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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Curt G. Joa, Inc., Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Zachary J. Giffey, Plymouth, WI (US);
Samuel A. Schneider, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
CURT G. JOA, INC., Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A roller apparatus for treating at least one web passing through the apparatus, the apparatus comprising a pattern roller in the form of a first cylindrical body mounted for rotation around an elongate axis (A) of the first cylindrical body, and an anvil roller in the form of a second cylindrical body mounted for rotation around an elongate axis (B) of the second cylindrical body. The pattern and anvil rollers are located adjacent each other to define a nip between outer cylindrical surfaces of the first and second cylindrical bodies. The first and second cylindrical bodies are configured to rotate, in use, in opposite directions to each other so as to draw the at least one web through the nip defined between the outer cylindrical surfaces of the first and second cylindrical bodies. The outer cylindrical surface of the first cylindrical body defines a raised profile section having a predetermined shape that extends both widthwise and circumferentially of the first cylindrical body. The pattern roller incorporates an elongate cartridge heater extending widthwise along the elongate axis (A) of the first cylindrical body. The cartridge heater defines at least two outer zones located widthwise on opposite sides of a centrally located middle zone. The cartridge heater is configured to generate, in use, more heat in the outer zones than in the middle zone.