| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 427428010 | ROLLER APPLICATOR UTILIZED (E.G., PADDING, ETC.) | 49 |
| 20090117284 | Axle Guide Assembly for Drywall Coating Box - An axle guide assembly for a drywall coating box. The axle guide assembly comprises one or more, preferably two, axle guides. Each axle guide is a clip that fits onto an axle of a drywall coating box in order to allow coating mud to be applied to the outside of a corner bead. As the axle guide assembly is slid down the corner bead, mud is applied to the corner bead. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090197005 | COATED PAPER FOR SHEET-FED OFFSET PRINTING - The specification pertains to a single or multiple coated printing sheet in particular but not exclusively for sheet-fed offset printing with an image receptive coating layer on a paper substrate. Unexpectedly short converting times and times until reprinting can be achieved by choosing a coating, in which the image receptive coating layer comprises a top layer and/or at least one second layer below said top layer, said top and/or second layer comprising a pigment part, wherein this pigment part is composed of 1-95 preferably of 80-95 parts in dry weight of a fine particulate carbonate and/or of a fine particulate kaolin or clay and 1-100, preferably 6 to 25 parts in dry weight of a fine particulate silica, and a binder part, wherein this binder part is composed of 5-20 parts in dry weight of binder and less than 4 parts in dry weight of additives. Furthermore methods for making such a printing sheet and uses of such a printing sheet are disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090208660 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ONSET OF FOG WHEN COATING FLEXIBLE SUPPORTS WITH A LIQUID SILICONE COMPOSITION, IN A CYLINDER-TYPE DEVICE - The invention concerns the general field of high speed silicone coating on various flexible cylinders, such as paper or synthetic polymer (polyolefin, polyester), or textile sheets. The invention concerns an efficient method for controlling the onset of fog when coating flexible supports with a liquid silicone composition precursor of crosslinked coatings, said coating being performed using a cylinder-type coating device operating at a high speed. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090208661 | Printing apparatus for liquid crystal display device and pattern forming method using the same - A printing apparatus for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a patterning method using the same is disclosed. The printing apparatus includes a printing plate; a printing roller to roll on the printing plate and to print a pattern material onto a substrate; a coating roller to transfer the pattern material to the printing roller; and a printing nozzle to coat the pattern material onto the coating roller. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090220701 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LIQUID APPLICATION METHOD - The liquid application apparatus applies liquid to media of a plurality of types having different widths in a widthwise direction that is perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the media. The liquid application apparatus includes: a liquid application member which has an application surface applying the liquid to the media; and a liquid holding member which has a plurality of recesses arranged in the widthwise direction, a plurality of liquid supply ports arranged respectively in the recesses, and a plurality of liquid discharge ports arranged respectively in the recesses, the liquid holding member forming a plurality of liquid chambers with the recesses by abutting against the application surface of the liquid application member. The liquid is supplied through the liquid supply ports and discharged through the liquid discharge ports, respectively and independently for the liquid chambers as selected in accordance with one of the widths of the media so that the liquid is applied only to a region that is inside a range of the one of the widths of the media, of the application surface of the liquid application member. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090232997 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid application apparatus includes: an application roller having an application surface for applying a liquid to a medium, at least the application surface of the application roller being constituted by an elastic body; a liquid holding unit including an abutting part which abuts against a circumferential surface of the application roller so as to form a liquid holding space, the abutting part including a measuring roller which has a projection-recess surface capable of holding a specific amount of the liquid; and a drive control device which rotates the application roller and the measuring roller in such a manner that the liquid is transferred from the application surface to the medium while the liquid is supplied to the application surface from the liquid holding unit, and which halts rotation of the measuring roller while rotating the application roller after an end of application of the liquid to the medium. