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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Byron M. Jackson, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Ronald W. Ausen, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark S. Behrens, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Timothy P. Pariseau, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Byron M. Jackson, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Ronald W. Ausen, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark S. Behrens, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Timothy P. Pariseau, Forest Lake, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
There is provided a tool roll with a cylindrical base and a first ribbon having an inner face, an outer face, and first and second major sides located therebetween. The outer face of the first ribbon includes a plurality of depressions or holes formed therein and the first ribbon is wound in helical coils around the base roll such that the inner face is proximate the base roll. The plurality of depressions or holes in the outer face of the first ribbon form a plurality of discrete mold cavities with each of the discrete mold cavities including a mold opening at the outer face of the first ribbon.