ante, improved edge coverage and reduced craters comprising an aqueous carrier; a film forming binder dispersed in the carrier comprising an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; and an additive comprising the reaction product of a polyoxy alkylene amine; a glycidoxy alkyl alkoxy silane; and a glycidyl compound selected from the group consisting of a glycidyl ester of a carboxylic acid and an alkyl glycidyl ether; which reaction product is hydrolyzed in the presence of acid and water to convert alkoxysilane moieties to silano1 moieties.
COMBINING
MECHOD FOR APPLYING CONVERSION COATINGS U.S. Patent 6,048,921. Apr. 11, 2000 R.A. White and L. Steinbrecher, assignors to Henkel Corp., Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
A method for dispensing an acidic conversion coating comprising introducing through a port in a reservoir chamber of a hand-held applicator an aqueous conversion coating composition that exhibits a pH within the range of 1.5-4.5 and includes O.OOOl-3% by volume of an acid stable fluorinated surfactant; and closing the port with an applicator wick, wherein the conversion coating composition can be dispensed from the reservoir through the wick.
POWDER COATINGS
U.S. Patent 6,207,768. Mar. 27, 2001 Y. Sato et al., assignors to Kao Corp., Tokyo
A combination of powder coatings usable in a coating method comprising mixing two or more powder coatings of which each color is different, wherein each of the powder coatings does not have thermosetting properties alone at a temperature of 250°C or less, each of the powder coatings comprises a resin having two or more functional groups per molecule; each of the two or more powder coatings heat-cure when mixed with each other at a temperature of 250°C or less, wherein heatcuring is a result of two or more powder coatings reacting with each other, thereby providing a coating film having a homogeneous hue.
MULTIPLE-COLOR APPARATUS
PAlNTlNG
U.S. Patent 6,050,498. Apr. 18, 2000 S. Minoura and D. Nakazono, assignors to Honda Giken Kogyo KK, Tokyo
A multiple-color painting apparatus comprising a plurality of paint tanks each to be filled with paint of a different color; a pump having an inlet side and an outlet side; a plurality of supply passages severally connected for fluid communication between the paint tanks and the inlet side of the pump; a paint gun; a delivery passage connected for fluid communication between the outlet side of the pump and the paint gun; wherein the supply passages are each dedicated to one paint and the delivery passage is common to all paints.
ELECTROLESS NICKEL BATH
ROTARVSPRAYHEADCOATER
U.S. Patent 6,048,585. Apr. 11, 2000 N.M. Martyak and J.E. McCaskie, assignors to Atotech Deutschland GmbH, Berlin
US. Patent 6,050,499. Apr. 18, 2000 S. Takayama et al., assignors to ABB KK, Tokyo
A method of removal of orthophosphite ions from electroless nickel plating baths. February 2002
A rotary atomizing head coating machine including a cover of cylindrical shape; an air motor provided within the cover; a rota-
tional shaft provided axially in and rotated by said air motor; a rotary atomizing head; and a feed tube provided axially in the rotational shaft and having a fore end portion for spouting paint or solvent.
PLATING STRUCTURE FOR A PIN GRID ARRAY PACKAGE
U.S. Patent 6,051,119. Apr. 18, 2000 P.F. Findeis et al., assignors to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y., and General Wire & Stamping Co. Inc., Randolph, N. J.
A plating structure comprising a substrate having a plurality of pins to be plated; and a metallic plating screen having a plurality of apertures, wherein each of the apertures has at least two tabs spaced apart from each other and the metallic plating screen is placed over the pins so that at least two pins penetrate each aperture, each of the pins contacting a tab of the aperture.
ELECTROSTATIC
COATING SYSTEM
U.S. Patent 6,051,280. Apr. 18, 2000 K. Seitz et al., assignors to Wagner International AG, Alstatten, Switzerland
A method of controlling an electrostatic coating device, which discharges an electrostatically charged cloud of a coating medium to a workpiece comprising detecting the shape of the workpiece; and automatically adjusting a shape of the cloud of coating medium in accordance with the detected shape of the workpiece by controlling at least one of speed and the quantity of the coating medium discharged; and the shaping air flow forming an air coat around the cloud of coating medium discharged by the coating device. 125