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090238984 | Cushioning Material for Printing - A cushion for printing or a cushioning layer for printing plate manufactured using a cushioning material for printing having a storage elastic modulus (E′) of 1.0×10 | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090297719 | METHOD OF PREVENTING THE APPEARANCE OF MISTING WHEN COATING FLEXIBLE MEDIA WITH A CROSSLINKABLE LIQUID SILICONE COMPOSITION IN A MULTI-ROLL DEVICE - The invention relates to the general field of coating various flexible media, such as sheets of paper or synthetic polymer (polyolefin, polyester, etc.) or else a textile, with a silicone on high-speed rolls. The invention relates to an effective method of preventing the appearance of misting when coating flexible media with a liquid silicone composition that is the precursor of crosslinked coatings, this coating operation being performed using a roll coater operating at high speed. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100009088 | Device and Method for Coating - A dosing device for the application of a coating mix ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100040794 | PLACENTAL BLOOD EXTRACTOR - A placental blood extractor consists of an outside box having plurality of plastic bags for compressing the placenta and mounted to the top of the box. The lower part of the box has possibility to use several different circularly movable plates for mechanically facilitating the flow of the blood in the collecting veins on the fetal side of the placentas toward the central main umbilical cord vein. The box has an opening in the central lower part of the box and the lower area mechanical tray for the umbilical cord to exit the box. Blood is collected from umbilical cord and is to be collected into commercial collection bags. The area of the bag for collection of blood may be under negative pressure to facilitate the collection of blood but also gravity force may be used for that purpose. Both, the first part with the compression chambers as well as the second part, the Collector of Blood have pumps and manometers controlled by computer in their operations. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100068403 | ROLL SUPPORT AND ROLL COATING APPARATUS - A roll support apparatus suitable for use in a roll coating machine is described. The roll support apparatus includes a roll support frame for rotatably supporting a roll coating head roll associated with the roll support frame, the roll support frame adapted for pivoting movement relative to a roll support frame mounting base. Furthermore, a roll carriage suitable for use in a roll coating machine is described. The roll carriage includes a roll support frame for rotatably supporting a respective roll and further includes a roll support frame mounting means for movably mounting the roll support frame so that it moves between a coating position and an idle position, wherein the roll support frame mounting means in use is mounted substantially above the respective roll to inhibit contamination of the roll support frame mounting means. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100310780 | PROCESS FOR COMBATING THE APPEARANCE OF HAZE DURING THE COATING OF FLEXIBLE SUPPORTS WITH A CROSSLINKABLE LIQUID SILICONE COMPOSITION, IN A ROLL DEVICE - Coating of flexible materials with liquid compositions is disclosed. The compositions advantageously comprise one or more polyorganosiloxanes crosslinkable by polyaddition, by dehydrocondensation, by polycondensation, cationically or free-radically to form a protective coating or film having, in particular, release and/or water-repellency properties. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110123718 | Handheld roller device for painting corners - A handheld roller device for painting corners | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110151130 | ROLL COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COATED METAL STRIP - Provided is a roll coating apparatus and method for producing a coated metal strip, wherein the roll coating apparatus presses a roll against the surface of a metal strip and coats the metal strip with a coating fluid, and is capable of adequately adjusting the pressure force of the roll so that it is uniform in the width direction of the roll, while at the same time maintaining the overall rigidity of stands that support the roll. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120114865 | DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A SURFACE WITH HYDROPHOBIZED SILICA - A dispersion, comprising 0.1 to 25% by weight hydrophobized silica, 8 to 90 wt % of at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol, 7 to 89 wt % of water, 0 to 30% by weight solvent immiscible with water, and 0.04 to 5 wt % of at least one carboxyvinyl polymer present in neutralised form, can be applied to a surface using a non-drip application method and, by modifying the surface with hydrophobized silica, imparts water-repelling and self-cleaning properties to the surface. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120121814 | Sealed Metered Coating Apparatus - The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying a coating, preferably a high viscosity coating to a supported web, preferably tissue. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a sealed coating chamber that can be supplied with coating material under pressure. The chamber further comprises a metering device at its trailing edge, which applies a thin layer of coating material to an applicator roll. In general, the coater is designed to have a small footprint, allowing it to fit into tight locations and be readily adapted for use in existing tissue manufacturing and converting processes. The coater also has the advantage of having a sealed coating chamber, which permits coating material to be supplied under pressure and preventing contamination of the coating material by debris common to the coating process. