Patents by Inventor Paul Francis Tramontina

Paul Francis Tramontina 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).

  • Patent number: 6241118
    Abstract: A container for dispensing individual paper products, the container includes a housing including a plurality of exterior walls defining an interior surface and an interior area within the interior surface for receiving a plurality of the paper products. A first end wall defines a dispensing throat for permitting removal of paper products from the interior area. A mechanism urges paper products within the interior area toward the dispensing throat in a dispensing direction. A first, second and third of the exterior walls intersect the first end wall on opposite sides of the first exterior wall forming a portion of the interior surface. Protrusions extend from the portion of the interior surface on the second and third exterior walls into the interior area for contacting the paper products to oppose the mechanism for urging. The protrusions on the second wall are staggered from the protrusions on the third wall in the dispensing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: 6230929
    Abstract: An adapter for dispensing a plurality of vertically stacked, interfolded sheets is disclosed herein, the adapter being configured to fit within a standard vertically-stacked dual roll dispenser. The adapter includes a housing having an interior adapted to receive a plurality of vertically stacked, interfolded sheets. Each sheet may include a leading edge and a trailing edge separated by spaced-apart side edges. The housing may include a front wall, a back wall spaced apart from the front wall, and two spaced-apart side walls, each side wall extending between the back wall and the front wall. The housing may further include a bottom wall including a boss that extends upwardly into the interior of the housing. An opening having a width dimension is formed in the front wall, the opening adapted to dispense vertically stacked interfolded sheets from the interior of the housing. The side edges of the sheets are urged inwardly by the width dimension of the opening as the sheets pass through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Richard Paul Lewis, Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: 6161795
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a jumbo roll of material having an axis of rotation, the dispenser including a housing adapted to receive a jumbo roll of material. A first drive assembly is provided, the first drive assembly including a first belt. A second drive assembly is also provided, the second drive assembly including a second belt. The first drive assembly and the second drive assembly are positioned with respect to each other so that a surface of the first belt is proximate to a surface of the second belt, thereby forming a channel through which the material from the jumbo roll must pass to be dispensed from the dispenser. The channel additionally assists in retaining the material in a dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Skerrett, Richard Paul Lewis, Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: 5884805
    Abstract: An overfill prevention system for an folded sheet dispenser. The system is composed of: 1) a cover including a front face, a first side panel, a second side panel and a top panel; 2) a mounting frame adapted to hold a supply of folded sheets and to engage the cover, the mounting frame including a back panel and a bottom portion having at least one dispensing opening; and 3) at least one overfill bracket movably connected to the mounting frame such that an over-capacity of folded sheets in the mounting frame displaces the overfill bracket to prevent the mounting frame from engaging the cover. The system may include means to prevent deformation of the cover to override an overfill bracket displaced by an over-capacity of folded sheets. The system may include over-fill bracket with sloped surface to prevent folded sheets from being positioned over the overfill bracket. Desirably, the cover is pivotally attached to the mounting frame by links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corp.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D436298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D444352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Francis Tramontina, Jan Byron Charles Spencer
  • Patent number: D444355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Francis Tramontina, Frances Wynn Mayfield, Lawrence Edward Tryonoviech, Jr.
  • Patent number: D444681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D391104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D408184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D410357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D421542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D426411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D429930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Richard Paul Lewis, Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D429933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Richard Paul Lewis, Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D430438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Richard Paul Lewis, Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D433881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D434280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Francis Tramontina, Karl Vincent Sidor
  • Patent number: D434613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina
  • Patent number: D434614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Francis Tramontina