Patents by Inventor Mark S. Hunter
Mark S. Hunter 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).
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Publication number: 20220159948Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include antimicrobial and/or antiviral disposable articles made of cellulosic fiber and comprising silver ions. The disposable articles include napkins, guest towels, placemats, and tray mats, and these articles can be used in schools, hospitals, clinics, doctor's offices, dental offices, long term and assisted living facilities, and restaurant and foodservice facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Russell A. Berthiaume, Mark S. Hunter, Dana S. Laplume, William C. Nelson, Jr.
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Publication number: 20220117222Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include disposable articles made of cellulosic fiber and comprising silver ions. The disposable articles include napkins, guest towels, placemats, and tray mats, and these articles can be used in schools, hospitals, clinics, doctor's offices, dental offices, long term and assisted living facilities, and restaurant and foodservice facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Russell A. Berthiaume, Mark S. Hunter, Dana S. Laplume, William C. Nelson, JR.
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Patent number: 10744545Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Mark S. Hunter, Dean J. Baumgartner, David Drew Raines, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Glenn W. Busch, Mitchell S. Edbauer
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Patent number: 10201840Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Mark S. Hunter, Dean J. Baumgartner, David Drew Raines, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Glenn W. Busch, Mitchell S. Edbauer
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Patent number: 10202251Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for minimizing folding defects when rolling a paper product. The method comprises rotating a roll in a manner that draws a paper product toward the roll. The location of a pick-up point between the roll and the paper product is altered by influencing the air pressure experienced by the paper product. This may be accomplished by flowing air in one of several manners described in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Mark S. Hunter, David S. Veldhuizen, Thomas K. Toothman, Lawrence J. Fuchs
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Publication number: 20190022716Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Mark S. HUNTER, Dean J. BAUMGARTNER, David Drew RAINES, Theodore D. KENNEDY, David S. VELDHUIZEN, Glenn W. BUSCH, Mitchell S. EDBAUER
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Publication number: 20180346273Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for minimizing folding defects when rolling a paper product. The method comprises rotating a roll in a manner that draws a paper product toward the roll. The location of a pick-up point between the roll and the paper product is altered by influencing the air pressure experienced by the paper product. This may be accomplished by flowing air in one of several manners described in the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Mark S. HUNTER, David S. VELDHUIZEN, Thomas K. TOOTHMAN, Lawrence J. FUCHS
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Patent number: 10071871Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for minimizing folding defects when rolling a paper product. The method comprises rotating a roll in a manner that draws a paper product toward the roll. The location of a pick-up point between the roll and the paper product is altered by influencing the air pressure experienced by the paper product. This may be accomplished by flowing air in one of several manners described in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Mark S. Hunter, David S. Veldhuizen, Thomas K. Toothman, Lawrence J. Fuchs
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Patent number: 9297119Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for trimming unwanted edges from a moving paper web. The disclosure also relates to the trimming of unwanted edges while the web is traveling on a structured papermaking fabric. The method uses a water nozzle having a diameter of 0.02? or less. The method also includes the removal of the unwanted edge trimmings to a trim chute through the use of moving air, for example, an air knife. The disclosure also relates to an edge trimming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: David Drew Raines, Farminder S. Anand, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Mark S. Hunter, Dean J. Baumgartner
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Publication number: 20150122441Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for trimming unwanted edges from a moving paper web. The disclosure also relates to the trimming of unwanted edges while the web is traveling on a structured papermaking fabric. The method uses a water nozzle having a diameter of 0.02? or less. The method also includes the removal of the unwanted edge trimmings to a trim chute through the use of moving air, for example, an air knife. The disclosure also relates to an edge trimming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: David Drew Raines, Farminder S. Anand, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Mark S. Hunter, Dean J. Baumgartner
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Patent number: 8968519Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for trimming unwanted edges from a moving paper web. The disclosure also relates to the trimming of unwanted edges while the web is traveling on a structured papermaking fabric. The method uses a water nozzle having a diameter of 0.02? or less. The method also includes the removal of the unwanted edge trimmings to a trim chute through the use of moving air, for example, an air knife. The disclosure also relates to an edge trimming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: David Drew Raines, Farminder Singh Anand, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Mark S. Hunter, Dean J. Baumgartner
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Publication number: 20140262094Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for trimming unwanted edges from a moving paper web. The disclosure also relates to the trimming of unwanted edges while the web is traveling on a structured papermaking fabric. The method uses a water nozzle having a diameter of 0.02? or less. The method also includes the removal of the unwanted edge trimmings to a trim chute through the use of moving air, for example, an air knife. The disclosure also relates to an edge trimming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: David Drew RAINES, Farminder Singh ANAND, Theodore D. KENNEDY, David S. VELDHUIZEN, Mark S. HUNTER, Dean J. BAUMGARTNER