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130084400 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus is provided, in which a solvent is supplied onto a surface of a substrate having trenches made in a surface, and the substrate is rotated while a solvent holding member made of plastic material is contacting the surface of the substrate, whereby the surface of the substrate and the solvent holding member slide on each other. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20140023791 | COATING APPARATUS - Coating apparatus including a spray to provide a coating, a controller to control the spray to vary a spraying width of the spray, and a first roller to receive the coating and to smear the coating on a substrate. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140093649 | Impregnation Section with Rollers and Method for Impregnating Fiber Rovings - An impregnation section of a die ( | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140106078 | Universal Paint Grid - A paint grid for removing excess fluid from a roller type applicator. The paint grid comprises a sheet of material having a plurality of openings therein. The sheet has a length and a width that is less than its length. The sheet has a substantially planar central portion and sloped edge margins extending from the central portion. The sloped edge margins include a sloped edge margin extending lengthwise along one edge of the sheet and a sloped edge margin extending widthwise along another edge of the sheet. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140186538 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING CLEANING MEMBER - The present invention provides a novel method and apparatus for manufacturing a cleaning member including a fiber bundle having an oil agent uniformly attached thereto with no irregularity, wherein a first fiber bundle fed continuously in a prescribed direction is brought into contact with a transfer roller rotated in a direction opposite to the feeding direction of the first fiber bundle to transfer the oil agent applied to the surface of the transfer roller to the first fiber bundle. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140370201 | Method and Apparatus for Greasing a Wheel Bore - A wheel lubricating device for lubricating at least a portion of a wheel, including: a lubrication applicator, a rotary drive mechanism at least indirectly coupled to said lubrication applicator, a lubrication supply conduit in fluid communication with said lubrication applicator, a transfer pump for transferring a lubricating medium through said lubrication supply conduit to said lubrication applicator. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150343483 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING A NANOTUBE MESH STRUCTURE - A system for use in producing a nanotube mesh structure is provided. The system includes a first nanotube collection apparatus including a first substrate configured to collect a plurality of nanotubes substantially aligned in a first orientation on an attachment surface thereof, and a second nanotube collection apparatus including a second substrate configured to collect a plurality of nanotubes substantially aligned in a second orientation on an attachment surface thereof. The first and second nanotube collection apparatuses are configured to combine the pluralities of nanotubes at an interface. The system also includes a first energy source configured to direct energy towards the interface between the pluralities of nanotubes, wherein the energy is configured to join the pluralities of nanotubes to form the nanotube mesh structure. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160052010 | COATING FILM PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND COATING FILM PRODUCTION METHOD USING THE SAME - A high-quality coating film with a uniform thickness is produced without crush of coating particles even in a case where a wet coating material that does not require a step of drying the coating material is used, while maintaining high productivity. By providing a surface layer with an optimized hardness on the surface of a roll used for supply of a mixture coating material, a high-quality coating film with a uniform thickness can be produced, even in a case where a wet coating material that does not require a step of drying the coating material is used, while maintaining high productivity. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160136679 | PAINT ROLLER SYSTEM - The present invention is a paint roller system comprising a frame, a paint roller that may be supported by the frame. The frame may not include any moving parts. The paint roller may have end caps incorporated therein or connected thereto that may prevent liquids from entering the paint roller. The paint roller system of the present invention may be configured to prevent paint becoming lodged in elements of the paint roller system, and to prevent corrosion or plugging. The paint roller may rotate substantially freely when positioned within the frame. The paint roller system may be utilized to adhere paint to a surface with minimal effort or force being applied by a user. The paint roller system may include a paint roller container operable for storage of a paint roller as well as engagement and disengagement of the paint roller from the frame without the user handling the paint roller directly. