transforming solid resist into an aerosol of small particles by heating the resist to form a low viscosity liquid such as is compatible with nebulization and applying the techniques of jet or impact nebulization and aerosol particle sizing to form the aerosol. A method is further described of using ionized gas to confer charge onto the aerosol particles and using a progression of charging devices establish an electric field directing the flow of charged particles to the substrate. The progression of charging devices and associated apparatus results in high collection efficiency for the aerosol particles. | 09-11-2014 |
20150030780 | AGRICULTURAL SKIN GRAFTING - A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets. | 01-29-2015 |
20150030781 | MULTI-TIP SPARK DISCHARGE GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a spark discharge generator. The spark discharge system of the present invention includes a plurality of columnar electrodes and a ground plate having a plurality of outlet holes at positions corresponding to the columnar electrodes. The use of the spark discharge generator enables the production of a three-dimensionally shaped nanostructure array on a large area in a uniform and rapid manner. | 01-29-2015 |
20150037509 | PROCESS OF MELT-SPINNING POLYACRYLONITRILE FIBER - Processes for producing carbon fibre, the filament thereof and pre-oxidized fibre are provided. In one embodiment, the gel spinning of polyacrylonitrile filament is achieved by using small-molecule gelling agent, and the carbon fibre obtained thereby is increased by 15% to 40% in tensile strength and by 20% to 35% in toughness. In another embodiment, the melt spinning process of polyacrylonitrile is conducted by using imidazole type ion liquid as plasticizer, the process reduces environment pollution, is suitable for industrial production and the fibre produced thereby is improved in its strength. In yet another embodiment, polyacrylonitrile pre-oxidized fibre is produced by melt spinning, so low cost and controllable pre-oxidization of polyacrylonitrile can be achieved. In a further embodiment, high strength carbon fibre is manufactured by using polymer thickening agent. In another further embodiment, low cost and controllable pre-oxidization of polyacrylonitrile is achieved by conducting pre-oxidization before spinning, minimizing skin-core structure, so as to produce high performance carbon fibre, and reduce the production cost of carbon fibre greatly. | 02-05-2015 |
20150125619 | ELECTROSTATIC APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LIQUID - An electrostatic application apparatus | 05-07-2015 |
20150352592 | ELECTROSPRAY COATING OF OBJECTS - Devices to deliver one or more active ingredients for medical treatment may include a body of material presenting a surface including a polymer adapted to be rendered conductive such that one or more layers of electrospray particles are formable thereon or a body of conductive material presenting a surface upon which one or more layers of electrospray particles are formable thereon. A coating formed of electrospray particles may be deposited to adhere on the surface of the body of material (e.g., the coating may include one or more layers of coating material, at least one layer of the one or more layers of coating material may include an open matrix coating, the open matrix coating may include one or more active ingredients, the open matrix coating may include one or more polymers and one or more active ingredients, etc.). | 12-10-2015 |
20160038968 | NANOPARTICLE COATING OF SURFACES - 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. | 02-11-2016 |
427484000 | Rotatable atomizer or spray source | 4 |
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20130115379 | WATERBORNE BASE COAT COMPOSITIONS HAVING A SPECIAL-EFFECT COLOR - A waterborne base coat having a special-effect color and which contains aqueous microgel as binder, 0.5 to 2 wt.-% of poly(meth)acrylic acid thickener and 2 to 7 wt.-% of non-ionically emulsified EVA copolymer wax with a drop point of the wax portion of 80 to 110° C., the wt.-% in each case calculated as solids and relative to the solids content of the waterborne base coat. | 05-09-2013 |
20130122212 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - Target substrates are electrostatically coated by flowing an electrically isolated wet coating composition containing waterborne coalescable polymeric binder into an electrostatic coating apparatus ( | 05-16-2013 |
20160130520 | COATING MATERIAL OF METAL-PHOSPHATE-BASED CERAMIC COMPLEX HAVING HEAT AND ABRASION RESISTANCE AND LOW FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS AND COATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a ceramic complex coating material having heat resistance, abrasion resistance, and low friction characteristics and applied on a surface of a rotating shaft to increase resistance of a mechanical element such as a rotating shaft of a turbine or the like in sliding-contact operation at a high speed without oil feeding under high temperature conditions of 400 to 900° C. to friction, heat, and abrasion resulted from contact with a bearing. | 05-12-2016 |
427485000 | Coating contains organic material | 12 |
