US3299195A
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Method of encapsulating an article in a seamless unbroken clear film
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1963-02-19
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Granted: 1967-01-17
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Expires: 1983-02-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean B Chenoweth
- 👤 Barnard Richard Louis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:40
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01D; D01D1/00; D01D1/10; D01D1/106; B; B01; B01D; B01D17/00; B01D17/02; B01D17/0208; B01D17/0214; B01D17/04; B01D19/00; B05; B05C; B05C5/00; B05C5/005; B05D; B05D1/00; B05D1/30; B05D1/305; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/07; B29C48/08; B29C48/25; B29C48/30; B29C48/305; B65; B65B; B65B33/00; B65B33/02; D01D1/103; B29C48/001; B29C48/0018; B29C48/09; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S118/00; Y10S118/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
THE METHOD OF COATING AN ARTICLE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STEPS: (A) CONTINUOUSLY EXTRUDING MOLTEN HIGHLY VISCOUS THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL TO FORM A FREELY FALLING FILM OF SUBSTANTIAL WIDTH, (B) EXERTING A TENSION FORCE ON THE FILM BEING EXTRUDED AT THE EXTREMITIES OF SAID WIDTH WHILE IN ITS FREELY FALLING STATE TO CAUSE SAID FILM NORMALLY TO BE DISPOSED IN A PLANE, (C) PASSING SAID ARTICLE BY PROJECTING IT AND ALLOWING ITS FREE FALL THROUGH SAID PLANE IN CONTACT WITH A PORTION OF THE WIDTH OF THE FILM LYING WITHIN SAID EXTREMITIES TO DEPOSIT MATERIAL ON AND COMPLETELY AROUND THE ARTICLE, SAID MATERIAL IN THE FILM TENDING TO FOLLOW ITS TRAILING EDGES AS IT DEPARTS FROM SAID PLANE AND THEN BREAKING AWAY FROM THE ARTICLE TO RESUME A PATH ALONG SAID PLANE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
THE METHOD OF COATING AN ARTICLE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STEPS: (A) CONTINUOUSLY EXTRUDING MOLTEN HIGHLY VISCOUS THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL TO FORM A FREELY FALLING FILM OF SUBSTANTIAL WIDTH, (B) EXERTING A TENSION FORCE ON THE FILM BEING EXTRUDED AT THE EXTREMITIES OF SAID WIDTH WHILE IN ITS FREELY FALLING STATE TO CAUSE SAID FILM NORMALLY TO BE DISPOSED IN A PLANE, (C) PASSING SAID ARTICLE BY PROJECTING IT AND ALLOWING ITS FREE FALL THROUGH SAID PLANE IN CONTACT WITH A PORTION OF THE WIDTH OF THE FILM LYING WITHIN SAID EXTREMITIES TO DEPOSIT MATERIAL ON AND COMPLETELY AROUND THE ARTICLE, SAID MATERIAL IN THE FILM TENDING TO FOLLOW ITS TRAILING EDGES AS IT DEPARTS FROM SAID PLANE AND THEN BREAKING AWAY FROM THE ARTICLE TO RESUME A PATH ALONG SAID PLANE.
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