Patents by Inventor Leonard Streeper

Leonard Streeper 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).

  • Conveyor for inverting web of material
    Patent number: 6886681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveyor apparatus, and more specifically to a conveyor apparatus that is capable of accepting a web of material having little to no inherent structural integrity from a first direction, inverting the material, and dispatching said material in a second direction. A conveyor apparatus for handling and inverting a web of material in accordance with the present invention comprises a receiving conveyor having an upper run for receiving the web of material after inversion. The present apparatus further includes an inversion conveyor having first and second legs arranged at an angle to each other, with the second leg of the conversion conveyor being positioned above the upper run of the receiving conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Polymer Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Nolan, Leonard Streeper
  • Conveyor for inverting web of material
    Publication number: 20040020962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveyor apparatus, and more specifically to a conveyor apparatus that is capable of accepting a web of material having little to no inherent structural integrity from a first direction, inverting the material, and dispatching said material in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: Polymer Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Nolan, Leonard Streeper
  • Absorbent articles having improved separator layer
    Patent number: 6096015
    Abstract: An absorbent article such as a diaper has an outer layer of a porous fabric and an inner absorbent core. A separator layer of thermally bonded nonwoven fabric is positioned between the outer layer and the core to minimize rewet by liquids. The fibers of the nonwoven fabric of the separator layer have a diameter greater than 28 microns, and at least 5 crimps per extended inch, and the fabric has a porosity of about 90-95%, to provide superior rewet properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Fibertech Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Yeo, Benjamin M. Nolan, Kenneth Bononcini, Brian Boehmer, Leonard Streeper