Patents by Inventor Stephen Schettler

Stephen Schettler 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).

  • Transfer Plate Useful in the Manufacture of Panel and Board Products
    Publication number: 20080179775
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for forming a panel comprising a mesh support and a transfer plate comprising at least one surface comprising a plurality of pores having an average pore diameter of about 1200 microns or less. The invention further provides a method comprising (i) forming an aqueous composition comprising a fiber material, (ii) depositing the composition onto a movable mesh support to form an entangled fiber material containing water; (iii) removing at least a portion of the water from the entangled fiber material, and (iv) transferring the entangled fiber material from the movable mesh support by passing it over a transfer plate, wherein the transfer plate comprises at least one surface comprising a plurality of pores having an average pore diameter of about 1200 microns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: USG Interiors, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory O. Palm, Steven W. Sucech, John J. Polyner, Ray C. Privett, Stephen Schettler