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Apparatus and method for configuring, installing and monitoring spray coating application systems

US7004402B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
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15Claims
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Filing dateAug 3, 2001
Grant dateFeb 28, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B12/00
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a material application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the material application system manufacturing site. The system provides a configuration module that allows a customer or purchaser to configure a system electronically based on the customer's spraying needs. The selected configuration may further be linked to a pricing and inventory database module to allow the customer to order the system components, and obtain price and delivery schedules. The configuration module is available to the customer via a secure web site over the Internet provided by a server accessed from a computer such as a personal computer. The system also provides an extranet, for example, via the Internet or other communication link, is used to provide an accessible database for historical data and configuration/installation information.

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