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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
May. 15, 2017
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jonathan J. O'Hare, Oakdale, MN (US);
Karl K. Stensvad, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Daniel H. Carlson, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Glen A. Jerry, Blaine, MN (US);
Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Bloomington, MN (US);
Gary W. Maier, Roberts, WI (US);
James Zhu, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Coating apparatuses and methods are provided for direct coatings with various shapes. The coating apparatus includes a die body with one or more bores. One or more cams are pivotally mounted within the bores and have one or more recessed areas formed into the respective peripheral surfaces thereof. The one or more cams are rotatable within the die body to dynamically, independently vary the width or shape of the respectively dispensed one or more fluid coatings.