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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. 29, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jay Lee, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Alex Mauro, Wheatley Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
Robotic Vision Systems, Inc., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-8 ; 118301 ; 118323 ; 118669 ; 118679 ; 118712 ; 427421 ; 427282 ; 901 43 ; 901 47 ;
Abstract
Methods and arrangements for automation of the masking process for spray painting and other material spray deposition. The methods provide masking simultaneous with the material spray to thereby eliminate additional mask application and removal processes. The arrangements provide non-contact masking and unused material recovery. Air curtain masking and solid non-consumable masking methods are provided.