ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,765, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"System and method of lamination" was invented by Ryan J. Eismin (St. Paul, Minn.), David J. McDaniel (Lino Lakes, Minn.) and Encai Hao (Woodbury, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for laminating an adhesive to a component includes a liner including a first major surface facing the component and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. An adhesive is disposed on the first major surface. The adhesive is configured to be laminated to the component. A support pad engages the second major surface of the liner for laminat...