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Publication number: 20140263804Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for minimizing folding defects when rolling a paper product. The method comprises rotating a roll in a manner that draws a paper product toward the roll. The location of a pick-up point between the roll and the paper product is altered by influencing the air pressure experienced by the paper product. This may be accomplished by flowing air in one of several manners described in the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: Mark S. Hunter, David S. Veldhuizen, Thomas K. Toothman, Lawrence J. Fuchs
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Publication number: 20130269734Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: Mark S. HUNTER, Dean J. Baumgartner, David Drew Raines, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Glenn W. Busch, Mitchell S. Edbauer
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Patent number: 8398819Abstract: A method of moist creping absorbent paper base sheet includes forming a nascent web including at least a major portion of flattened ribbonlike cellulosic fibers of recycled fiber. A creping adhesive coating including an admixture of polyvinyl alcohol and a polyamide crosslinked with epichlorohydrin is applied to a Yankee dryer. The nascent web is passed through a nip, defined between a suction pressure roll and the Yankee dryer, having a controlled loading. The nascent web is adhered to the Yankee dryer and dried on the Yankee dryer to a moisture content corresponding to a sheet temperature, immediately prior to the creping blade, of from about 110° C. to about 121° C. The nascent web is creped at a sheet temperature of from about 110° C. to about 121° C. from the Yankee dryer with an undulatory creping blade bearing against the Yankee dryer to form a moist biaxially undulatory web, which is dried.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: Kang Chang Yeh, Christopher J. Peters, Mark S. Hunter, Daniel J. Geddes, Hung Liang Chou
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Patent number: 8132338Abstract: A paper machine configured as a swing machine capable of producing both light and heavy grades providing a Yankee hood split into a wet end half and a dry end half, at least one hood half being a flex-hood half wherein the supply for that half is capable of being run with either combustion heat or recycled heat and is capable of either recirculating the exhaust from the hood or discharging it to the atmosphere. The heater for the flex-hood half comprises both a primary combustion heat source and an indirect heat source capable of extracting by-product heat from another operation. The exhaust system for the flex hood half is capable of being run in either a straight through mode or in a recirculating mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: Charles E. Deem, Mark S. Hunter, Donald J. Hodkiewicz, Steven W. Monroe, Scott M. Thomson, Thomas H. Barrie, Timothy D. Jadin, Steven M. Gardner, Scott L. Giannunzio
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Publication number: 20110146924Abstract: The present invention relates to the creation of toweling with surprisingly high absorbency using a furnish comprising a major proportion of recycle furnish when the furnish is creped from a Yankee dryer coated with a creping adhesive comprising polyvinyl alcohol and an epichlorohydrin crosslinked polyamide creping adhesive at a consistency corresponding to a sheet temperature (immediately prior to the creping blade) of between 225° F. and 255° F. (107° C. and 124° C.), preferably ranging from about 230° F. (110° C.) up to about 250° F. (121° C.).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LPInventors: Kang Chang Yeh, Christopher J. Peters, Mark S. Hunter, Daniel J. Geddes, Hung Liang Chou
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Publication number: 20100192403Abstract: A paper machine configured as a swing machine capable of producing both light and heavy grades providing a Yankee hood split into a wet end half and a dry end half, at least one hood half being a flex-hood half wherein the supply for that half is capable of being run with either combustion heat or recycled heat and is capable of either recirculating the exhaust from the hood or discharging it to the atmosphere. The heater for the flex-hood half comprises both a primary combustion heat source and an indirect heat source capable of extracting by-product heat from another operation. The exhaust system for the flex hood half is capable of being run in either a straight through mode or in a recirculating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LPInventors: Charles E. Deem, Mark S. Hunter, Donald J. Hodkiewicz, Steven W. Monroe, Scott M. Thomson, Thomas H. Barrie, Timothy D. Jadin, Steven M. Gardner, Scott L. Giannunzio
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Patent number: 7716850Abstract: A paper machine configured as a swing machine capable of producing both light and heavy grades providing a Yankee hood split into a wet end half and a dry end half, at least one hood half being a flex-hood half wherein the supply for that half is capable of being run with either combustion heat or recycled heat and is capable of either recirculating the exhaust from the hood or discharging it to the atmosphere. The heater for the flex-hood half comprises both a primary combustion heat source and an indirect heat source capable of extracting by-product heat from another operation. The exhaust system for the flex hood half is capable of being run in either a straight through mode or in a recirculating mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: Charles E. Deem, Mark S. Hunter, Donald J. Hodkiewicz, Steven W. Monore, Scott M. Thomson, Thomas H. Barrie, Timothy D. Jadin, Steven M. Gardner, Scott L. Giannunzio
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Patent number: 7608164Abstract: A method of manufacturing absorbent sheet is directed to a wet-press/fabric-crepe process wherein add-on of adhesive to the Yankee surface is at relatively low levels, yet sheet transfer is maintained and production increased. Materials are selected and process parameters are controlled such that a paper machine can be operated for at least 4 hours before the Yankee coating needs to be stripped. Preferably, average increase in Yankee hood temperature is less than 1° F./minute during a production interval.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LPInventors: Hung Liang Chou, Mark S. Hunter, Kang Chang Yeh