Process and apparatus for making articles
US6845283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1716
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process and apparatus for controllably registering two continuously moving layers of material is provided. A continuously moving first layer has a plurality of components thereon, and a continuously moving second layer has a plurality of reference marks representing a respective plurality of components thereon. The process and apparatus control the distance between reference marks of the second layer to a selected distance, and controllably registers each reference mark of the second layer to a respective component or reference mark of the continuously moving first layer.
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