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160175879 | APPLICATOR AND APPLICATION METHOD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160375458 | CUSTOMIZABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING FLUIDS - A method for delivering a High Internal Phase Emulsion to a substrate. The method includes providing a rotating roll, The rotating roll has a central longitudinal axis, wherein the rotating roll rotates about the central longitudinal axis, an exterior surface defining an interior region and substantially surrounding the central longitudinal axis, and a vascular network configured for transporting the one or more fluids in a predetermined path from the interior region to the exterior surface of the rotating roll. The method further includes providing a High Internal Phase Emulsion to the rotating roll vascular network. The method further includes contacting a substrate with the rotating roll and contacting the substrate with the High Internal Phase Emulsion. | 12-29-2016 |
| 427428050 | Fibrous or porous surface roller used | 3 |
| 20090252882 | Automotive Tire Dressing Applicator - A tire dressing applicator comprises a support and one or more foam plastic elements mounted on the support so as to contact a tire sidewall and transfer dressing onto the tire sidewall. A distribution system drips or drizzles dressing onto the element(s) after which it is spread over and into the element(s) surface. The elements can be toroidal or rectangular and have anti-distortion pins embedded therein. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20120076945 | MOLDED ROTATABLE BASE FOR A POROUS PAD - A rotatable base for a porous pad has openings that provide for improved flow distribution of a liquid in the base across a substrate. The rotatable base can be molded form a two piece mold and the openings can have draft angles to facilitate the molding process. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120141688 | Release Agent Applicator and Method of Using Same - Water, oils and other liquid release agents are thinly and uniformly applied to hot cooking surfaces using an open-cell silicone foam structure. The foam is selected to have characteristics. It does not degrade chemically or physically when exposed to the liquid release agents or high-temperatures commonly encountered when frying foods. | 06-07-2012 |
| 427428060 | Grooved or textured surface roller used | 3 |
| 20090246395 | COATING METHOD AND COATING DEVICE - The present invention provides a coating method and a coating device that can both prevent the occurrence of streaks and nonuniform application. A coating device comprises an approximately cylindrical bar arranged to come into contact with a traveling web, and a feed device that feeds coating solution to the entry side of the web relative to the bar. Spiral grooves inclined at an angle of 20 degrees to 70 degrees (both inclusive) with respect to a plane orthogonal to the central axis of the bar, and smooth portions with which the web comes into contact at a percentage of 20% or more are formed on the surface of the bar. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090317555 | LIQUID APPLICATION METHOD, LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid application method includes: an application liquid supplying step of supplying an application liquid to an outer circumferential surface of a roller member which is driven to rotate; a blade abutting step of abutting a blade member against the outer circumferential surface of the roller member so as to remove the application liquid supplied in the application liquid supplying step; and a blade abutment and separation control step of controlling an operation of abutting and an operation of separating the blade member in the blade abutting step. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100285228 | IMPRESSION ROLLER AND USE OF THE SAME - An impression roller for gravure printing for use with an electrostatic printing aid, including an axis member or a shaft, joined axially to a steel core, an electrical inner insulating layer extending radially around the core, an electrically semi-conductive outer layer adjoining the outside of the impression layer, and an electrically highly conductive conductor layer arranged between the two. The conductor layer is encapsulated in an electrically insulated exterior. The impression roller is provided with an electric or electronic encapsulated circuit electrically insulated from the outside and having two poles, which is of low resistance in normal operation when the electric current flows from its positive pole to its negative pole and is of high resistance when the flow direction is opposite. The inner pole and outer pole of the circuit are connected to the conductor layer by an inner and outer connection of the impression roller respectively. | 11-11-2010 |
| 427428110 | Opposed, counter, or reverse surface movement at contact between roller applicator and base | 1 |
| 427428120 | And using transfer roller to feed coating material to roller applicator | 1 |
| 20150298144 | COATING APPARATUS - Coating apparatus including a spray to provide a coating, a controller to control the spray to vary a spraying width of the spray, and a first roller to receive the coating and to smear the coating on a substrate. | 10-22-2015 |
| 427428140 | And doctor or roller used to distribute coating material on roller applicator | 4 |
