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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Applicant:
The North Face Apparel Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Demitri Balabanov, Greensboro, NC (US);
Dewayne Steward, Madison, NC (US);
Assignee:
The North Face Apparel Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/14 (2006.01); B65H 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/10 (2013.01); B65H 3/14 (2013.01); B65H 2405/581 (2013.01); B65H 2405/5812 (2013.01); B65H 2405/584 (2013.01); B65H 2406/122 (2013.01); B65H 2406/366 (2013.01); B65H 2511/51 (2013.01); B65H 2701/174 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus may comprise a curved surface; a fluid outlet disposed to cause a fluid to move adjacent the curved surface; a sensor configured to detect a material disposed adjacent the curved surface; and a clamp configured to actuate based on detection, via the sensor, of a material disposed adjacent the curved surface, wherein the clamp is further configured to secure the material to the curved surface upon activation.