121 |
REVERSIBLE COATING MATERIAL NOZZLE FOR A SPRAY GUN FOR COATING A WORKPIECE WITH COATING MATERIAL |
US14009355 |
2012-04-03 |
US20140044881A1 |
2014-02-13 |
Jurgen Ghesla; Rolf Mazenauer |
The reversible coating material nozzle for a spray gun for coating a workpiece with coating material can be installed in a first and a second installation position in a nozzle mount of the spray gun and comprises a nozzle core having a nozzle core opening and a nozzle nipple that is connected to the nozzle core and has a nozzle nipple opening. In addition, a nozzle channel for the coating material is provided and reaches through the nozzle nipple and the nozzle core and connects the nozzle nipple opening to the nozzle core opening. The nozzle nipple has a cylindrical portion, which in the first installation position forms a form fit with the nozzle mount of the spray gun. In addition, a stop is provided. The ratio between the length (L) from the stop to the cylindrical portion and the nozzle diameter (D) lies in the range between 0.75 and 2.00. |
122 |
MICROCHIPS WITH INTEGRATED MULTIPLE ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION EMITTERS AND RELATED METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES |
US14001549 |
2012-03-05 |
US20130327936A1 |
2013-12-12 |
John Michael Ramsey; Andrew Chambers |
Microchips which are particularly suitable for use with a mass spectrometer include a microchip body with at least one fluid channel formed into the microchip body and at least two flat monolithic closely spaced integrated ESI (electrospray ionization) emitters defined by shaped projections formed to extend from one side of the microchip body, a respective one being in fluid communication with a fluid channel. Related systems and methods are also described. |
123 |
Electrostatically atomizing device |
US12303533 |
2007-05-22 |
US08448883B2 |
2013-05-28 |
Sumio Wada; Atsushi Isaka; Kenji Obata; Yutaka Uratani; Shousuke Akisada; Hiroshi Suda; Takayuki Nakada |
An electrostatically atomizing device includes an emitter electrode, an opposed electrode disposed in an opposed relation to the emitter electrode, liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the emitter electrode, and high voltage generating means for applying a high voltage across the emitter electrode and the opposed electrode. The liquid supplied onto the emitter electrode is electrostatically charged through application of the high voltage, as a result of which charged minute liquid particles are discharged from a discharge end of the emitter electrode. The device includes detecting means for detecting a discharge condition developed between the emitter electrode and the opposed electrode, and a controller for controlling the high voltage generating means to regulate its voltage output so as to maintain a predetermined discharge condition, based on detection results by the detecting means. Charged minute particles can be continuously generated in an amount corresponding to the predetermined discharge condition, by adjusting the discharge voltage that is applied to the emitter electrode. |
124 |
Electrostatic fast-set sprayable polymer system and process |
US12660758 |
2010-03-04 |
US08413914B2 |
2013-04-09 |
Thomas Davis |
A method and apparatus for electrostatically spraying a plural component fast set polymer is disclosed. The system comprises a spray gun and at least two hoses connected to the head of the spray gun. The system also includes a proportioner connected to an end of the at least two hoses and a high voltage generator electrically and pneumatically in communication with the spray gun. The electrostatic spray system will allow for a fast set polymer to be imparted with electrical charge after mixing of a first and second component in a spray head thereof prior to expulsion via a nozzle to a grounded target that is being coated with the electrostatic spray coating. |
125 |
Airless spray gun having overhead valve and removable head |
US11809182 |
2007-05-31 |
US08360345B2 |
2013-01-29 |
Paul R. Micheli |
A system, in certain embodiments, may include a spray coating device having a handle, a fluid head comprising a fluid valve and a trigger coupled to the fluid valve, and a quick disconnect fastener coupling the fluid head with the handle. A system, in other embodiments, may include a spray coating device having a body, a pivot joint coupled to the body, and a trigger having a lever coupled to the pivot joint. The trigger may be configured to move in a first direction. The system also may include a valve disposed in the body and movable in a second direction crosswise to the first direction, wherein the lever is configured to bias the valve in the second direction. |
126 |
Electrostatic colloid thruster |
US12861460 |
2010-08-23 |
US08122701B2 |
2012-02-28 |
Weidong Song |
An electrostatic colloid thruster for implementing a method of ionizing a liquid is disclosed herein. The electrostatic colloid thruster includes an electrically conductive extractor having a plurality of holes defined therethrough; an ultrasonic atomizer having an electrically conductive atomization surface at least partially facing the extractor and being arranged relative thereto so as to define a gap; a reservoir system in fluid communication with the atomization surface; and an electrical power source in electrical communication with both the extractor and the atomization surface. The apparatus and method are generally utile in various applications including, for example, spacecraft propulsion, paint spray techniques, semiconductor fabrication, biomedical processes, and the like. |
