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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
May. 24, 2005
Erwin Wenti Liang, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Harland Lynn Hayden, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Dennis Michael Jacobs, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Dennis Joseph Coyle, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Alvin Un-teh Chen, Fairfax, VA (US);
Donald Bruce Sorensen, Scotia, NY (US);
Richard Robert Edwards, Huntsville, AL (US);
Erwin Wenti Liang, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Harland Lynn Hayden, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Dennis Michael Jacobs, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Dennis Joseph Coyle, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Alvin Un-Teh Chen, Fairfax, VA (US);
Donald Bruce Sorensen, Scotia, NY (US);
Richard Robert Edwards, Huntsville, AL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A removal assembly and method for removing a submaster from a master is described. A curved tooling surface is arranged within a housing of the assembly. A first array of vacuum cups is attached to the housing adjacent a first end of the curved tooling surface, where the first array of vacuum cups are configured to provide a vacuum grip on a first portion of the submaster. A second array of vacuum cups is attached to the housing adjacent a second end of the curved tooling surface, where the second end opposes the first end, the second array of vacuum cups is configured to provide a vacuum grip on a second portion of the submaster. A rotation mechanism is configured to rotationally support the master as the master is rolled along the curved tooling surface to remove the submaster.