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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Pentti K. Loukusa, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kurt W. Oster, Oakdale, MN (US);
Todd L. Peterson, Hugo, MN (US);
Robert B. Secor, Stillwater, MN (US);
Rebecca A. Shipman, Woodbury, MN (US);
Merlin J. Steffen, Hudson, WI (US);
Pentti K. Loukusa, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kurt W. Oster, Oakdale, MN (US);
Todd L. Peterson, Hugo, MN (US);
Robert B. Secor, Stillwater, MN (US);
Rebecca A. Shipman, Woodbury, MN (US);
Merlin J. Steffen, Hudson, WI (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention is a contact die for dispensing of flowable material on a substrate. The contact die includes at least one die block including a first internal passage. A die lip portion is disposed on the die block having a lateral dimension. A first plurality of orifices is disposed through the die lip portion proximate to each other and in communication with the internal passage to dispense flowable material as a single strip on the substrate. A first edge is disposed on one lateral side of the first plurality of orifices to direct the flowable material.