Coating devices and method for articles
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorsBrian Daniel Guzzi, Robert Thor Versluys, Robert Joseph Brown
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Abstract
In an embodiment, the invention comprises a method of coating a three-dimensional article comprising depositing a quantity of a liquid coating material onto a surface of a form factor, contacting a surface of the three-dimensional article with the form factor surface, wherein the form factor surface is configured to nest with the three-dimensional article. The method further comprises coalescing the liquid coating material on the surface of the three-dimensional article for uniform coverage.
Claims27
A method of coating a three-dimensional article comprising:
- depositing a quantity of a liquid coating material onto a surface of a form factor;
- contacting a surface of the three-dimensional article with the form factor surface, wherein the form factor surface is configured to nest with the three-dimensional article;
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- coalescing the liquid coating material on the surface of the three-dimensional article for uniform coverage.
A device for coating a three-dimensional article, the device comprising:
- a form factor defining a form factor surface configured to nest with a surface of the three-dimensional article, wherein the form factor further comprises at least one opening in the form factor surface;
- means for retaining the three-dimensional article;
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- means for supplying a liquid coating material through the at least one opening, wherein the liquid coating material is configured to flow over the form factor surface.
A system for coating an article with a coating material, the system comprising:
- a coating device comprising:
- a form factor comprising a central column defining a through hole;
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- a tubular column extending though the central column;
- a pump in fluid communication with the tubular column;
- a reservoir comprising the coating material, wherein the reservoir is in fluid communication with the pump;
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- retention means configured to move the article into and out of contact with the coating device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.