US3122320A
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Method for filling electrically charged receptacle
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1958-03-20
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Granted: 1964-02-25
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Expires: 1978-03-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry G Beck
- 👤 George E F Brewer
- 👤 Gilbert L Burnside
- 👤 John W Mistele
- 👤 Smarsh Joseph
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:48
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B5/00; B05B5/16; B05B5/1608; B05B5/1616; B05B5/165; B05B5/1625; B05B5/1641
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PAINT FROM A SOURCE AT A SUBSTANTIAL GROUND POTENTIAL TO A RECEPTACLE AT A SUBSTANTIAL ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL WITH REFERENCE TO THE GROUND POTENTIAL OF THE SOURCE, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF SPRAYING THE PAINT FROM SAID SOURCE INTO PAINT PARTICLES, RECEIVING SAID PAINT PARTICLES IN A RECEIVING FUNNEL, CONDUCTING THE PAINT FROM SAID RECEIVING FUNNEL INTO THE RECEPTACLE, POSITIONING AN INTERMEDIATE FUNNEL BETWEEN SAID SOURCE AND SAID RECEIVING FUNNEL, MAINTAINING SAID INTERMEDIATE FUNNEL AT AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL INTERMEDIATE THE GROUND POTENTIAL OF SAID SOURCE AND THE ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL OF SAID RECEPTACLE, COLLECTING A PORTION OF SAID PARTICLES NOT RECEIVED BY SAID RECEIVING FUNNEL IN SAID INTERMEDIATE FUNNEL, AND DIRECTING SAID PORTION COLLECTED IN SAID INTERMEDIATE FUNNEL TO SAID RECEIVING FUNNEL TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF PAINT IN THE TRANSFER OF THE LATTER FROM SAID SOURCE TO SAID RECEPTACLE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PAINT FROM A SOURCE AT A SUBSTANTIAL GROUND POTENTIAL TO A RECEPTACLE AT A SUBSTANTIAL ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL WITH REFERENCE TO THE GROUND POTENTIAL OF THE SOURCE, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF SPRAYING THE PAINT FROM SAID SOURCE INTO PAINT PARTICLES, RECEIVING SAID PAINT PARTICLES IN A RECEIVING FUNNEL, CONDUCTING THE PAINT FROM SAID RECEIVING FUNNEL INTO THE RECEPTACLE, POSITIONING AN INTERMEDIATE FUNNEL BETWEEN SAID SOURCE AND SAID RECEIVING FUNNEL, MAINTAINING SAID INTERMEDIATE FUNNEL AT AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL INTERMEDIATE THE GROUND POTENTIAL OF SAID SOURCE AND THE ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL OF SAID RECEPTACLE, COLLECTING A PORTION OF SAID PARTICLES NOT RECEIVED BY SAID RECEIVING FUNNEL IN SAID INTERMEDIATE FUNNEL, AND DIRECTING SAID PORTION COLLECTED IN SAID INTERMEDIATE FUNNEL TO SAID RECEIVING FUNNEL TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF PAINT IN THE TRANSFER OF THE LATTER FROM SAID SOURCE TO SAID RECEPTACLE.
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