Patents by Inventor Kimberly M. Gerlach

Kimberly M. Gerlach 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: 20230257176
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to cargo assemblages that may include containers of rolled products stacked on pallets secured thereto with film and methods of producing such cargo assemblages. The load may include containers of absorbent paper product arranged in stacked layers from a bottom layer of containers to a top layer of containers. A film may be applied to connect the load with the pallet and to connect neighboring stacked layers together. The film may be wrapped around the pallet and/or layers of containers with a wrap profile having different characteristics, such as for example, containment forces; tensions; numbers of layers, and/or locations of layers with respect to the load, the pallet, and/or each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Mark A. Green, Leo E. Taske, Scott M. Smith, Carlos O. Nilo, Kimberly M. Gerlach, Richard W. Hamm, Frederick Scott Britton, Arnaldo Vazquez Santiago
  • Patent number: 11667446
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to cargo assemblages that may include containers of rolled products stacked on pallets secured thereto with film and methods of producing such cargo assemblages. The load may include containers of absorbent paper product arranged in stacked layers from a bottom layer of containers to a top layer of containers. A film may be applied to connect the load with the pallet and to connect neighboring stacked layers together. The film may be wrapped around the pallet and/or layers of containers with a wrap profile having different characteristics, such as for example, containment forces; tensions; numbers of layers, and/or locations of layers with respect to the load, the pallet, and/or each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Green, Leo E. Taske, Scott M. Smith, Carlos O. Nilo, Kimberly M. Gerlach, Richard W. Hamm, Frederick Scott Britton, Arnaldo Vazquez Santiago
  • Publication number: 20220161981
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to cargo assemblages that may include containers of rolled products stacked on pallets secured thereto with film and methods of producing such cargo assemblages. The load may include containers of absorbent paper product arranged in stacked layers from a bottom layer of containers to a top layer of containers. A film may be applied to connect the load with the pallet and to connect neighboring stacked layers together. The film may be wrapped around the pallet and/or layers of containers with a wrap profile having different characteristics, such as for example, containment forces; tensions; numbers of layers, and/or locations of layers with respect to the load, the pallet, and/or each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Green, Leo E. Taske, Scott M. Smith, Carlos O. Nilo, Kimberly M. Gerlach, Richard W. Hamm, Frederick Scott Britton, Arnaldo Vazquez Santiago
  • Patent number: 11279539
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to cargo assemblages that may include containers of rolled products stacked on pallets in an underhung or partially underhung configuration and secured thereto with film and methods of producing such cargo assemblages. The load may include containers of absorbent paper product arranged in stacked layers from a bottom layer of containers to a top layer of containers. The load and the pallet are sized such that the load defines a footprint that is smaller, at least in some portions, than a footprint of the pallet to create an underhung or partially underhung configuration. A film may be applied to connect the load with the pallet and to connect neighboring stacked layers together. The film may be wrapped around the pallet and/or layers of containers with a wrap profile having different characteristics, such as for example, containment forces; tensions; numbers of layers, and/or locations of layers with respect to the load, the pallet, and/or each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Green, Leo E. Taske, Scott M. Smith, Carlos O. Nilo, Kimberly M. Gerlach, Richard W. Hamm, Frederick Scott Britton, Arnaldo Vazquez Santiago
  • Publication number: 20200283208
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to cargo assemblages that may include containers of rolled products stacked on pallets in an underhung or partially underhung configuration and secured thereto with film and methods of producing such cargo assemblages. The load may include containers of absorbent paper product arranged in stacked layers from a bottom layer of containers to a top layer of containers. The load and the pallet are sized such that the load defines a footprint that is smaller, at least in some portions, than a footprint of the pallet to create an underhung or partially underhung configuration. A film may be applied to connect the load with the pallet and to connect neighboring stacked layers together. The film may be wrapped around the pallet and/or layers of containers with a wrap profile having different characteristics, such as for example, containment forces; tensions; numbers of layers, and/or locations of layers with respect to the load, the pallet, and/or each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Mark A. Green, Leo E. Taske, Scott M. Smith, Carlos O. Nilo, Kimberly M. Gerlach, Richard W. Hamm, Frederick Scott Britton, Arnaldo Vazquez Santiago