The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Hiroshi Furukubo, Ichinomiya, JP;
Hiroshi Furukubo, Ichinomiya, JP;
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An automatic mask peeling apparatusincludes: a brushing apparatusfor removing solidified plugging slurry attached to the maskan air injection apparatusfor injecting, after the removal of the solidified plugging slurry, air from the opposite end face-side of the one end face to raise a folded surplus part of the mask from the one end face; a mask peeling apparatusfor holding the part raised by the air injection apparatusto peel the maskand a carrying apparatusfor carrying a masked plugging honeycomb structurefrom the brushing apparatusto the mask peeling apparatusThis apparatus can be used to peel a maskwhich has been used for plugging only the predetermined cells of a masked plugging honeycomb structurethe maskhaving an area larger than the area of the end face of the structure.