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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Timothy James Blenke, Neenah, WI (US);
Patrick Sean McNichols, Hortonville, WI (US);
Thomas David Ehlert, Neenah, WI (US);
Tauhid Husain, New Milford, CT (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A ultrasonic processing method and apparatus ( ), can include a rotatable, ultrasonic horn member ( ) operatively joined to a first isolation member ( ) and a second isolation member ( ). In a particular aspect, the first and second isolation members ( ) can exhibit high rigidity. A rotatable anvil member ( ) can be cooperatively positioned to provide a selected horn-anvil gap ( ), and the anvil member ( ) can be located in a horizontally offset and vertically overlapping arrangement relative to the horn member ( ). An actuator ( ) or other transfer device can selectively adjust the horn-anvil gap ( ). Additionally, an ultrasonic exciter ( ) can connect to the horn member ( ), and can provide an operative amount of ultrasonic energy to the horn member ( ).