Patents by Inventor Mark Edward Mertz

Mark Edward Mertz 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).

  • Log positioning device and method
    Publication number: 20040099706
    Abstract: A method of positioning a log of sheet material includes sensing the presence of a log in a staging area having a length, a midpoint at the center of the length, and a boundary point between the midpoint and an end of the length; sensing the presence or absence of a portion of the log at the boundary point; and moving the log along the length of the staging area. When the log is present in both the staging area and at the boundary point, the log is moved toward the midpoint. When the log is present in the staging area and absent from the boundary point, the log is moved toward the boundary point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Eugene Krautkramer, Daniel Hoo, Mark Edward Mertz, Brian James Gingras
  • Log saw diverter
    Publication number: 20020121170
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for dividing logs of substrate into rolls and a method of using this apparatus. The apparatus may include a distribution sprocket, a pocket for holding the log, a cutting device, and a device for collecting the rolls. Logs may be transported, divided, and distributed without the need for secondary clamping devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Gambaro, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, Mark Edward Mertz, James Monroe Perkins, Thomas Paul Prillwitz, James Bennington Stopher
  • Saw for flexible substrates
    Publication number: 20020117032
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for dividing logs of substrate into rolls and a method of using this apparatus. The apparatus may include a distribution sprocket, a pocket for holding the log, and a cutting device. The forces applied to the log during the cutting procedure can be balanced by the reaction force of the pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Eugene Krautkramer, Anthony Mark Gambaro, Mark Edward Mertz, James Monroe Perkins, Thomas Paul Prillwitz
  • Multi-blade log saw
    Publication number: 20020117030
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for dividing logs of substrate into rolls and a method of using this apparatus. The apparatus may include a distribution sprocket, a pocket for holding the log, a cutting device, and a device for collecting the rolls. Logs may be transported, divided, and distributed without the need for secondary clamping devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Anthony M. Gambaro, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, Mark Edward Mertz, James Monroe Perkins, Thomas Paul Prillwitz, James Bennington Stopher