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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Karl K. Stensvad, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Jonathan J. O'Hare, Oakdale, MN (US);
Daniel H. Carlson, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Glen A. Jerry, Blaine, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Coating apparatuses and methods are provided for dispensing coatings with various shapes. The coating apparatus includes a coating die body including a cavity and an opening on a dispensing side thereof. One or more movable components are disposed on the dispensing side of the die body to define at least a portion of a dispensing slot adjacent the opening of the cavity. The one or more movable components are movable with respect to the opening to allow a width of the dispensing slot along a cross direction to be dynamically adjustable.