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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:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Kustermann, Heidenheim, DE;
Patric Romes, Sontheim, DE;
Assignee:
Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134-8 ; 427356 ; 118413 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and process prevents and removes obstructions in the discharge opening of a metering slot of a coating apparatus, or fountain applicator, applying a coating medium onto a moving material web. The process repeatedly removes obstructions from the discharge opening of the metering slot, thereby preventing defects in the applied coating. The apparatus includes a scraper disposed and translatory movable within the discharge opening in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the material web.