Patents by Inventor Richard A. Reith

Richard A. Reith 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).

  • Fibrous web saturator
    Patent number: 4590099
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to saturate a fibrous web. The apparatus comprises a sealed chamber divided to form a low pressure preparation zone and a high pressure treatment zone. Air is evacuated from the open area between the fibers in the web in the vacuum zone and liquid in the treatment zone is forced into the evacuated open area between the fibers in the web. A pair of nip rollers are submerged in liquid in the treatment zone for squeezing residual air and liquid from the open area between the fibers in the web to cause liquid to be drawn into the open area between the fibers in the web upon exiting the nip between the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1986
    Assignee: R & R Research & Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Reith