Patents by Inventor Terry Lyle Petty

Terry Lyle Petty 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).

  • Gravity-operated dispensing apparatus
    Patent number: 5749538
    Abstract: A gravity-operated apparatus for sequentially dispensing sheet material from rolls of sheet material. The apparatus includes a housing having an opening; a rotatable turret; arms extending perpendicularly from the rotatable turret, each arm being offset and extending a sufficient distance to provide clearance for a roll of sheet material; a cantilevered spindle extending from a distal portion of each arm so that each spindle is positioned generally parallel to the rotating turret and is adapted to receive a roll of sheet material; means on each spindle to secure the roll of sheet material on the spindle; and a limit gate. Each cantilevered spindle extends from a distal portion of each arm so that the weight of a full roll of sheet material on the spindle urges the turret to rotate placing a full roll of sheet material at a dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corp.
    Inventors: John Hiram Brown, Kenneth Harry LaCount, Terry Lyle Petty