General Electric Company

Richard Robert Edwards

Dennis Joseph Coyle

Erwin Wenti Liang

Donald Bruce Sorensen

Dennis M Jacobs

Alvin Un-Teh Chen

Harland Lynn Hayden

A removal assembly and method for removing a submaster from a master is described. A curved tooling surface is arranged within a housing of the assembly. A first array of vacuum cups is attached to the housing adjacent a first end of the curved tooling surface, where the first array of vacuum cups are configured to provide a vacuum grip on a first portion of the submaster. A second array of vacuum cups is attached to the housing adjacent a second end of the curved tooling surface, where the second end opposes the first end, the second array of vacuum cups is configured to provide a vacuum grip on a second portion of the submaster. A rotation mechanism is configured to rotationally support the master as the master is rolled along the curved tooling surface to remove the submaster.

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Huntsville, AL, United States of America

Richard Robert Edwards