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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert D Milliken, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co.,-Conn., New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427 31 ; 427 27 ; 427 33 ; 118 70 ; 118630 ; 198499 ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for an electrostatic spray coating operation wherein liquid overspray in the spray coating operation is collected and drained onto a workpiece support. The overspray is then removed from the workpiece support by a squeegee blade wherein the collected overspray is drained into a sump. From the sump, the spray, and optionally with makeup liquid, is recycled to the spray head.