| 20100028548 | EQUIPMENT FOR GLUING THE FINAL TAIL OF ROLLS OR LOGS OF SHEET MATERIAL - Apparatus for gluing the final tail of rolls or logs of wound sheet material includes a glue distributor device located below an opening in a roll down table. The tail of the roll is separated from the roll by a tail separating unit upstream of the opening. The gluing distributor device includes a tank containing glue, a rotatable pick up roll located inside of the tank and partially immersed in the glue, and a glue distributor roll positioned externally above the tank and provided with at least one paddle. The pick up roll picks up glue as it rotates, and the rotating paddle contacts the pick up roll and picks up glue as the glue distributor roll rotates. The paddle rotates into the opening in the roll down table, and glue is transferred from the paddle to a roll as the roll rolls over the opening. A cull roll can be culled without applying glue to the roll by mounting a cull roll support projection on the glue distributor roll which is not long enough to contact the pick up roll. The cull roll support projection is positioned in the opening in the roll down table when the cull log rolls over the opening. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100136243 | ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESCALATOR OR MOVING WALKWAY - An apparatus is used to enhance the standing-surfaces of platform-components of an escalator or a moving walkway which moves in a continuous loop. The apparatus is maintained in a constant position relative to the moving parts of the escalator or walkway such that, while in that constant position, all the standing-surfaces continually pass under the apparatus as a result of the continuous loop of the escalator. When the escalator is in operation, an applicator-means of the apparatus applies a flowable enhancement-material, in situ, to the standing-surfaces of the moving platform-components. The material solidifies thereon to enhance the surface characteristics of the standing-surfaces of the escalator, or moving walkway as the case may be. | 06-03-2010 |
| 427428150 | And using transfer roller to feed coating material to roller applicator | 2 |
| 20090074980 | Method and apparatus to color vinyl slats - A method and apparatus for coloring slats utilizes a roller, such as an Anilox roller, and enclosed doctor blade subassembly for metering an amount of colorant transferred to the object, and a felt-wiper subassembly for removing colorant from a roller, such as a discharge roller. The doctor blade subassembly includes a pair of side plates located at opposing ends of a doctor blade to enclose a portion of the roller and prevent colorant from building up on a side of the roller while the colorant is being applied to the roller and as excess colorant is being scraped off by the doctor blade. The felt-wiper subassembly includes a wiper blade and a felt insert that combine effectively to remove colorant that is deposited on a roller, such as a discharge roller, that contacts the object once the colorant has been transferred to the object. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20110244136 | Roll Coater - A roll coater with a recirculation loop is disclosed. Waste coating material form the roll coater is treated in an agitator unit containing, for example, one or more ultrasonic transducers, and optionally a filtration unit and/or temperature control unit to produce reconditioned coating solution, such as a reconditioned sol-gel precursor solution. Also disclosed is preventative maintenance module comprising a cleaning unit that is designed to engage and clean the applicator and/or metering rolls in a roll coater. | 10-06-2011 |
| 427428180 | Including using force to supply coating material to roller applicator | 6 |
| 20090246396 | LIQUID COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid coating apparatus has: a coating roller which has a coating surface; a liquid holding unit which abuts against the coating surface of the coating roller so as to form a liquid holding space; a medium support member which faces the coating surface in such a manner that the medium support member and the coating roller nip and support the medium; an abutment pressure-varying device which adjusts at least one of a first abutment pressure between the coating surface of the coating roller and the liquid holding unit and a second abutment pressure between the coating surface of the coating roller and the medium; and a control device which controls the abutment pressure-varying device according to a relative position of the medium with respect to the coating roller, wherein the coating roller rotates while the medium is sandwiched by the medium support member and the coating roller in such a manner that the liquid is fed to the coating surface from the liquid holding unit and the liquid is transferred to the medium from the coating surface. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100196614 | PAINTING APPARATUS - A painting apparatus comprising a paint module, an applicator assembly, and a dip-tube assembly containing a pump, the paint module having a container receiving section which is closeable by a releasably attachable lid, the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to liquid in the container receiving section via the dip-tube assembly, in which the lid includes an aperture to allow the dip-tube assembly to pass therethrough and submerge the pump in the liquid (FIG. