Patent ID: 11969981
Assignee: PREACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a fabric article, comprising:
moving an unwound fabric continuously along a conveyor including a fabric holding mechanism configured to selectively hold the unwound fabric;
printing a design onto the unwound fabric;
detecting a feature that indicates one or more cutting patterns and a first set of characteristics for a first application of adhesive material and a second set of characteristics for a second application of adhesive material, wherein the first set of characteristics is different than the second set of characteristics;
cutting, based on the feature, the unwound fabric around the one or more cutting patterns and the design to create a first component and a web of remainder fabric, wherein the first component includes a first side facing a work surface of the conveyor and a second side opposite the first side of the first component;
cutting, based on the feature, the unwound fabric around the one or more cutting patterns to create a second component and the web of remainder fabric, wherein the second component includes a first side facing the work surface of the conveyor and a second side opposite the first side of the second component;
removing the web of remainder fabric from the first component and the second component, wherein the fabric holding mechanism is configured to selectively hold the first component and the second component and release the web of remainder fabric;
applying, based on the feature, a first adhesive material having the first set of characteristics to a first portion of the second side of the first component;
applying, based on the feature, a second adhesive material having the second set of characteristics to a first portion of the second side of the second component;
positioning the first component onto the second component such that the second side of the first component faces the second side of the second component; and
bonding the first component to the second component using the adhesive material.