Method and system for coating an article

• Main Authors: LIEBESKIND, JOHN, METGE, CHUCK, LUSE, DARIN K, GISEL, WAYNE E, MILLER, CASEY, OLBRICH, CRAIG A, OTIS, DAVID R
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 16.11.2009
• Subjects: APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; ATOMISING APPARATUS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; NOZZLES; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; PROSTHESES; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; SPRAYING APPARATUS; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; TYPEWRITERS

A method of coating an article including obtaining an image of the article with the image being limited to an area fraction of the article. A coating is applied onto the area fraction.