Patents by Inventor Gerald L. Fellows

Gerald L. Fellows 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).

  • Rewinder apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7175127
    Abstract: A rewinder having a first winding roll that transports and supports the web, and a second winding roll located a distance from the first winding roll to define a nip therebetween. The rewinder also include at least one core support plate that is curved for receiving and guiding cores adjacent the first winding roll, a contact finger located adjacent the first winding roll, and a web separation bar adjacent the first winding roll and movable into pressing relationship with the web to press the web against the contact finger to separate the web. In some embodiments, the contact finger is recessed within the first winding roll such that the web separation bar presses the web only against the contact finger to separate the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tad T. Butterworth, Gerald L. Fellows