127 |
Coating medical devices |
US11390606 |
2006-03-28 |
US08028646B2 |
2011-10-04 |
David Y. H. Pui; Da-Ren Chen |
Methods and systems for coating at least a portion of a medical device (e.g., a stent structure) include providing a plurality of coating particles (e.g., monodisperse coating particles) in a defined volume. For example, the particles may be provided using one or more nozzle structures, wherein each nozzle structure includes at least one opening terminating at a dispensing end. The plurality of coating particles may be provided in the defined volume by dispensing a plurality of microdroplets having an electrical charge associated therewith from the dispensing ends of the one or more nozzle structures through use of a nonuniform electrical field between the dispensing ends and the medical device. Electrical charge is concentrated on the particle as the microdroplet evaporates. With a plurality of coating particles provided in the defined volume, such particles can be moved towards at least one surface of the medical device to form a coating thereon (e.g., using an electric field and/or a thermophoretic effect). |
128 |
High Mass Throughput Particle Generation Using Multiple Nozzle Spraying |
US13074514 |
2011-03-29 |
US20110174902A1 |
2011-07-21 |
David Y.H. Pui; Da-Ren Chen |
Spraying apparatus and methods that employ multiple nozzle structures for producing multiple sprays of particles, e.g., nanoparticles, for various applications, e.g., pharmaceuticals, are provided. For example, an electrospray dispensing device may include a plurality of nozzle structures, wherein each nozzle structure is separated from adjacent nozzle structures by an interozzle distance. Sprays of particles are established from the nozzle structures by creating a nonuniform electrical field between the nozzle structures and an electrode electrically isolated therefrom. |
129 |
Electrospray coating of objects |
US11701200 |
2007-01-31 |
US07951428B2 |
2011-05-31 |
Robert A. Hoerr; John V. Carlson; Da-Ren Chen; David Y. H. Pui |
Electrospray methods and systems for coating of objects (e.g., medical devices such as a stent structure) with an open matrix coating. The open matrix coating is formed by electrospray using one or more nozzle structures each having at least an inner and outer opening. A first flow of a liquid spray composition is provided to the inner opening and a second flow of a liquid diluent composition is provided to the outer opening (e.g., the liquid diluent composition including at least one solvent, such as a composition having a dielectric constant equal to or greater than 10). |
130 |
In-process orientation of particles in a direct-write ink to control electrical characteristics of an electrical component being fabricated |
US12534886 |
2009-08-04 |
US20110033632A1 |
2011-02-10 |
Jonathan B. Vance; Scott R. Johnston |
A system for in-process orientation of particles used in direct-write inks for fabricating a component may include a device for polarizing direct-write particles in an aerosol. An outlet may direct the aerosol including the polarized direct-write particles on a substrate to form a component. An apparatus may cause the polarized direct-write particles to be aligned in a selected orientation to form the component with predetermined characteristics when deposited on the substrate. |
131 |
ELECTROSTATICALLY ATOMIZING DEVICE |
US12303533 |
2007-05-22 |
US20090179093A1 |
2009-07-16 |
Sumio Wada; Atsushi Isaka; Kenji Obata; Yutaka Uratani; Shousuke Akisada; Hiroshi Suda; Takayuki Nakada |
An electrostatically atomizing device includes an emitter electrode, an opposed electrode disposed in an opposed relation to the emitter electrode, liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the emitter electrode, and high voltage generating means for applying a high voltage across the emitter electrode and the opposed electrode. The liquid supplied onto the emitter electrode is electrostatically charged through application of the high voltage, as a result of which charged minute liquid particles are discharged from a discharge end of the emitter electrode. The device includes detecting means for detecting a discharge condition developed between the emitter electrode and the opposed electrode, and a controller for controlling the high voltage generating means to regulate its voltage output so as to maintain a predetermined discharge condition, based on detection results by the detecting means. Charged minute particles can be continuously generated in an amount corresponding to the predetermined discharge condition, by adjusting the discharge voltage that is applied to the emitter electrode. |
132 |
Electrospray systems and methods |
US11594489 |
2006-11-08 |
US07557342B2 |
2009-07-07 |
Andrei G. Fedorov; F. Levent Degertekin |
Electrospray systems, electrospray structures, removable electrospray structures, methods of operating electrospray systems, and methods of fabricating electrospray systems, are disclosed. |
133 |
Apparatus and methods for purging material application device |
US11980941 |
2007-10-31 |
US20090107397A1 |
2009-04-30 |
Brian Mather; Michael R. Sanner; Donna Campbell |
Purge method and apparatus for a manual spray gun or coating material application device, in which purge air is introduced into the device through a handgrip portion that is manually held during a coating operation. Purge air first enters the coating material flow path after the purge air enters the handgrip portion. |
