Patents Assigned to GPCP IP Holding LLC
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Patent number: 10806308Abstract: Sheet product dispensers and methods of dispensing sheet products are provided, including feeding a sheet material from a roll via a sheet feeding mechanism, separating one or more discrete sheet products from the roll via a separation mechanism, dispensing the one or more discrete sheet products to an end user at a presentation station via a sheet product conveying mechanism, and detecting a presence of the sheet material via a sensor downstream of the sheet feeding mechanism, wherein the sheet product conveying mechanism is driven in response to the sensor detecting the presence of the sheet material.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Ted Allen Casper, Kevin Michael Swanson
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Patent number: 10799036Abstract: Utensil dispensers and methods for making and using the same. In some examples, the utensil dispensers can include a housing configured to contain a stack of the utensils therein, wherein the stack of the utensils comprises at least one utensil in addition to a next utensil and each utensil comprises at least one contoured projection extending outwardly therefrom. A front pedestal can be disposed inside the housing and can be configured to support the at least one contoured projection extending outwardly from the next utensil. A moveable member can be disposed within the housing and configured to move from a ready position to a dispense position. The moveable member can have at least one extension arm configured with at least one engaging section capable of receiving the contoured projection extending outwardly from the next utensil.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Ryan A. Goltz, Roy J. Rozek, Matthew K. Williquette
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Patent number: 10793813Abstract: A water dispersible pouch for moistening a tissue includes a film that encloses a cavity, the film having a body portion and a region of weakness, the region of weakness having a thickness that is less than a thickness of body portion; and a substantially waterless wetting composition disposed within the cavity; wherein the water dispersible pouch has a rupture strength at the region of weakness of less than 10 pounds per square inch (psi).Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Thomas I. Stafford, III, Sarah Anne Lemke
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Patent number: 10791886Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for optimizing performance of a product dispenser are provided herein. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the product dispenser (e.g., the environment, the type or habits of users or individual users, etc.), initial dispensing parameter settings of the product dispenser may be undesirable. Using monitored usage data, optimized dispensing parameters can be determined to achieve more desirable usage of the product dispenser (e.g., decrease waste, power save, increase efficiency, etc.). Additionally, using bounding parameters and/or information from the environment (e.g., nearby product dispensers) can lead to further optimized performance of the product dispenser. User or group specific optimized dispensing parameters can also be determined and used.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLCInventor: Brian Scott Borke
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Publication number: 20200307883Abstract: A removeable band for confining a stack of cutlery pieces. The band can include a body having a first end and a second end. The body being an elongated strip of fiber-based material. A window can be formed through the body, and an adhesive can be disposed at least partially over the window. The adhesive can be configured to adhere a portion of the first end of the body to a portion of the second end of the body when the ends of the body overlap to form a continuous band.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventor: Erik Lips
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Publication number: 20200307882Abstract: A removeable band for confining a stack of cutlery pieces. The band can include a body having a first surface and a second surface that oppose one another, the body being an elongated strip of fiber-based material. A coating can be disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the body, and an adhesive section can be disposed on at least a portion of the coating. The adhesive section can be configured to adhere to the second surface of the body when a first end and a second end of the body at least partially overlap to form a continuous band.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventor: Erik Lips
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Patent number: 10779661Abstract: Utensil dispensers and methods for making and using same. In some examples, the utensil dispensers can include a housing. A dispense chassis can be configured to fit within the housing. At least one post can be disposed on an outer surface of the dispense chassis, and at least one glide mechanism can be disposed within the housing. The glide mechanism is configured to engage the dispense chassis post. The glide mechanism can include a slot configured to guide the dispense chassis between a dispensing position in which the dispense chassis is configured to dispense utensils from the housing and a loading position in which the dispense chassis is configured to be loaded with utensils.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Mark Edward Schoening, Randy C. Karambelas, Tod Alan Kinsley
