Patents by Inventor Kenneth Weltlich

Kenneth Weltlich 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).

  • Apparatus and method of making a paper end with a pressed chuck wall
    Patent number: 8414462
    Abstract: A novel method and apparatus is provided for forming a pressed paper end which minimizes or eliminates deformations in the chuck wall. The method involves using a novel die press apparatus in which, at the very end of the compression stroke, the paper is held tightly by the opposing dies on either side of the chuck wall forming area, and the chuck wall forming area is held in substantial confinement between the dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenan J Clougherty, Kenneth Weltlich, Slawek Witkowski
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING A PAPER END WITH A PRESSED CHUCK WALL
    Publication number: 20120184421
    Abstract: A novel method and apparatus is provided for forming a pressed paper end which minimizes or eliminates deformations in the chuck wall. The method involves using a novel die press apparatus in which, at the very end of the compression stroke, the paper is held tightly by the opposing dies on either side of the chuck wall forming area, and the chuck wall forming area is held in substantial confinement between the dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Kenan J. Clougherty, Kenneth Weltlich, Slawek Witkowski