134 |
Particle deposition apparatus, particle deposition method, and manufacturing method of light-emitting device |
US11665735 |
2005-10-21 |
US20090093105A1 |
2009-04-09 |
Satoshi Kobayashi; Yuki Iguchi |
To provide a (homogeneous) particle deposit without any impurity contamination, on which only particles with a desired size are deposited. A solution, with particles dispersed in a solvent, is jetted as a flow of fine liquid droplets from a tip part of a capillary, and the jetted fine liquid droplets are electrically charged. This flow of the droplets is introduced into a vacuum chamber through a jet nozzle, as a free jet flow. The free jet flow that travels in the vacuum chamber is introduced into an inside of a deposition chamber, inside of which is set at lower pressure, through a skimmer nozzle provided in the deposition chamber, as an ion beam. Subsequently, by an energy separation device, only particles having particular energy are selected from the electrically charged particles in the flow, and are deposited on a deposited body disposed in an inside of the deposition chamber. |
135 |
ELECTROSPRAYING METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF PARTICLES AND COATINGS AND TREATMENT METHODS THEREOF |
US11832257 |
2007-08-01 |
US20090035381A1 |
2009-02-05 |
John J. Stankus; Shubhayu Basu |
Electrospray systems and modified electrospray systems for the fabrication of core-shell particles for controlled-release and/or sustained-release treatment and delivery are herein disclosed. The electrospray system may include between one and a plurality of co-axially situated tubes. Each tube may be electrically connected to a power supply wherein a voltage may be applied thereto. Core-shell particles may be collected on a collection target, which may be a wet or dry collector, and electrically connected to the power supply. Core-shell particles and methods of manufacture are also disclosed. The precursors of the core-shell particles may be polymer- or biomacromolecule-based solutions and may include at least one treatment agent incorporated therein. The number of “core” particle(s) within the “shell” may vary and may provide different treatment agent release profiles depending on the material and/or chemical characteristics of the polymer and/or biomacromolecule used. Methods of treating a condition are also disclosed. A treatment may include delivery of a plurality of core-shell particles which include a treatment agent to a treatment site. Delivery may be performed by a surgical procedure or by a non-invasive procedure such as catheter delivery. |
136 |
Spray Electrode |
US10552272 |
2004-04-01 |
US20080283636A1 |
2008-11-20 |
Bruce Alastair Pirrie |
An electrostatic spraying device comprises a capillary spray electrode having a spraying end, a reference electrode, and a reservoir in fluid communication with the spray electrode. In use, the electrodes are connected across a generator in order to establish an electric field between the electrodes and cause fluid in the reservoir to be sprayed from the spray electrode. The spray electrode has a focus that defines a point at which the electric field is focussed on the spraying end. |
137 |
Process and Apparatus for Coating Substrates by Spray Pyrolysis |
US12063939 |
2006-08-17 |
US20080193638A1 |
2008-08-14 |
Alan J. McMaster; Dean M. Giolando; Samia Al-Qaisi |
Apparatus and a process for applying a metal oxide coating to a substrate, the process comprising the steps of providing a solution of a metal compound in a solvent, spraying the solution onto the surface of a hot substrate, and pyrolyzing the solution to form a coating of metal oxide on the substrate. |
138 |
NANOPARTICLE COATING OF SURFACES |
US11669937 |
2007-01-31 |
US20070278103A1 |
2007-12-06 |
Robert Hoerr; John Carlson |
A nanoparticle coated hydrogel may be formed by a method of electrospraying nanoparticles on to a hydrogel surface includes providing a drug and polymer combination in solvent to an inner capillary of a coaxial capillary spray nozzle. A coating with a drug that releases over time may be provided. Open and closed matrixes may be selectively formed to help modify time release periods. |
139 |
Liquid Droplet Forming Method and Liquid Droplet Forming Device |
US11660350 |
2005-08-12 |
US20070273718A1 |
2007-11-29 |
Osamu Yogi; Tomonori Kawakami |
A droplet forming method, for forming a droplet 27, constituted of a sample liquid 21, on a substrate 5 by applying a pulse voltage P between the sample liquid 21, retained in a nozzle 3, and the substrate 5, disposed opposite a tip of the nozzle 3, to discharge the sample liquid 21 from the tip of the nozzle 3, includes: a waveform measuring step S1 of measuring a temporal waveform of a current I that flows between the sample liquid 21 in the nozzle 3 and the substrate 5; and an application condition determining step S2 of determining, based on the temporal waveform of the current I, an application condition of the pulse voltage P during the forming of the droplet 27 on the substrate 5. |
140 |
Electrospray coating of objects |
US11701200 |
2007-01-31 |
US20070199824A1 |
2007-08-30 |
Robert Hoerr; John Carlson; Da-Ren Chen; David Pui |
Electrospray methods and systems for coating of objects (e.g., medical devices such as a stent structure) with selected types of coatings (e.g., open matrix coating and closed film coating) |