Patents by Inventor Ann M. Andres

Ann M. Andres has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for manufacturing a sheet product for use in a dispenser and strip of sheet product
    Patent number: 8802211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a web of sheet product, with a discontinuous perforation arrangement such that manufacture of a web of sheet product provides for an increase in the breaking strength of the web of sheet product while feeding the web in a machine direction, thereby reducing the risk of breaking and maintaining the yield and throughput of the production of the perforated web as an intermediate product, yet providing a low breaking force for individual strips produced from the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: Gilles Cattacin, Pierre Laurent, Julien Marietta-Tondin, Remy Ruppel, Ann M. Andres, Abby C. Case
  • Lid adapter
    Patent number: 8556113
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an adapter suitable for use with cups and lids. In some embodiments, the adapter is designed so that a single lid with a predetermined diameter fits, by way of the adapter, with paper cups of different diameters. In some embodiments, an adapter including an inner diameter that corresponds to the upper diameter of the paper cup cooperates with the upper portion of the cup. The adapter also includes an outer diameter that corresponds to the predetermined diameter of the lid to ensure a secure fit between that particular sized cup and the plastic lid having a predetermined diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Joseph R. Pounder, Shawn A. Oakes, Margaret P. Hoks, Ann M. Andres
  • Method for Manufacturing a Sheet Product for Use in a Dispenser and Strip of Sheet Product
    Publication number: 20120237711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a web of sheet product, with a discontinuous perforation arrangement such that manufacture of a web of sheet product provides for an increase in the breaking strength of the web of sheet product while feeding the web in a machine direction, thereby reducing the risk of breaking and maintaining the yield and throughput of the production of the perforated web as an intermediate product, yet providing a low breaking force for individual strips produced from the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP
    Inventors: Gilles Cattacin, Pierre Laurent, Julien Marietta-Tondin, Remy Ruppel, Ann M. Andres, Abby C. Case
  • Lid Adapter
    Publication number: 20120145728
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an adapter suitable for use with cups and lids. In some embodiments, the adapter is designed so that a single lid with a predetermined diameter fits, by way of the adapter, with paper cups of different diameters. In some embodiments, an adapter including an inner diameter that corresponds to the upper diameter of the paper cup cooperates with the upper portion of the cup. The adapter also includes an outer diameter that corresponds to the predetermined diameter of the lid to ensure a secure fit between that particular sized cup and the plastic lid having a predetermined diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Joseph R. Pounder, Shawn A. Oakes, Margaret P. Hoks, Ann M. Andres