(19)
(11) EP 1 129 785 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/36

(21) Application number: 00126918.2

(22) Date of filing: 08.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B05B 5/08, B05D 1/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 29.02.2000 US 515306

(71) Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Glenview, Cook County, Illinois 60025 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Owed, John P. Jr.
    Sylvania, Ohio 43560 (US)
  • Bland, John A. Jr.
    Toledo, Ohio 43613 (US)
  • White, Joshua D.
    Toledo, Ohio 43614 (US)

(74) Representative: Vetter, Ewald Otto, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Meissner, Bolte & Partner Anwaltssozietät Postfach 10 26 05
86016 Augsburg
86016 Augsburg (DE)

   


(54) Electrostatically coating non-conductive bottles


(57) A system and method for electrostatically coating non-conductive articles and particularly non-conductive containers and bottles with an electrostatic dispenser (30) disposed on one side of the article, and an electrode (50) at an electrical potential different from that of the coating dispenser on an opposite side of the article as the coating dispenser, the electrode preferably includes a plurality of discrete conductive protrusions (54) extending therefrom, and may be disposed for example within an opening of the non-conductive container.






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