Patent · US Expired

Liquid applicator

US4740799A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 7, 1986
Grant dateApr 26, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 7, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB43K8/22
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Electrostatic spraying of a liquid from an applicator on to a substrate. Of primary importance for spraying ink from hand-held devices or in computer graphic work. The spraying is controlled by variation of a control electrode between an operative and an inoperative state; the control electrode, e.g. a needle, being positioned so as to affect the electrostatic field when activated and prevent spraying.

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