Squeegee apparatus and methods of use thereof
US10646894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05C11/04
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a squeegee apparatus which includes a main housing including an inlet end and an outlet end, the outlet end including an extrusion face and a protruding lip member, the inlet end including an inlet opening and the extrusion face including at least one outlet opening, wherein the inlet opening and the at least one outlet opening are in fluid communication with each other within the main housing. The present invention is also directed to a method for repairing a thermal barrier coating with a squeegee apparatus including supplying a repair composition into the inlet opening of the squeegee apparatus and depositing the repair composition from the at least one outlet opening onto the damaged region and concurrently traversing the squeegee apparatus over the damaged region while contacting a thermal barrier coating adjacent to the damaged region with the lip member.
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