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Pentti K Loukusa

from Buffalo, MN
Age ~73

Pentti Loukusa Phones & Addresses

  • Buffalo, MN
  • Saint Paul, MN
  • 20 Quantico Ln, Minneapolis, MN 55447
  • Plymouth, MN
  • 258 Jandel Ave, Hanover, MN 55341 (763) 477-0044
  • Snohomish, WA
  • 258 Jandel Ave NE, Hanover, MN 55341

Publications

Us Patents

Die Lip For Strip Coating

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US Patent:
7455897, Nov 25, 2008
Filed:
Sep 3, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/933760
Inventors:
Pentti K. Loukusa - Plymouth MN, US
Kurt W. Oster - Oakdale MN, US
Todd L. Peterson - Hugo MN, US
Robert B. Secor - Stillwater MN, US
Rebecca A. Shipman - Woodbury MN, US
Merlin J. Steffen - Hudson WI, US
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company - St. Paul MN
International Classification:
B32B 3/14
US Classification:
428 77, 428105, 428 401, 428 44, 427286
Abstract:
The invention is a contact die for dispensing of flowable material on a substrate. The contact die includes at least one die block including a first internal passage. A die lip portion is disposed on the die block having a lateral dimension. A first plurality of orifices is disposed through the die lip portion proximate to each other and in communication with the internal passage to dispense flowable material as a single strip on the substrate. A first edge is disposed on one lateral side of the first plurality of orifices to direct the flowable material.

Die Lip For Strip Coating

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US Patent:
20030192473, Oct 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct 23, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/278963
Inventors:
Pentti Loukusa - Plymouth MN, US
Kurt Oster - Oakdale MN, US
Todd Peterson - Hugo MN, US
Robert Secor - Stillwater MN, US
Rebecca Shipman - Woodbury MN, US
Merlin Steffen - Hudson WI, US
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company
International Classification:
B05C003/02
US Classification:
118/410000, 118/414000
Abstract:
The invention is a contact die for dispensing of flowable material on a substrate. The contact die includes at least one die block including a first internal passage. A die lip portion is disposed on the die block having a lateral dimension. A first plurality of orifices is disposed through the die lip portion proximate to each other and in communication with the internal passage to dispense flowable material as a single strip on the substrate. A first edge is disposed on one lateral side of the first plurality of orifices to direct the flowable material.

Slot Die Position Adjustment And Return To Baseline

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US Patent:
20120313274, Dec 13, 2012
Filed:
Jun 7, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/155349
Inventors:
Pentti K. Loukusa - Hanover MN, US
Robert A. Yapel - Oakdale MN, US
Terence D. Neavin - St. Paul MN, US
Jennifer L. Trice - Hugo MN, US
Kristopher K. Biegler - Minneapolis MN, US
Paul C. Thomas - Roberts WI, US
William J. Kopecky - Hudson WI, US
Keith R. Bruesewitz - River Falls WI, US
Robert B. Secor - Stillwater MN, US
International Classification:
B29C 47/92
US Classification:
264 401, 425141
Abstract:
A method of controlling a slot die comprises, while continuing to pass the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, changing the position of the actuators with the controller to either increase the cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path adjacent each of the actuators or substantially close the fluid flow path adjacent the actuators, and after changing the cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path adjacent each of the actuators, while continuing to pass the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, repositioning each of the actuators with the controller according to the set of discrete settings to resume operating the slot die with the actuators positioned according to the set of discrete settings.

Slot Die Position Adjustments To Facilitate Patterned Products

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US Patent:
20120313275, Dec 13, 2012
Filed:
Jun 7, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/155357
Inventors:
Jennifer L. Trice - Hugo MN, US
Pentti K. Loukusa - Hanover MN, US
Robert A. Yapel - Oakdale MN, US
Robert B. Secor - Stillwater MN, US
Paul C. Thomas - Roberts WI, US
William J. Kopecky - Hudson WI, US
Keith R. Bruesewitz - River Falls WI, US
Kristopher K. Biegler - Minneapolis MN, US
International Classification:
B29C 47/92
B29C 47/22
US Classification:
264 401, 264167
Abstract:
A method of controlling a slot die comprises positioning actuators of the slot die with a controller according to a first set of discrete settings, operating the slot die by passing an extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot with the actuators positioned according to the first set of discrete settings, and while passing the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, changing the positions of the actuators with the controller to create patterned features in the extrudate.

Slot Die Position Adjustment Control

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US Patent:
20120315378, Dec 13, 2012
Filed:
Jun 7, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/155272
Inventors:
Robert A. Yapel - Oakdale MN, US
Jennifer L. Trice - Hugo MN, US
Pentti K. Loukusa - Hanover MN, US
Paul C. Thomas - Roberts WI, US
Kristopher K. Biegler - Minneapolis MN, US
William J. Kopecky - Hudson WI, US
Keith R. Bruesewitz - Rivers Falls WI, US
Robert A. Secor - Stillwater MN, US
International Classification:
C23C 16/52
B05C 11/00
B05D 3/12
US Classification:
427 8, 427356, 118696
Abstract:
A system comprises a slot die including an applicator slot extending about a width of the slot die, wherein the applicator slot is in fluid communication with a fluid flow path through the slot die, and a plurality of actuators spaced about the width of the slot die, wherein each actuator in the plurality of actuators is operable to adjust a cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path at its respective location to provide a local adjustment of fluid flow through the applicator slot. The system further comprises a controller configured to set the position of each actuator according to one of a plurality of discrete settings for operation of the slot die. The controller is further configured to, using fluid dynamics and a digital model of the die, predict a set of discrete settings from the plurality of discrete settings corresponding to a preselected cross-web profile for the extrudate.

Articles With Thin Melt Coatings And Methods For Making Same

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US Patent:
20140234584, Aug 21, 2014
Filed:
Oct 19, 2012
Appl. No.:
14/352874
Inventors:
- St. Paul MN, US
Jeffrey M. Imsande - Menomonie WI, US
Jayshree Seth - Woodbury MN, US
Craig E. Hamer - Woodbury MN, US
Rebecca A. Shipman - Woodbury MN, US
Robert B. Secor - Stillwater MN, US
Michael C. Martin - Hudson WI, US
Pentti K. Loukusa - Hanover MN, US
International Classification:
C09J 7/02
US Classification:
428152, 428341, 4272084, 427177
Abstract:
Articles with thin caliper melt coatings of high molecular weight, high viscosity materials and methods of making such coatings.
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