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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Steven J. Siler, Cary, IL (US);
David M. Klein, Fontana, WI (US);
Hurletron, Incorporated, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for processing a moving web of material is provided with an applicator that applies a liquid material to the moving web, a drying apparatus that heats the web to an initial temperature, a first cooling apparatus that causes the web to be cooled to a second temperature that is at least about 20° F. lower than the initial temperature, and a second cooling apparatus disposed after the first cooling apparatus that causes the web to be cooled to a third temperature that is at least about 20° F. lower than the second temperature. The first cooling apparatus includes a generator adapted to generate a directed electrostatic field through which the web passes and a sprayer adapted to spray liquid through the electrostatic field and onto the web.