US4035521A
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Build control for fluidized bed wire coating
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1976-08-10
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Granted: 1977-07-12
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Expires: 1996-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A build control is disclosed, for controlling the thickness of a coating on different sides of an elongated member such as a wire. The build control is a tube which is positioned around the wire as the wire passes through a fluidized powder. The end of the tube which is in the fluidized powder is notched so that the build of powder on each of the sides of the elongated member is more or less than would otherwise result.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean C. Westervelt
- 👤 Robert E. Pierce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B13/00; H01B13/0033; B; B05; B05C; B05C19/00; B05C19/02; B05C19/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of controlling the build of an aerated powder on an elongated member which passes through said powder comprising at least partially shielding said elongated member from said aerated powder only on a portion of an outside cross-sectional perimeter of said elongated member, said shielding being without contact to said elongated member.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of controlling the build of an aerated powder on an elongated member which passes through said powder comprising at least partially shielding said elongated member from said aerated powder only on a portion of an outside cross-sectional perimeter of said elongated member, said shielding being without contact to said elongated member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said aerated powder is electrostatically charged and said elongated member is grounded.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said elongated member moves vertically through said powder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said shielding is a tube through which said elongated member passes, said aerated powder is at least partially fluidized, and the lowest point on said end of said tube is above the top of said fluidized powder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein said lowest point is about 1/2 to about 3 inches above the top of said fluidized powder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said shielding comprises a tube through which said elongated member passes, at least one end of said tube being exposed to said aerated powder, said end being at least in part cut at an angle other than 90° to the axis of said tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said tube has at least one side which is movable in a direction parallel to the tube axis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein said elongated member moves horizontally through said powder and said movable side is on the bottom.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the geometry of the inside of the cross-section through said tube is congruent with the geometry of the outside of a cross-section through said elongated member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the distance between the inside of said tube and the outside of said elongated member is about one-sixteenth to about 1/4 inch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said tube is slitted in an axial direction and is flexible.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said end is uniformly cut at an angle other than 90° to the axis of said tube.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein said end of said tube has at least two cuts at an angle of about 0° to said tube axis, with a single cut of about 90° joining the ends of said two cuts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said elongated member is wire of rectangular cross-section.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
54 words
A method of controlling the build of fluidized powder on an elongated member in an electrostatic fluidized bed comprising passing said elongated member through a tubular shield which extends into said fluidized bed and which has a non-uniform end periphery to thereby shield only a portion of a cross-sectional periphery of said elongated member.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
54 words
A method of controlling the build of fluidized powder on an elongated member in an electrostatic fluidized bed comprising passing said elongated member through a tubular shield which extends into said fluidized bed and which has a non-uniform end periphery to thereby shield only a portion of a cross-sectional periphery of said elongated member.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-07-11 | 1981-01-10 | 1981-07-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-07-11 | 1985-01-10 | 1985-07-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-07-11 | 1989-01-10 | 1989-07-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |