Patent ID: 11951509
Assignee: AWI LICENSING LLC
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. An applicator head for a vacuum coating system, the applicator head comprising:
a first applicator manifold removably affixed to a manifold shell, the first applicator manifold comprising:
a first manifold plate;
a second manifold plate;
a first applicator port on a first leading side surface of the first applicator manifold; and
a first applicator channel fluidly coupled to the first applicator port and formed between the first manifold plate and the second manifold plates;

a second applicator manifold removably affixed to the manifold shell, the second applicator manifold comprising:
a third manifold plate;
a fourth manifold plate;
a second applicator port on a second leading side surface of the second applicator manifold; and
a second applicator channel fluidly coupled to the second applicator port and between the third manifold plate and the fourth manifold plate;

wherein the first applicator channel has a first volume and the second applicator channel has a second volume, and at least one of the first manifold plate, second manifold plate, third manifold plate, and fourth manifold plate comprises a flow channel having a third volume, wherein the combination of the first and the third volume is greater than the first volume alone and the combination of the second and the third volume is greater than the second volume alone.