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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
CLECIM	F-95863 CERGY-PONTOISE CÉDEX

International Classification(s)

• B05B:SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES

• 1993 Application Filing Year
• B05B Class
• 379 Applications Filed
• 152 Patents Issued To-Date
• 40.11 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Davene, Jean	Marly le Roi, FR	5	21
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 21
Dondin, Laurent	St Georges de Mons, FR	2	11
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 11
Michalon, Joseph	Cellieu, FR	2	10
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 10
Yanez, Fernando	St Chamond, FR	1	5
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 5

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Patent Citation Ranking

• 5 Citation Count
• B05B Class

• 3.34 % this patent is cited more than
• 31 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

Full Text

US Patent No: 5332437

Air knife device for regulating a metal deposit

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A device for regulating the thickness of a metal deposit formed on a strip emerging from a galvanization bath, comprising at least one nozzle for blowing air provided between the opposite, narrowly spaced ends of two jars. The air knife forming slot is delimited by two flat, parallel faces defining the direction of the air blade, one of these faces being provided on a deformable lip extending inside a hollow provided at the end of a first jaw and being slidable along a flat retaining face substantially perpendicular to the direction of the air knife and deforming the flat face by the action of an arrangement to adjust the width of the slot.

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• FEPP2003
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• FPAY1998
• I1994
• AS1993
• F1993
• STPP1993
• PD1992

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Jan 24, 2002	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 8
Jan 14, 1998	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 4
Jul 26, 1994	I	Issuance
Apr 26, 1993	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DAVENE, JEAN;DONDIN, LAURENT;MICHALON, JOSEPH;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:006603/0382 Owner name: CLECIM, FRANCE Effective Date: Apr 26, 1993
Apr 16, 1993	F	Filing
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Apr 17, 1992	PD	Priority Date