Process and coating plant of containers
CA 2498235 C · Owner: Zoppas, Matteo · Inventors: Zoppas, Matteo; Armellin, Alberto; Vendramelli, Ottorino
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A process and relating plant for applying protective coats of paint to containers, especially plastic bottles. The process involves gripping the bottles by means of rotating gripping devices fastened to a conveyor chain and conveying said bottles to all the different stations involved in the process: coating, drying, and curing. Centrifugation is used to remove any excess coating from the external surface of the bottles keeping the bottles , fastened to the same conveyor chain.
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- Filed September 10, 2003 and granted May 1, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 10, 2023.
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