Inventor

YAPEL ROBERT A

US49 patents

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YAPEL ROBERT A

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO

Coater die enclosure system

Coating edge control

Optical film coating

Die edge cleaning system

Method for drying a coating on a substrate and reducing mottle

Method of improving coating uniformity

Web coating method and apparatus for continuous coating over splices

Coating method employing die enclosure system

Vapor collection method and apparatus

Cleanable articles and methods for making and using same

Optical film and display system incorporating same

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

Method of improving coating uniformity

Process of making microporous film

Method for coating a plurality of fluid layers onto a substrate

Slot die position adjustment and return to baseline

Extruder with condenser

Slot extrusion coating methods

Die coaters

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

Method for coating a plurality of fluid layers onto a substrate

Method for coating a plurality of fluid layers onto a substrate

System and method for making a film having a matte finish

Optical film coating

System and method for designing a die to yield a desired coating uniformity

MINNESOTA MINING & MFG

Method for coating a plurality of fluid layers onto a substrate

Gap drying with insulation layer between substrate and heated platen

Coater die edge finishing method

Apparatus and method for minimizing the drying of a coating fluid on a slide coater surface

Method for minimizing waste when coating a fluid with a slide coater

Profiled edge guide

Coater enclosure and coating assembly including coater enclosure

Apparatus and method for drying a coating on a substrate

Die edge cleaning system

Apparatus and method for deckeling excess air when drying a coating on a substrate

Coater die grinding and finishing method

Method for coating a plurality of fluid layers onto a substrate

Method of coating a magnetic recording media coating onto a substrate

YAPEL ROBERT A

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

Slot die position adjustment control

System and method for making a film having a matte finish

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

JENDREJACK RICHARD M

Apparatus and methods for modification of electrostatic charge on a moving web

Apparatus and methods for altering charge on a dielectric material

ARONSON JOSEPH T

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

TRICE JENNIFER L

Slot die position adjustments to facilitate patterned products

IMATION CORP

Method of fabricating die coater parts

WALKER JR CHRISTOPHER B

Antireflective films comprising microstructured surface

LOUKUSA PENTTI K

Slot die position adjustment and return to baseline