Patents by Inventor Peter James Krautkramer

Peter James Krautkramer 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).

  • Apparatus for applying discrete parts onto a moving web
    Patent number: 5759340
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for severing an elastic web traveling at a first speed into discrete parts and applying the parts onto a product web of interconnected disposable absorbent articles traveling at a second speed are disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of transfer segments which are configured to rotate about a common first axis. The apparatus also includes a drive ring which is configured to rotate about a second axis which is offset from the first axis of the transfer segments. A plurality of coupler arms are pivotally connected to the drive ring. As the drive ring is rotated, a cam end of each of the coupler arms is guided along a curvilinear path and a crank end of each of the coupler arms slidably engages a respective transfer segment thereby pivoting the coupler arms about the pivot points and rotating the transfer segments at a variable speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Judson Lamar Boothe, Peter James Krautkramer, Gary Alan Krueger
  • Apparatus and method for applying discrete parts onto a moving web
    Patent number: 5716478
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for severing an elastic web traveling at a first speed into discrete parts and applying the parts onto a product web of interconnected disposable absorbent articles traveling at a second speed are disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of transfer segments which are configured to rotate about a common first axis. The apparatus also includes a drive ring which is configured to rotate about a second axis which is offset from the first axis of the transfer segments. A plurality of coupler arms are pivotally connected to the drive ring. As the drive ring is rotated, a cam end of each of the coupler arms is guided along a curvilinear path and a crank end of each of the coupler arms slidably engages a respective transfer segment thereby pivoting the coupler arms about the pivot points and rotating the transfer segments at a variable speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Judson Lamar Boothe, Peter James Krautkramer, Gary Alan Krueger