Patents by Inventor Mark Wilson Fiscus

Mark Wilson Fiscus 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).

  • Method and apparatus for wet web molding and drying
    Patent number: 6077398
    Abstract: A method for can drying wet webs for tissue products to preserve web bulk includes, in one embodiment, restraining a partially dewatered wet web between a pair of sheet molding fabrics. The restrained wet web is processed over a plurality of can dryers to dry the wet web, for example from a consistency of at least about 40 percent to a consistency of at least about 70 percent. The sheet molding fabrics in this embodiment protect the wet web from direct contact with the can dryers and impart an impression in the web. A can drying assembly and tissue machine for accomplishing the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Wilson Fiscus, Thomas Garrett Neal, Jr.
  • Method for wet web molding and drying
    Patent number: 5851353
    Abstract: A method for can drying wet webs for tissue products to preserve web bulk includes, in one embodiment, restraining a partially dewatered wet web between a pair of sheet molding fabrics. The restrained wet web is processed over a plurality of can dryers to dry the wet web, for example from a consistency of at least about 40 percent to a consistency of at least about 70 percent. The sheet molding fabrics in this embodiment protect the wet web from direct contact with the can dryers and impart an impression in the web. A can drying assembly and tissue machine for accomplishing the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Wilson Fiscus, Thomas Garrett Neal, Jr.