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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2017
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark J. Votava, Stillwater, MN (US);
Paul J. Cobian, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jiaying Ma, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Waldo L. Lopez, Harris, MN (US);
Dagny M. Joffre, Lowell, MA (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for converting and attaching material strips to a substrate includes a dispenser configured to advance an elongated tape having length land width wwith l>wrelative to a surface of a substrate. A cutting tool cuts the elongated tape transversely along the width wof the tape to produce a strip having length land width w. During the cutting, a portion of the cutting Stool pushes a first surface of the strip against a gripper while cutting the tape. The gripper holds the first surface of the strip against the gripper while moving to position an opposing, second surface of the strip over the surface of the substrate. The gripper releases the strip after positioning the strip.