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Method for deforming a web

US10143596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2016
Grant dateDec 4, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB32B2555/02
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed to methods for deforming a web comprising the steps of supplying a first layer of a web; weakening the first layer at a plurality of locations to create a plurality of weakened, melt-stabilized locations in the first layer; supplying a second layer of the web onto at least part of the first layer; and forming a plurality of first features in the first layer and a plurality of second features throughout the first and second layers of the web in the z-direction, wherein the plurality of first and second features are formed simultaneously.

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