Patent ID: 8784594
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A61F,B05C,B32B,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a sandwich structure comprising a pattern of particulate material, the method comprising the steps of: advancing a carrier material to a carrier support structure, the carrier support structure comprising a shell and a plurality of support pins protruding from the shell; rotating the carrier support structure; advancing the carrier material onto the support pins, wherein the carrier material defines a support region and an unsupported region, wherein the carrier material is supported by the support pins in the support region; forming an indentation in the unsupported region of the carrier material; metering a particulate material into the indentation of the carrier material; advancing a cover material adjacent to the carrier material; and bonding the cover material to the carrier material in the support region of the carrier material, wherein the particulate material is sandwiched between the carrier material and the cover material.