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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M. Raterman, Atlanta, GA (US);
Edward C. Taylor, Cumming, GA (US);
John E. Jackson, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dispensing material, including adhesives, onto a substrate, including boxes and cartoons. A first and second dispenser are either operated in a dispense and standby mode or both dispense at least a portion of the dispensed pattern. The detection of a failure of one of the dispensing guns causes the other gun to dispense the complete pattern while de-activating the failed gun thereby maintaining production.