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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2012
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Jonathan Joel Bloom, North Falmouth, MA (US);
Thomas J. Karlinski, Atkinson, NH (US);
Traci Anne Shultz, Medway, MA (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of calibrating a dispenser of the type having a material dispensing unit that is configured to dispense material on a substrate includes providing a weigh scale having a plate configured to receive material dispensed on the plate, dispensing one or more patterns of material on the plate; weighing the amount of material dispensed on the plate, and comparing the weighed amount of material to a designated amount of material. The act of dispensing one or more patterns of material replicates at least a portion of patterns of material dispensed on the substrate during a dispensing operation. A controller for performing the method is further disclosed.