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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2016
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Alvaro S. Domenighi, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kim L. Gustafson, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Patrick G. Zimmerman, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Nozzles are provided, for applying setting resins onto the edge of a partial cut in a panel, in some embodiments a honeycomb panel. The nozzle comprises a connector portion and an application head, wherein the application head comprises: a) a supporting wall, and b) a finish wall joining the supporting wall along an edge at an angle of 90 degrees or greater and less than 120 degrees. In some embodiments, the finish wall has a trailing edge which has a curved profile wherein the curve radius remains between 1.0 and 7.0 cm throughout the curve. In some embodiments, the finish wall has a leading edge which comprises a block wall which at least partially blocks movement of applied resin beyond the leading edge of the finish wall. In addition, methods of applying a setting resin onto the edge of a partial cut in a panel are provided.