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Patent number: 10774476Abstract: A roll of absorbent sheet tail-sealed with an NFC containing aqueous tail-seal adhesive includes an NFC containing aqueous tail-seal adhesive interposed between a tail of the roll of absorbent sheet and an underlying convolution of the roll adhering the tail to the underlying convolution to form the tail-seal. The NFC containing tail-seal adhesive comprises nanofibrillated cellulose and one or more additional components selected from the group consisting of components (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) wherein (i) is a water-soluble cellulose derivative; (ii) is a water soluble polyol; (iii) is a viscosity modifier other than a water soluble cellulose derivative; (iv) is PVOH; and (v) is PVOH and a viscosity modifier. The NFC containing tail-seal adhesive optionally includes a surface tension modifier other than PVOH.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Zhiying Yu, Siddharth S. Vaijapurkar, Daniel W. Sumnicht
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Patent number: 10765272Abstract: A method of dispensing a user-determined length of sheet product from a roll of sheet product via a sheet product dispenser is provided. The method includes the steps of providing the roll of sheet product rotatably supported by the sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product therefrom, wherein the roll of sheet product rotates in response to a pull force applied to a tail portion of the roll of sheet product; and providing, via the sheet product dispenser, a pull force resistance opposing the rotation of the roll of sheet product, wherein the pull force resistance is between 36 grams-force and 96 grams-force throughout a majority of a life of the roll of sheet product.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Steven B. Mattheeussen, Genevieve Taylor, Roy J. Rozek, Antonio M. Cittadino, Eric Peterson, Ryan A. Goltz, John Laitala
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Patent number: 10765264Abstract: Pressware products, such as disposable cutting boards and trays, are provided. A disposable cutting board can include an inner sidewall extending upwardly from a bottom panel, a flange portion that extends outwardly from the sidewall, a first annular transition extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel to a first end of the sidewall, and a second annular transition extending outwardly from a second end of the sidewall to a first end of the flange. The bottom panel can have a surface area of about 300 cm2 to about 1,000 cm2, and the disposable cutting board can have a height of about 3 mm to about 10 mm. The disposable cutting board can further have an FPI rigidity of about 85 grams or more and a product to blank perimeter (P1/P2) ratio of about 90% to about 99%.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Mark B. Littlejohn, Michael A. Breining
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Patent number: 10760214Abstract: A method of producing a paper product by forming a paper web on a paper machine, the web including a plurality of sections, analyzing the web, marking the web, winding the web to form a parent roll after the web has been inspected and marked, assigning an action score to each section of the web, at least one action score having an action value, unwinding a web from a parent roll, reading at least one of a plurality of marks with a mark reading unit, obtaining the action score associated with a second one of the marks, calculating a distance between a mark read by the reading unit and the second one of the marks, changing at least one operational parameter of a converting line based upon the action score of the second of the marks when the distance is less than a threshold, and converting the paper web.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Andrew G. Bomstad, Thomas J. Petersen, Joseph A. Schulz, Gregory T. Johnson, Mark F. Gerrits
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Patent number: 10745229Abstract: A method of converting a plurality of coreless roll products includes providing a first support structure and winding a paper product around the first support structure. The method also includes cutting through the paper product and the first support structure to form a plurality of cut portions of the paper product each wound around a cut portion of the first support structure. The method further includes removing the cut portion of the first support structure from each of the cut portions of the paper product to form a plurality of coreless roll products each comprising a center aperture. A method of preparing a coreless roll product for storage or shipment includes providing a coreless roll product comprising a center aperture and inserting a temporary support device into the center aperture of the coreless roll product.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Nicholas P. Trainer, Jr., Thomas I. Stafford, III, Richard J. Bigari
