Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
An apparatus for making a flexible, patterned, porous, adhesive coated substrate comprising: (A) at least one rotatable perforated hollow cylindrical mask, containing patterned openings, each perforated opening having an area of up to about 1.75 sq. in., where the distance from any part in the perforated area to the nearest perforated area edge does not exceed 2 inches, the mask having electrostatic coating means therein, capable of dispersing dry, heat reactive adhesive resin powder through the patterned openings; (B) means to pass a flexible substrate next to and in contact relationship with the mask, the substrate being capable of having the resin powder applied thereto through the patterned openings in the mask, wherein the coating means is effective to provide between about 10 percent to 90 percent area coating coverage of the substrate with the resin powder, said substrate contacting between about 1/10 to 9/10 of the outside circumference of the mask and; (C) means to heat the substrate after it has passed next to the mask.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
167 words
An apparatus for making a flexible, patterned, porous, adhesive coated substrate comprising: (A) at least one rotatable perforated hollow cylindrical mask, containing patterned openings, each perforated opening having an area of up to about 1.75 sq. in., where the distance from any part in the perforated area to the nearest perforated area edge does not exceed 2 inches, the mask having electrostatic coating means therein, capable of dispersing dry, heat reactive adhesive resin powder through the patterned openings; (B) means to pass a flexible substrate next to and in contact relationship with the mask, the substrate being capable of having the resin powder applied thereto through the patterned openings in the mask, wherein the coating means is effective to provide between about 10 percent to 90 percent area coating coverage of the substrate with the resin powder, said substrate contacting between about 1/10 to 9/10 of the outside circumference of the mask and; (C) means to heat the substrate after it has passed next to the mask.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein there are two masks, each having coating means therein and the substrate passes between them, wherein the masks contact each other and rotate in opposite directions when the substrate is passed between them.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the substrate contacts about 1/2 to 3/4 of the outside circumference of each mask and passes the masks at a speed of between about 2 ft./min. and about 120 ft./min.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the masks are rotated by friction with the substrate passing between them, the masks being horizontally offset, one being located above the other, and each of the patterned openings has an area between about 0.003 to 1.75 sq. in.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 4, also containing a resin powder recovery means within each mask.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the coating means is an electrostatic spray apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the coating means is an electrostatic enclosed cloud chamber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the masks are driven by a motor.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
194 words
An apparatus for making a flexible, patterned, porous, adhesive coated substrate comprising: (A) two rotatable perforated hollow cylindrical masks, each containing patterned openings, each perforated opening having an area of between about 0.0125 sq. in. and 1.75 sq. in., where the distance from any point in the perforated area to the nearest perforated area edge does not exceed 2 inches, the masks having electrostatic coating means therein, capable of dispersing dry, heat reactive adhesive resin powder through the patterned openings; (B) means to pass a flexible substrate next to and in contact relationship with each mask at a speed of between about 2 ft./min. and about 120 ft./min., the substrate being capable of having the resin powder applied thereto through the patterned openings in the mask, wherein the coating means is effective to provide between about 10 percent to 90 percent area coating coverage of the substrate with the resin powder, said substrate contacting between about 1/10 to 9/10 of the outside circumference of the mask, and the masks being rotated by friction with the substrate passing between them and; (C) means to heat the substrate after it has passed next to the mask.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
194 words
An apparatus for making a flexible, patterned, porous, adhesive coated substrate comprising: (A) two rotatable perforated hollow cylindrical masks, each containing patterned openings, each perforated opening having an area of between about 0.0125 sq. in. and 1.75 sq. in., where the distance from any point in the perforated area to the nearest perforated area edge does not exceed 2 inches, the masks having electrostatic coating means therein, capable of dispersing dry, heat reactive adhesive resin powder through the patterned openings; (B) means to pass a flexible substrate next to and in contact relationship with each mask at a speed of between about 2 ft./min. and about 120 ft./min., the substrate being capable of having the resin powder applied thereto through the patterned openings in the mask, wherein the coating means is effective to provide between about 10 percent to 90 percent area coating coverage of the substrate with the resin powder, said substrate contacting between about 1/10 to 9/10 of the outside circumference of the mask, and the masks being rotated by friction with the substrate passing between them and; (C) means to heat the substrate after it has passed next to the mask.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the substrate contacts about 1/2 to 3/4 of the outside circumference of each mask, and the masks contact each other and rotate in opposite directions when the substrate is passed between them.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the masks the masks being horizontally offset, one being located above the other and wherein the coating means is an electrostatic spray apparatus.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 9, also containing means to roll up the substrate after it has been heated.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 9, also containing a resin powder recovery means within each mask.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the coating means is an electrostatic cloud chamber.