Patents by Inventor Gerald Alain Viens

Gerald Alain Viens 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).

  • Nonwoven, and process and apparatus for producing the same
    Patent number: 11643764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making a fibrous web comprising a plurality of first areas comprising hydroentangled fibers, the first areas being discrete in a machine direction and/or a counter-machine direction, the process comprises subjecting a fibrous web to a hydroentanglement process directing water jets from a water injection means on to the fibrous web, and blocking at least one of the water jets from the water injection means discontinuously using a first blocking member positioned between the water injection means and the fibrous web wherein the first blocking member comprises at least one aperture, or at least one recess on its surface, and is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a z-direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Liu, Shrish Yashwant Rane, Gerald Alain Viens, Masaharu Nishikawa, Fancheng Wang
  • Process for producing nonwoven and apparatus suitable therefor
    Patent number: 11479889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for making a fibrous web comprising a plurality of first areas comprising hydroentangled fibers, the first areas being discrete in a machine direction and/or a counter-machine direction, wherein the process comprises subjecting a fibrous web to a first hydroentanglement process directing water jets from a water injection means comprising a plurality of orifices on to the fibrous web; blocking at least one water jet from the water injection means discontinuously by use of a first blocking member positioned between the water injection means and the fibrous web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Liu, Shrish Yashwant Rane, Gerald Alain Viens
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NONWOVEN AND APPARATUS SUITABLE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20190360139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for making a fibrous web comprising a plurality of first areas comprising hydroentangled fibers, the first areas being discrete in a machine direction and/or a counter-machine direction, wherein the process comprises subjecting a fibrous web to a first hydroentanglement process directing water jets from a water injection means comprising a plurality of orifices on to the fibrous web; blocking at least one water jet from the water injection means discontinuously by use of a first blocking member positioned between the water injection means and the fibrous web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Liu, Shrish Yashwant Rane, Gerald Alain Viens
  • NONWOVEN, AND PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190360136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making a fibrous web comprising a plurality of first areas comprising hydroentangled fibers, the first areas being discrete in a machine direction and/or a counter-machine direction, the process comprises subjecting a fibrous web to a hydroentanglement process directing water jets from a water injection means on to the fibrous web, and blocking at least one of the water jets from the water injection means discontinuously using a first blocking member positioned between the water injection means and the fibrous web wherein the first blocking member comprises at least one aperture, or at least one recess on its surface, and is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a z-direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Liu, Shrish Yashwant Rane, Gerald Alain Viens, Masaharu Nishikawa, Fancheng Wang