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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1992

Filed:

Oct. 04, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

Alan J Knobbe, Lorain, OH (US);

Joseph A Pintelon, Lennik, BE;

Daniel Pinault, Niederkruchten, DE;

Assignee:

Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427476 ; 427181 ; 427185 ; 427236 ; 427238 ; 427239 ; 427477 ; 118622 ; 118630 ; 118312 ; 118317 ;
Abstract

A method and apparatus for spraying a solid particulate powder onto the interior surface of tubular articles by intermittently pumping the powder from a fluidized bed of powder through a powder supply line containing an intermittently operated venturi pump and air amplifier, as well as a pair of constantly operated air diffusers and an electrostatic charging apparatus. A powder collection shroud adjacent at least one open end of the tubular article has a carefully regulated vacuum applied thereto in order to collect oversprayed powders.


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