Patents by Inventor Steve J. Schwarz

Steve J. Schwarz 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).

  • Wrinkle reduction assembly
    Publication number: 20040000742
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing wrinkles in a film includes a first pair of cylindrical rollers including a first roller and a second roller, the first and second roller each in parallel juxtaposed relation to each other, and each having a substantially smooth surface; and a second pair of cylindrical rollers including a third roller and a fourth roller, the third and fourth roller each in parallel juxtaposed relation to each other, and at least one of the third and fourth roller having a chevron pattern disposed on the surface thereof; the first pair of rollers being adjacent to and spaced apart from the second pair of rollers. A method for reducing wrinkles is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Swafford, Steve J. Schwarz, Dan McKamy, James Mabry, Jeff Walker