US3276358A
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Method and apparatus including flexible conductive offset member for decorating articles
Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1964-04-01
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1984-04-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth G Lusher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:41
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F17/00; B41F17/08; B41F17/14; B41M; B41M1/00; B41M1/12; B41M1/125; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S101/00; Y10S101/37
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
THE METHOD OF APPLYING A PATTERNED LAYER OF POWDER PARTICLES TO A CURVED SURFACE OF AN ARTICLE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF HOLDING A FLEXIBLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE OFFSET PLATE IN A FLAT PLANAR POSITION, POSITIONING A STENCIL SCREEN HAVING PATTERN-DEFINING APERTURES THERETHROUGH IN ADJACENT PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PLATE IN SAID PLANAR POSITION, PASSING POWDER PARTICLES THROUGH THE APERTURES OF SAID SCREEN TO FORM A PATTERN LAYER OF PARTICLES ON SAID PLATE WHILE SAID PLATE IS IN SAID PLANAR POSITION, SEPARATING THE PLATE FROM THE SCREEN AND FLEXING THE PLATE WITH THE PATTERNED LAYER OF PARTICLES THEREON INTO A VURVED CONFIGURATION GENERALLY CONFORMING TO THE CURVED SURFACE TO BE DECORATED, PLACING THE CURVED SURFACE TO BE DECORATED IN ADJACENT SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO THE CURVED PLATE, AND APPLYING AN ELECTRIC POTENTIAL TO THE PLATE AND REGISTERED ARTICLE TO ELECTRICALLY TRANSFER THE PARTICLES FROM THE PLATE TO THE SURFACE OF THE ARTICLE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
THE METHOD OF APPLYING A PATTERNED LAYER OF POWDER PARTICLES TO A CURVED SURFACE OF AN ARTICLE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF HOLDING A FLEXIBLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE OFFSET PLATE IN A FLAT PLANAR POSITION, POSITIONING A STENCIL SCREEN HAVING PATTERN-DEFINING APERTURES THERETHROUGH IN ADJACENT PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PLATE IN SAID PLANAR POSITION, PASSING POWDER PARTICLES THROUGH THE APERTURES OF SAID SCREEN TO FORM A PATTERN LAYER OF PARTICLES ON SAID PLATE WHILE SAID PLATE IS IN SAID PLANAR POSITION, SEPARATING THE PLATE FROM THE SCREEN AND FLEXING THE PLATE WITH THE PATTERNED LAYER OF PARTICLES THEREON INTO A VURVED CONFIGURATION GENERALLY CONFORMING TO THE CURVED SURFACE TO BE DECORATED, PLACING THE CURVED SURFACE TO BE DECORATED IN ADJACENT SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO THE CURVED PLATE, AND APPLYING AN ELECTRIC POTENTIAL TO THE PLATE AND REGISTERED ARTICLE TO ELECTRICALLY TRANSFER THE PARTICLES FROM THE PLATE TO THE SURFACE OF THE ARTICLE.
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