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100233381 | BAR COATER, AND BAR COATING METHOD - A bar coater includes: a bar for applying a coating liquid to a web; a support member which is arranged on a lower side of the bar so as to rotatably support the bar; a weir arranged at an upstream side of the bar, the weir having a leading end surface at its distal end portion to form a bead of the coating liquid in a space between the leading end surface and the web; a reservoir including the bar, the support member and the weir, the reservoir for accumulating the coating liquid; a pump for supplying the coating liquid to the reservoir; a liquid discharge passage through which the coating liquid excessively supplied to the reservoir is discharged; and a controlling device for controlling the pump so as not to cause distortion of a dynamic contact line which is formed at interface between the coating liquid and the atmosphere. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20130344254 | Dual End Liquid Applicator - A dual end liquid applicator including a reservoir handle having a first opening defined at a first end, a second opening defined at a second end opposing the first end, a first head member, and a second head member is provided. The reservoir handle defines an internal cavity for storing a dispensing liquid. The first head member is operably connected at the first opening at the first end of the reservoir handle. The second head member is operably connected at the second opening at the second end of the reservoir handle. The first head member and the second head member, when rolled over a contact surface, transfer and dispense the dispensing liquid from the internal cavity of the reservoir handle through the first opening at the first end of the reservoir handle and the second opening at the second end of the reservoir handle respectively, to the contact surface. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20150343481 | CUSTOMIZABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING FLUIDS - A method of depositing a fluid onto a substrate. The method can include the steps of:
| 12-03-2015 |
| 20150343482 | CUSTOMIZABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING FLUIDS - A method of depositing a fluid onto a substrate is disclosed. The method can include the steps of providing a substrate, a fluid; a sleeve and roll system comprising a sleeve having a sleeve exit and an inner region and a rotating roll disposed within the inner region and a vascular network to supply the fluid from the interior region of the rotating roll to the exterior surface of the rotating roll in a predetermined path. The vascular network comprises a main artery, a tree comprising a first capillary, and a fluid exit on the exterior surface. The method includes the steps of transporting the fluid to the vascular network; controlling the flow of the fluid to move the fluid at a predetermined flow rate to the fluid exit; and contacting the substrate with the fluid. | 12-03-2015 |
| 427428200 | Direct contact of roller applicator with coating material supply bath used | 5 |
| 20090232998 | NIP COATING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for applying a liquid coating material onto a moving web-shaped substrate material, comprising application rollers rotatably mounted in a roller frame and forming a NIP roller gap for dosing the coating material; and a supply chamber for the coating material, which is vertically arranged adjacent to the rollers. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090246394 | Method for applying hydrophobic compositions to display screens - A method for applying a hydrophobic coating to a surface of a display screen is disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20140295092 | Methods and apparatuses for roll-on coating - Coating rollers accepting liquid media provide liquid chemicals to substrates for depositing a thin coating layer on the flat substrates, such as semiconductors or panels. The liquid media is cooled to a life-preserving temperature while shielded from the thermal energy heating the substrates to prevent degrading the liquid media. Physical barrier or temperature barrier can be established in vicinities of the rollers to further limit exposing the liquid media to high temperature. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140349021 | METHODS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR APPLYING FLOWABLE SUBSTANCES TO SUBSTRATES - The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a method of applying a flowable substance to a substrate. The method comprises contacting a portion of the substrate with a portion of a rotating applicator as the substrate is conveyed, and immersing the portion of the rotating applicator in the flowable substance to accumulate the flowable substance on the portion of the rotating applicator. The method further comprises engaging a metering device with the portion of the rotating applicator, metering a portion of the accumulated flowable substance on the portion of the rotating applicator off of the portion of the rotating applicator using the metering device, and applying a portion of the remaining flowable substance on the portion of the rotating applicator to the portion of the substrate when the portion of the substrate contacts the portion of the rotating applicator. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20160023237 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FACE PAINTING SUBSTRATES WITH PGM AND BASE METAL SOLUTIONS - The principles and embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems and methods for applying a catalytic coating to the outwardly facing edges of the cell walls of a catalytic substrate to reduce the amount of soot that accumulates at the entrances of the substrate cells that can increase back pressure and reduce the flow of exhaust gases through the substrate. | 01-28-2016 |
