Methods and systems of using pocket roller to place objects on moving web
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsJoseph B. Farley, Ronald P. Swanson, Matthew R. D. Smith, Matthew S. Stay, Shawn C. Dodds, Kara A. Meyers, Kayla C. Niccum, Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Lyudmila A. Pekurovsky, Saagar A. Shah
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Abstract
Methods and systems of using pocket roller (110, 130) to place objects on a continuously moving web (2) are provided. The objects are received in an array of pockets (124) on a major surface of a roller sleeve (120). The roller sleeve (120) engages with an adhesive surface (22) of the continuously moving web (2) to place the objects on the web (2).
Claims15
A method of placing a plurality of rigid objects on a web, the method comprising:
- positioning a roller adjacent to the web, wherein the roller comprises a roller sleeve mounted thereon, and the roller sleeve comprises an array of pockets on a major surface thereof;
- continuously moving the web along a machine direction at a predetermined speed;
- and
- without substantially changing the predetermined speed of the web:
- engaging the roller sleeve with an adhesive surface of the web;
- and
- separating the moving web from the roller sleeve such that the plurality of rigid objects is attached to the adhesive surface of the web.
A roll-to-roll system of placing objects on a moving web, the system comprising:
- a roller comprising a roller sleeve, the roller sleeve comprising an array of pockets on a major surface thereof, the pockets of the roller sleeve being configured to receive the objects;
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- a moving web comprising an adhesive surface to be engaged with the roller sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.