Patent ID: 7537797

Claim:
A method for applying an atomized coating to a section of a part, said method comprising: placing the part on a part support; applying an initial amount of atomized coating to the section of the part based on a desired dimension of the section while measuring the dimension of the section of the part being coated; calculating a further amount of atomized coating to apply to the section of the part based on: (a) at least one measurement of the section of the part after the initial amount of atomized coating is applied and before the initial amount of atomized coating cures, said at least one measurement taken by projecting a laser beam in a plane of the section of the part being coated and calculating the dimension of the section of the part with the initial atomized coating based on at least one portion of the laser beam which is not blocked by the part, and (b) the desired dimension of the section of the part; applying the further amount of atomized coating to the section of the part while continuing to measure the dimension of the section of the part being coated; and removing the part from the part support.