CA2328864C - Method and apparatus for coating a solution onto a substrate - Google Patents
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- CA2328864C CA2328864C CA002328864A CA2328864A CA2328864C CA 2328864 C CA2328864 C CA 2328864C CA 002328864 A CA002328864 A CA 002328864A CA 2328864 A CA2328864 A CA 2328864A CA 2328864 C CA2328864 C CA 2328864C
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05C11/00—Component parts, details or accessories not specifically provided for in groups B05C1/00 - B05C9/00
- B05C11/02—Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied to a surface ; Controlling means therefor; Control of the thickness of a coating by spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied to the coated surface
- B05C11/023—Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied to a surface
- B05C11/025—Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied to a surface with an essentially cylindrical body, e.g. roll or rod
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
- G03F3/00—Colour separation; Correction of tonal value
- G03F3/10—Checking the colour or tonal value of separation negatives or positives
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- Application Of Or Painting With Fluid Materials (AREA)
- Coating Apparatus (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/074,880 | 1998-05-08 | ||
| US09/074,880 US6079352A (en) | 1998-05-08 | 1998-05-08 | Apparatus for coating a solution onto a sheet substrate |
| PCT/US1999/006055 WO1999059031A1 (en) | 1998-05-08 | 1999-03-19 | Method and apparatus for coating a solution onto a substrate |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2328864A1 CA2328864A1 (en) | 1999-11-18 |
| CA2328864C true CA2328864C (en) | 2009-07-14 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002328864A Expired - Fee Related CA2328864C (en) | 1998-05-08 | 1999-03-19 | Method and apparatus for coating a solution onto a substrate |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US6079352A (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1095314B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2002514506A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU750736B2 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2328864C (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE69925370T2 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO1999059031A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6110320A (en) * | 1998-05-08 | 2000-08-29 | E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Process for coating a solution onto a substrate |
| US6794030B1 (en) * | 1999-11-30 | 2004-09-21 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Heat conductive sheet and method of producing the sheet |
| TWI386509B (zh) * | 2007-05-25 | 2013-02-21 | Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd | 翻面治具及翻面方法 |
| WO2009151922A1 (en) * | 2008-06-12 | 2009-12-17 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Methods of and devices for printing |
| US20130108780A1 (en) * | 2011-11-02 | 2013-05-02 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Method of making a thin film |
| EP3714100B1 (en) | 2017-11-21 | 2024-07-31 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Method and apparatus for coating on baggy web |
| WO2020121121A1 (en) | 2018-12-13 | 2020-06-18 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Method and apparatus of slot die coating over deformable back-up roll |
| EP4126391A1 (en) | 2020-04-03 | 2023-02-08 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Slot die coating using concave die lip over deformable back-up roll |
Family Cites Families (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US2803078A (en) * | 1954-11-12 | 1957-08-20 | John S Swift & Co Inc | Machine for finishing photolithographic plates |
| US4329420A (en) * | 1980-09-10 | 1982-05-11 | Bopp Ferdinand L | Process of preparing pre-press proofs using pressure sensitive adhesive backings |
| JPS57181551A (en) * | 1981-04-30 | 1982-11-09 | Tokyo Process Service Kk | Apparatus for coating photosensitive emulsion on printing screen frame |
| US4523541A (en) * | 1983-02-07 | 1985-06-18 | The Louis G. Freeman Company | Apparatus for applying thermoplastic adhesive to flexible die-cut parts |
| JPH0656486B2 (ja) | 1983-07-27 | 1994-07-27 | 日本製紙株式会社 | 多色画像の形成方法およびこれに使用するための多色画像形成用材料 |
| GB2171338A (en) * | 1985-02-25 | 1986-08-28 | Letraset International Ltd | Bar coating apparatus |
| GR862375B (en) * | 1986-09-17 | 1986-09-25 | Karagiannis Konstantinos | Automatic feeder and method for coating and plasticizing paper leaves |
| GB8723921D0 (en) * | 1987-10-12 | 1987-11-18 | Esselte Letraset Ltd | Drawdown machines |
| US5075722A (en) | 1990-11-15 | 1991-12-24 | E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Off-press laminating method |
| US5236542A (en) | 1990-11-15 | 1993-08-17 | E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Off-press laminating apparatus |
| US5490879A (en) * | 1992-12-17 | 1996-02-13 | Societe Anonyme: M. Chemicals | Device for coating and/or impregnating a continuously moving band of material with a liquid or pasty product |
| JPH0777792A (ja) | 1993-08-23 | 1995-03-20 | E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co | オフ−プレス装置およびオフ−プレス方法 |
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1998
- 1998-05-08 US US09/074,880 patent/US6079352A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1999
- 1999-03-19 JP JP2000548775A patent/JP2002514506A/ja active Pending
- 1999-03-19 CA CA002328864A patent/CA2328864C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1999-03-19 WO PCT/US1999/006055 patent/WO1999059031A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1999-03-19 EP EP99912728A patent/EP1095314B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-03-19 DE DE69925370T patent/DE69925370T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1999-03-19 AU AU31039/99A patent/AU750736B2/en not_active Ceased
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| AU3103999A (en) | 1999-11-29 |
| WO1999059031A1 (en) | 1999-11-18 |
| DE69925370T2 (de) | 2006-01-19 |
| JP2002514506A (ja) | 2002-05-21 |
| EP1095314A1 (en) | 2001-05-02 |
| CA2328864A1 (en) | 1999-11-18 |
| DE69925370D1 (de) | 2005-06-23 |
| US6079352A (en) | 2000-06-27 |
| EP1095314B1 (en) | 2005-05-18 |
| AU750736B2 (en) | 2002-07-25 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKLA | Lapsed |