Patent ID: 11964440
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A method of plugging a honeycomb body, comprising the steps of:
applying a mask layer to the honeycomb body defining a plurality of channels, wherein the mask layer defines a plurality of holes aligned with the plurality of channels;
rotating a roller drum defining a plurality of embossed features;
moving the honeycomb body over the plurality of embossed features of the roller drum to define a nip between plurality of embossed features and the mask layer; and
conveying a plugging cement along a carrier web through the nip between the embossed features of the roller drum and the mask layer such that the embossed features contact the carrier web on a side opposite to the plugging cement and force the plugging cement through the plurality of holes of the mask layer into the plurality of channels of the honeycomb body.