Patent ID: 6818065
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: C03C,D06B

Abstract:
An applicator for applying at least a partial coating of a solution to a filament, comprising:an applicator surface operable to at least partially coat a filament with a solution; a first reservoir operable to supply the solution to the applicator surface, a volume of the solution in the first reservoir corresponding to a solution level in the first reservoir; a second reservoir operable to contain a supply of solution in fluid communication with the solution in the first reservoir such that the solution in the second reservoir has a solution level indicative of the solution level of the solution in the first reservoir; a flow controller and a detector for determining the solution level within the second reservoir, the detector operable to generate a signal to the flow controller to control the flow of the solution so as to control the volume of the solution in the first reservoir.