Patents Assigned to SCA Tissue North America LLC
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Patent number: 9499369Abstract: A braking assembly used in a dispenser that dispenses a continuous supply of material such as paper. The braking assembly includes a support structure. A first fixed gear is rotatably connected to the support structure. A movable chassis is also connected to the support structure. A second movable gear is held by the chassis and moves with the chassis. Teeth of the first gear and teeth of the second gear intermesh with each other and allow the paper to pass therethrough. The chassis maintains the teeth of the first and second gears in contact with each other while enabling a distance between gears to be adjustable. The assembly further includes a braking mechanism that varies an amount of force required to rotate the gears.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: Craig Billman, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Wayne Hansen, Edward A. Raleigh, Rodney Wilson, John W. Grosz
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Patent number: 9307876Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: Robert C. Hochtritt, Andrew M. Conger
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Patent number: 9179809Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: Robert C. Hochtritt, Andrew M. Conger
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Patent number: 8757432Abstract: A pop-up type dispenser is provided for paper towels, in which a specially sized and shaped hole in the dispenser top cooperates with a stack of paper towels housed in the dispenser. The towel stack has at least two interfolded webs of perforated absorbent sheet material in which the perforations of one web are not aligned with the perforations of an adjacent web. The towels may be withdrawn through the opening one sheet at a time, by a user pulling on a first sheet of said one web protruding through said opening without needing to touch a next sheet on the adjacent web or a subsequent sheet on the one web.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: Janne Muntzing, John S. Formon
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Publication number: 20140106117Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: Robert C. HOCHTRITT, Andrew M. CONGER
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Publication number: 20140061355Abstract: A braking assembly used in a dispenser that dispenses a continuous supply of material such as paper. The braking assembly includes a support structure. A first fixed gear is rotatably connected to the support structure. A movable chassis is also connected to the support structure. A second movable gear is held by the chassis and moves with the chassis. Teeth of the first gear and teeth of the second gear intermesh with each other and allow the paper to pass therethrough. The chassis maintains the teeth of the first and second gears in contact with each other while enabling a distance between gears to be adjustable. The assembly further includes a braking mechanism that varies an amount of force required to rotate the gears.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: Craig Billman, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Wayne Hansen, Edward A. Raleigh, Rodney Wilson, John W. Grosz
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Patent number: 8623492Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: Robert C. Hochtritt, Andrew M. Conger
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Patent number: 8616486Abstract: A braking assembly used in a dispenser that dispenses a continuous supply of material such as paper. The braking assembly includes a support structure. A first fixed gear is rotatably connected to the support structure. A movable chassis is also connected to the support structure. A second movable gear is held by the chassis and moves with the chassis. Teeth of the first gear and teeth of the second gear intermesh with each other and allow the paper to pass therethrough. The chassis maintains the teeth of the first and second gears in contact with each other while enabling a distance between gears to be adjustable. The assembly further includes a braking mechanism that varies an amount of force required to rotate the gears.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: Craig Billman, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Wayne Hansen, Edward A. Raleigh, Rodney Wilson, John W. Grosz
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Patent number: 8590738Abstract: A dispensing system that removes individual napkins from a stack of interfolded napkins in a manner that allows the number of napkins dispensed to be easily counted and controlled so that an appropriate number of napkins are dispensed. The counted napkins are collected in an easily manageable form and presented to a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: John S. Formon, Craig Billman, Jeffrey J. Brickl, John W. Grosz, Wayne Hansen, Matthew T. Woerpel, Edward A. Raleigh
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Patent number: 8511600Abstract: A two-roll toilet paper dispenser automatically transfers a new roll into dispensing position once the previous roll is spent or nearly spent. A spring-loaded plate senses the decreasing diameter of the first roll, and once it reaches a predetermined minimum, actuates a linkage that permits a mandrel carrying the two rolls to drop down within the dispenser body and position the second roll for dispensing. The mandrel and track structure permits reloading the dispenser without removing the mandrel. The rolls of toilet paper have adapter plugs in one end only, to ensure that the rolls are placed in the correct orientation within the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: John S. Formon, Russell G. Wieser
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Publication number: 20130126381Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventor: SCA Tissue North America LLC
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Patent number: 8399087Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: Robert C. Hochtritt, Andrew M. Conger