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Patent number: 10743723Abstract: An assembly for supporting a roll of sheet product with respect to a sheet product dispenser is provided including a mandrel configured to be positioned within a housing of the dispenser and a spindle. The spindle includes a spindle body positioned over the mandrel and configured to be received within a central opening of the roll. The spindle includes first and second sets of friction elements extending away from respective ends of the spindle body. Each friction element is configured to extend radially inward from the spindle body so as to provide a contact force against the mandrel when the spindle is installed on the mandrel. The contact forces applied against the mandrel may be designed to be constant irrespective of whether the roll of sheet product is installed on the spindle and/or if the inner surface of the central opening of the roll of sheet product has any inconsistencies.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLCInventor: Roy J. Rozek
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Patent number: 10744545Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Mark S. Hunter, Dean J. Baumgartner, David Drew Raines, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Glenn W. Busch, Mitchell S. Edbauer
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Patent number: 10731301Abstract: An absorbent sheet made by a process that includes the steps of forming a nascent web from an aqueous papermaking furnish, and creping the nascent web on a multilayer belt that includes (i) a first layer made from a polymeric material having a plurality of openings, and (ii) a second layer attached to the first layer, with the nascent web being deposited onto a surface of the first layer. The absorbent sheet includes a plurality of hollow domed regions projecting from a side of the absorbent sheet, with each of the hollow domed regions being shaped such that a distance from at least one first point on an edge of a hollow domed region to a second point on an edge at an opposite side of the hollow domed region is at least about 0.5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Daniel H. Sze, Hung Liang Chou, Xiaolin Fan
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Patent number: 10731296Abstract: A paperboard, sidewall, and disposable cup made from about 70 wt % to about 100 wt % of recycled fiber. The paperboard can include about 70 wt % to about 100 wt % of recycled fiber, based on the total weight of the fiber. The paperboard can have a board thickness of about 14 mil to about 20 mil, an apparent density of less than about 11.5 lbs/3,000 ft2/mil, a CD Taber Stiffness of about 50 g*cm or more, and a MD/CD Taber Stiffness ratio of 1.0 to 3.0, and can be used to make recycled cups having sufficient strength and rigidity properties that rival cups made from virgin fibers.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Gary Harold Knauf, Joseph Pounder
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Patent number: 10731300Abstract: A multi-ply bath tissue includes a first ply providing a first surface of the bath tissue. The first ply includes first and second layers. The first layer forms the first surface and includes a temporary wet strength resin. The second layer is substantially free from a temporary wet strength resin. A second ply provides a second surface of the bath tissue. The second ply includes first and second layers. The first layer forms the second surface and includes a temporary wet strength resin. The second layer is substantially free from a temporary wet strength resin. The bath tissue is free from regenerated cellulosic microfibers.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: John H. Dwiggins, Daniel W. Sumnicht
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Patent number: 10725016Abstract: A method for quantitating the amount of lint shed from a paper towel by preparing a sample of paper towel to be analyzed, depositing lint from the sample onto a surface, which has been cleaned, by moving the sample thereupon in a specific pattern comprising a plurality of directional changes, collecting the lint deposited on the surface, and determining the amount of collected lint.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventor: Terry P. Witkowski
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Patent number: RE48104Abstract: A utensil dispenser including a reservoir that stores utensils and front and rear pedestals in contact with a next utensil. The pedestals contain a plurality of utensils within the reservoir. A gravity feed ramp moves the next utensil to an access port of the utensil dispenser. The utensil dispenser includes an actuator operably connected to a drive pin or other drive mechanism. The actuator is configured to halt a dispensing utensil at a ready position based upon contact between the dispensing utensil and the actuator. In the ready position, a handle portion of the dispensing utensil is accessible via the access port. The drive mechanism is configured to contact the next utensil. The actuator is configured to move the drive mechanism to move the next utensil to clear the front pedestal to release the next utensil from the reservoir onto the gravity feed ramp when the dispensing utensil is dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Todd Jongen, Jeffrey Bobroff, Michael Prince, Jeff Mathison, Christian Kulujian, Mark Eyman
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Patent number: D897692Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Lynn M. Daul, Michael D. Wishneski
