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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. 13, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark G. Reifenberger, Norcross, GA (US);
David R. Jeter, Woodstock, GA (US);
William A. Harben, Dacula, GA (US);
David F. Andel, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 1/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 1/400 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for melting and dispensing thermoplastic materials such as thermoplastic adhesives referred to as “hot melt” adhesives. More specifically, a one-piece melter tank is suspended from the top of a chassis which also serves as the housing for the entire assembly of the melting and dispensing apparatus.