20080233304 | Process for the Production of Multi-Layer Coatings - A process for the production of special effect multi-layer coatings, comprising the successive steps: (1) applying a 10 to 30 μm thick base coat layer onto a substrate provided with an EDC primer, (2) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, (3) jointly curing the base coat and clear coat layers, wherein the base coat layer is applied in a first layer and in a second layer; the first layer comprises a modified water-borne base coat produced by mixing an unmodified water-borne base coat with an admixture component and the second layer comprises the unmodified water-borne base coat, wherein the unmodified water-borne base coat has a ratio by weight of pigment content to resin solids content of 0.05:1 to 0.6:1 and wherein the pigment content of the unmodified water-borne base coat comprises at least one metal flake pigment having a thickness of 10 to 100 nm corresponding to a proportion of 0.1 to 5 wt. %, relative to the resin solids content of the unmodified water-borne base coat and at least one additional special effect pigment and wherein the composition of the pigment content is such that the UV light transmission through the base coat layer formed of the first and second layers is less than 0.1% in the wavelength range of from 290 to 380 nm and less than 0.5% in the wavelength range of from 380 to 400 nm. | 09-25-2008 |
20080274295 | Powder Coating Base Coat - A process for coating a substrate with a coating comprising sequential steps of coating the substrate with mixtures of powders of fluoropolymers, thermoplastic polymers, perfluoropolymers and inorganic fillers of certain particle sizes. The coated substrate has the property of strongly adhering to a topcoat comprising a perfluoropolymer. | 11-06-2008 |
20080317967 | Deposition of Polymeric Films - An apparatus for and method of depositing a polymeric film on a substrate ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090311436 | Conductive composite materials with graphite coated particles - Low resistivity graphite coated particles having exfoliated and pulverized graphite platelets coated on an outer surface of high resistivity particles are provided. Various methods are also provided for surface coating of the graphite platelets onto the particles to increase particle conductivity. The graphite coated particles can be used to produce reinforced composite materials. Reinforced composite materials incorporating the graphite coated particles can be electrostatically painted without using a conductive primer on the composite. | 12-17-2009 |
20100080923 | THERMOSETTING POWDER PAINTS - Thermosetting coloured powder paints to be used in electrostatic painting processes are described. These powder paints comprise not more than 30% by weight of at least one monochromatic pigment coated with at least one aldehyde and/or ketone resin, preferably 5 to 30% by weight, and up to 95% by weight of conversion agent, preferably 70 to 95% by weight; more than 90% of the particles of said at least one coated monochromatic pigment and said conversion agent have a particle size of between 10 and 40 microns, preferably between 15 and 35 microns. The coated monochromatic pigment and the conversion agent have the same specific weight which is between 1.3 and 1.7 g/cc. | 04-01-2010 |
20120231176 | ADHERING METHOD USING ELECTROSTATIC POWDER ADHESIVE, AND POWDER ADHESIVE TO BE USED IN ADHERING METHOD - Provided is an adhering method which comprises spray-coating an adherend with a powder adhesive and then using the adherend, thereby enabling the formation of an automobile interior part having good heat tolerance and high adhesion strength. The adhering method to be used for forming an automobile interior part involves a step for spray-coating an adherend ( | 09-13-2012 |
20130115380 | METHODS FOR FORMING FLUOROPLASTIC POWDER COATINGS - Various embodiments provide materials and methods for forming a fluoroplastic coating layer from a powder mixture including a leveling agent and/or a transient binder material to improve the powder coating quality, wherein the powder mixture can further include a plurality of fluoroplastic powder and a plurality of aerogel particles. | 05-09-2013 |
20140329022 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ARTICLE WITH LOW REFLECTION FILM - A method for producing an article with a low reflection film having a low reflection film on a substrate | 11-06-2014 |
20150044386 | PIEZOPOLYMER TRANSDUCER WITH MATCHING LAYER - Matching layers improve the performance of ultrasonic transducers. Such layers have traditionally required significant effort and expense to be added to ultrasonic transducers. The present invention discloses a method of producing ultrasonic transducers with a matching layer, specifically for ultrasonic transducers utilizing piezopolymer transducer materials. Rather than the conventional method of forming the piezopolymer on a substrate and then attaching a matching layer through which the transducer emits its ultrasound energy, we teach depositing the piezopolymer on a substrate that also serves as a matching layer through which the ultrasound is emitted. We also teach depositing an additional shield layer for reducing electromagnetic interference. Methods of how to select materials and modify their ultrasonic characteristics are also discussed. | 02-12-2015 |
20160200918 | FORMULA AND PROCESS FOR CROSSLINKING ANTIMICROBIALS TO SURFACES AND POLYMERS | 07-14-2016 |
427486000 | Inorganic substrate | 2 |
20110052830 | POWDER COATING METHOD AND PAINT THEREOF - Disclosed is a powder coating method and paint thereof. First, a metal object is applied a voltage. Second, paint is rubbed to carry a static charge, wherein the static charge is opposite to the voltage applied to the metal object. The statically charged paint is then sprayed from a nozzle to the metal object to form a coating covering the metal object surface. The paint composition includes 90 to 99.9 parts by weight of a resin matrix, and 10 to 0.1 parts by weight of a carbon nanocapsule evenly dispersed in the resin matrix. | 03-03-2011 |
20130084403 | WATERBORNE BASE COAT COMPOSITIONS HAVING A LIGHT METALLIC COLOR - A waterborne base coat having a light metallic color and containing 0.5 to 2 wt.-% of poly(meth)acrylic acid thickener and 2 to 7 wt.-% of non-ionically emulsified EVA copolymer wax with a drop point of the wax portion of 80 to 110° C., the wt.-% in each case calculated as solids and relative to the solids content of the waterborne base coat. | 04-04-2013 |