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(11) EP 0 036 296 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.10.1981 Bulletin 1981/40

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.09.1981 Bulletin 1981/38

(21) Application number: 81301031

(22) Date of filing: 12.03.1981
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 14.03.1980 GB 8008795
10.03.1981 GB 8107569

(71) Applicant: PRINTOS B.V.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Willett, Allan Robert
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(54) Method of and apparatus for applying substances to a surface


(57) The invention provides a method of and apparatus for applying two or more substances to a surface. According to the invention a plurality of nozzle means (111, 111') each having a plurality of aligned nozzles (113, 113') and each connected to a different source (119) of a plurality of different substances, are controlled by control means (123,125) to project droplets of the substances onto a surface in a predetermined pattern and so that the positions on said surface occupied by one of said substances will also be occupied by another said substance.







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