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Patent number: 8356767Abstract: A dispenser for sequentially dispensing web material from a plurality of rolls includes a carousel rotatably mounted in a dispenser body. The carousel includes a plurality of roll holders that extend parallel to an axis of rotation of the carousel. The carousel includes a sensor that senses whether a roll of web material on one of roll holders is depleted or substantially depleted. A movable trigger latch blocks rotation of the carousel until the roll of web material on the current roll holder is depleted or substantially depleted; at that point, the carousel rotates by gravity in a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: John Formon, Jeffrey Brickl, Russell Wieser
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Patent number: 8328046Abstract: A napkin dispenser has a body and a stand that supports the dispenser on a horizontal surface. The body has two main sections, a first upstream section that is straight and extends over the majority of the length of said body, and a second downstream section that extends at an angle relative to the first section and communicates with a dispensing opening. When the dispenser is supported by the stand on a horizontal surface, each of the first and second sections forms an oblique angle relative to the horizontal surface, with the first section forming an angle that is more nearly vertical, and the second section forming an angle that is more nearly horizontal.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: Robert C. Hochtritt, Andrew M. Conger
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Patent number: 8273443Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: Robert C. Hochtritt, Andrew M. Conger
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Publication number: 20120223175Abstract: A braking assembly used in a dispenser that dispenses a continuous supply of material such as paper. The braking assembly includes a support structure. A first fixed gear is rotatably connected to the support structure. A movable chassis is also connected to the support structure. A second movable gear is held by the chassis and moves with the chassis. Teeth of the first gear and teeth of the second gear intermesh with each other and allow the paper to pass therethrough. The chassis maintains the teeth of the first and second gears in contact with each other while enabling a distance between gears to be adjustable. The assembly further includes a braking mechanism that varies an amount of force required to rotate the gears.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: Craig BILLMAN, Jeffrey J. BRICKL, Wayne HANSEN, Edward A. RALEIGH, Rodney WILSON, John W. GROSZ
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Patent number: 8256700Abstract: A braking assembly used in a dispenser that dispenses a continuous supply of material such as paper. The braking assembly includes a support structure. A first fixed gear is rotatably connected to the support structure. A movable chassis is also connected to the support structure. A second movable gear is held by the chassis and moves with the chassis. Teeth of the first gear and teeth of the second gear intermesh with each other and allow the paper to pass therethrough. The chassis maintains the teeth of the first and second gears in contact with each other while enabling a distance between gears to be adjustable. The assembly further includes a braking mechanism that varies an amount of force required to rotate the gears.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: SCA Tissue North America LLCInventors: Craig Billman, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Wayne Hansen, Edward A. Raleigh, Rodney Wilson, John W. Grosz
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Publication number: 20120196082Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. The absorbent sheets have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: Robert C. Hochtritt, Andrew M. Conger
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Publication number: 20120104144Abstract: A retention mechanism (40) for a dispenser for retaining an end plug (10) of an exchangeable roll of material includes an insertion slot extending between a receiving end (54) and a seating region (50) for inserting a bearing pin (22) of the end plug. The bearing pin has at least a first portion (26) with a first diameter, and a second portion (28) with a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. A pin discriminator (46) is at least at the receiving end and narrows the receiving end so only bearing pins can enter the receiving slot which have a maximum outer diameter in the second portion which equals the second diameter. A rejecting slot (48) extends from the seating region and is dimensioned so only bearing pins with a predetermined maximum diameter in the first portion which is smaller than the first diameter will enter the rejecting slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: John S. FORMON, Craig WEBER, Robin WALLMAN
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Publication number: 20120107544Abstract: A stack of interfolded absorbent sheet products comprises a plurality of absorbent sheets each of which is itself folded at least twice about axes that are perpendicular to one another. Each sheet comprises a first fold that is offset from a line parallel to the first fold bisecting the sheet, and a second fold approximately bisecting the sheet in a direction perpendicular to the first fold. Each sheet is folded such that offset portions of the sheet are positioned interiorly of the sheet when folded. The absorbent sheets preferably have an embossed surface relief of a predetermined pattern or design. Each of the absorbent sheets within the stack comprises at least one pair of panels sandwiched between a pair of adjacent panels of another of the absorbent sheets in the stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLCInventors: John S. FORMON, Frederick R. ALBRECHT