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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Randall L. Alberg, Maplewood, MN (US);
Philip G. Martin, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Randall L. Alberg, Maplewood, MN (US);
Philip G. Martin, Forest Lake, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of making an auxetic mesh, which method includes: (a) extruding a polymeric materialonto an open casting surfacethat has an intended patterndisposed therein, the patternbeing configured to create an auxetic mesh; (b) wiping off excess extruded polymeric materialfrom the open casting surface; (c) removing the cast meshfrom the open casting surfaceafter the excess polymeric materialhas been wiped off; and (d) removing any residual polymeric material that is not of the intended mesh pattern. The method allows for the continuous production of auxetic meshes.