Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Rico R Valentin

Edward Wayne Bolyard, Jr

M Steve Lessley

Dieter Bernhard Heerdt

Scott J Hudanish

Edward W Bolyard

Steve M Lessley

A strand coating system and method including drawing () a strand having major and minor dimensions past an adhesive dispensing nozzle, orienting () at least a portion of the strand so that the major dimension of the strand is substantially parallel to a direction in which adhesive is dispensed from the adhesive dispensing nozzle as the portion of the strand is drawn past the adhesive dispensing nozzle, and applying () adhesive to the strand as the strand is drawn past the adhesive dispensing nozzle.

Strand orientation alignment in strand coating systems and methods

A strand coating system and method including drawing (710) a strand having major and minor dimensions past an adhesive dispensing nozzle, orienting (720) at least a portion of the strand so that the major dimension of the strand is substantially parallel to a direction in which adhesive is dispensed from the adhesive dispensing nozzle as the portion of the strand is drawn past the adhesive dispensing nozzle, and applying (730) adhesive to the strand as the strand is drawn past the adhesive dispensing nozzle.

A material dispensing system for dispensing material onto a moving substrate (), including a material dispensing nozzle (), a material dispensing control signal controller () coupled to the material dispensing nozzle, a material dispensing control signal generator () coupled to the material dispenser control signal controller, the material dispensing control signal generator sending a material dispensing control signal to the material dispensing control signal controller, wherein the material dispensing control signal controller controls the material dispensing control signal from the material dispensing control signal generator based on the substrate speed input signal, and the material dispensing control signal controller sends the controlled material dispensing control signal to the material dispensing nozzle.

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Gallatin, TN, United States of America

Rico R Valentin