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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Fred J. Roska, Woodbury, MN (US);
Chris J. Tanley, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kevin B. Newhouse, Houlton, WI (US);
Bruce E. Tait, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a looped pile static reduction roller (), an apparatus () including the looped pile static reduction roller, and a technique to neutralize static and static patterns from a polymeric film surface during processing, to enable higher speeds and fewer defects during web transport. The looped pile static reduction roller includes a static reduction engagement cover () that is resilient and can facilitate discharge of static from the web to ground before, during, and after contact with a charged web ().