Industrial Parts Washer U.S. Patent 5,630,435. May 20, 1997 J.P Brouchoud and K.D. Daun, assignors to Alliance Manufacturing Inc., Fond du Lac, Wis.

A canopy for an industrial parts washer, said washer comprising one or more pro- cessing zones for removing soils from manufactured industrial parts, and an elon- gated, horizontal conveyor for transporting the parts through the processing zones.

Paint Dosage Device U.S. Patent 5,630,552. May 20, 1997 O.A. Anfindsen and A. Sunde, assignors to ABB Flexible Automation AS, Bryne, Norway

A spray painting apparatus adapted for dosed supply of electrically conductive paint to a spray gun, the spray gun being provided with a high tension electrode for electrostat- ically charged atomizing of the paint.

Powder Coating U.S. Patent 5,630,875. May 20, 1997 G.L. Rigosi et aL, assignors to Monte# North America Inc., Wilmington, Del.

An apparatus for coating interior sur-

faces of metal containers assembled from bottoms, lids, and bodies, and having an interior volume of from 20 to 250 liters comprising a first spray booth containing at least one electrostatic powder spraying de- vice for spraying a polyolefin composition powder, said booth adapted for spraying the bottoms and lids of the containers, means for conveying the bottoms and lids of containers in the spray booth, a second spray booth adapted for spraying the bodies of the containers; means for conveying the bodies in the second spray booth, at least one electrostatic generator connected to the spraying devices; and wherein the spray booths further comprise means for recov- ering and recycling polyolefin powder, which does not adhere to the bodies, lids, and bottoms of the containers.

Coating Product Sprayer Device U.S. Patent 5,630,876. May 20. 1997 P. Ehinger and P. Goq, assignors to Sames S.A., Meylan, France

A coating product sprayer device in the form of an overhead machine comprising a

beam supporting at least one carriage car- rying at least one coating product sprayer wherein the beam comprises two longitu- dinal members parallel to and spaced from each other and defining between them a space and said at least one carriage moves between the two longitudinal members and lies at least partially in the space.

Electrodepositable Coating Composition U.S. Patent 5,630,922. May 20, 1997 V. Eswarakrishnan et al., assignors to PPG Industries Inc., Pittsburgh

An electrodepositable composition com- prising active hydrogen containing, cationic salt group containing resin electrodepositable on a cathode; capped polyisocyanate curing agent; and diorganotin dicarboxylate.

Zinc-Iron-Phosphorus Alloy Plating Bath U.S. Patent 5,630,929. May 20, 1997 K. Oshima et al., assignors to Dipsol Chemicals Co. Ltd., Tokyo

A zinc-iron-phosphorus alloy plating bath having a pH of not less than 13 and

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