Patents by Inventor Alan Thomas Mann

Alan Thomas Mann 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).

  • Tape for flying splice, method of use, and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 6488228
    Abstract: A splicing tape for splicing a leading edge portion of the outer turn of a roll of sheet material to a second sheet material. A typical application is to join the outer turn of a replacement roll of paper to the end of depleted roll of paper while the paper remains in motion through some handling apparatus. The splicing tape comprises a first tape component, and second tape component, and a layer of adhesive separably joining the first and second tape components. The first tape component includes a first backing, a first layer of adhesive on a first surface of the first backing, and a first barrier layer on a second surface of the first backing. The second tape component includes a second backing, a second layer of adhesive on a first surface of the second backing, and a second barrier layer on a second surface of the second backing. Alternatively, the splicing tape may include only one barrier layer between the joining adhesive layer and one of the first and second backings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Davies, Ronald Allan Hayes, Charles Jonathan Loring, Alan Thomas Mann
  • Tape for flying splice, method of use, and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20020056784
    Abstract: A splicing tape for splicing a leading edge portion of the outer turn of a roll of sheet material to a second sheet material. A typical application is to join the outer turn of a replacement roll of paper to the end of depleted roll of paper while the paper remains in motion through some handling apparatus. The splicing tape comprises a first tape component, and second tape component, and a layer of adhesive separably joining the first and second tape components. The first tape component includes a first backing, a first layer of adhesive on a first surface of the first backing, and a first barrier layer on a second surface of the first backing. The second tape component includes a second backing, a second layer of adhesive on a first surface of the second backing, and a second barrier layer on a second surface of the second backing. Alternatively, the splicing tape may include only one barrier layer between the joining adhesive layer and one of the first and second backings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Davies, Ronald Allan Hayes, Charles Jonathan Loring, Alan Thomas Mann