Patents by Inventor Dale Kinne

Dale Kinne 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).

  • Publication number: 20080263997
    Abstract: An apparatus for folding and packaging fibrous insulation batts. The apparatus comprises an unfolded batt conveyor assembly configured to move fibrous insulation batts in a machine path. The apparatus also includes a folding section. The folding section includes a folding blade and an actuator. The actuator is configured to move the folding blade along a blade path that intersects the machine path. The folding blade has a leading surface configured to contact and fold the fibrous insulation batts around the folding blade. The leading surface has a width and a length. The width of the leading surface is at least five inches. The width of the leading surface is sufficient to provide a c-shaped fold in the fibrous insulation batt. The c-shaped fold has an internal c-shaped fold width approximately equal to the width of the leading surface. A gripper assembly is configured to receive and move the folded fibrous insulation batts along the blade path that intersects the machine path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Dale Kinne, Allen Ingersoll