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Computer based models for webs of materials

  • US 8,700,364 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2011
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • representing a web of material with a computer based model of the web, wherein the model includes a first web contact layer with first contact objects and a carrier layer with carrier elements, wherein the first web contact layer is joined to the carrier layer;

    representing a first contact surface with a computer based model of the first contact surface;

    transforming the computer based model of the web, by modeling a physical behavior of the web as the web moves and as at least a portion of the web interacts with at least a portion of the first contact surface, to form a transformed web; and

    representing the transformed web with a computer based model of the transformed web.

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