Patent SG-11201806808X-A (SG)
Title: Slot die with actively controlled coating width
Inventor: STENSVAD KARL K
IPC: B05C5/02
Filed: 2017-02-06
Abstract: WO 17 / 139 219 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/139219 Al 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) WIPO I PCT 1111111111111101110111111111110101111101110111011111010101111101111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: B05C 5/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/016661 (22) International Filing Date: 6 February 2017 (06.02.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/294,387 12 February 2016 (12.02.2016) US (71) Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COM- PANY [US/US]; 3M Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US). AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). arations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4. 17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (72) Inventors: STENSVAD, Karl K.; 3M Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US). O'HARE, Jonathan J.; 3M Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US). Decl CARLSON, Daniel H.; 3M Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US). JERRY, Glen A.; 3M Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US). (74) Agents: DONG, Yufeng et al.; 3M Center, Office of Intel- lectual Property Counsel, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (54) Title: SLOT DIE WITH ACTIVELY CONTROLLED COATING WIDTH (57) : Coating apparatuses and methods are provided for dispensing coatings with various shapes. The coating apparatus in- cludes a coating die body including a cavity and an opening on a dispensing side thereof. One or more movable components are dis - posed on the dispensing side of the die body to define at least a portion of a dispensing slot adjacent the opening of the cavity. The one or more movable components are movable with respect to the opening to allow a width of the dispensing slot along a cross dir- ection to be dynamically adjustable.