Patents by Inventor Blake R. Griffith
Blake R. Griffith 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).
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Publication number: 20260132557Abstract: A method of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system is disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder. The method also includes doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system. The method also includes communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing. The method also includes controlling the air supply within a flow path between the lickerin and a collector. The method also includes collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply on a collector to form the random fiber web.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2026Publication date: May 14, 2026Inventors: Warren D. Eaton, William P. Klinzing, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Joshua D. Tibbits, Joseph A. Dunbar, Blake R. Griffith, Jesse R. Seifert
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Patent number: 12540426Abstract: A method of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system is disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder. The method also includes doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system. The method also includes communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing. The method also includes controlling the air supply within a flow path between the lickerin and a collector. The method also includes collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply on a collector to form the random fiber web.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 3, 2026Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Warren D. Eaton, William P. Klinzing, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Joshua D. Tibbits, Joseph A. Dunbar, Blake R. Griffith, Jesse R. Seifert
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Patent number: 12540422Abstract: Methods and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. The method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2023Date of Patent: February 3, 2026Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, James P. Endle, Blake R. Griffith, Sylvain M. Lalonde, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Patent number: 12454778Abstract: Methods apparatuses and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2023Date of Patent: October 28, 2025Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, Blake R. Griffith, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Publication number: 20230407529Abstract: Methods and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. The method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, James P. Endle, Blake R. Griffith, Sylvain M. Lalonde, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Publication number: 20230399780Abstract: Methods apparatuses and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, Blake R. Griffith, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Patent number: 11814763Abstract: Methods apparatuses and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, Blake R. Griffith, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Patent number: 11814754Abstract: Methods and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. The method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, James P. Endle, Blake R. Griffith, Sylvain M. Lalonde, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Publication number: 20230041502Abstract: A method of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system is disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder. The method also includes doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system. The method also includes communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing. The method also includes controlling the air supply within a flow path between the lickerin and a collector. The method also includes collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply on a collector to form the random fiber web.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Warren D. Eaton, William P. Klinzing, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Joshua D. Tibbits, Joseph A. Dunbar, Blake R. Griffith, Jesse R. Seifert
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Publication number: 20210355615Abstract: Methods and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. The method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, James P. Endle, Blake R. Griffith, Sylvain M. Lalonde, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Publication number: 20210348317Abstract: Methods apparatuses and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, Blake R. Griffith, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Publication number: 20210316239Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a fire-resistant filter and methods of making and using the same. A filter includes a fibrous web or sheet comprising fire-resistant fibers, the fire-resistant fibers comprising oxidized polyacrylonitrile (OPAN), flame-retardant (FR) rayon, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Matthew W. Gorrell, Hannah L. Stoughton, Windy A. Santa Cruz, Christine L. McCool, Tommie W. Kelley, John B. Stender, Blake R. Griffith, John M. Brandner, Yaohua Gao, Stephen M. Sanocki, Joseph A. Dunbar
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Publication number: 20190097241Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electrode assemblies, membrane-electrode assemblies and electrochemical cells and liquid flow batteries produced therefrom. The electrode and membrane-electrode assemblies include (i) a porous electrode having a first major surface with a first surface area, Ae, an opposed second major surface and a plurality of voids; (ii) a discontinuous transport protection layer, comprising polymer, disposed on the first major surface and having a cross-sectional area, Ap, substantially parallel to the first major surface; and (iii) an interfacial region wherein the interfacial region includes a portion of the polymer embedded in at least a portion of the plurality of voids, a portion of the porous electrode embedded in a portion of the polymer or a combination thereof; and wherein 0.02Ae?Ap?0.85Ae and the porous electrode and discontinuous transport protection layer form an integral structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Brian T. Weber, Brandon A. Bartling, Onur S. Yordem, Raymond P. Johnston, Andrew T. Haug, John E. Abulu, Gregory M. Haugen, Kazuki Noda, Shunsuke Suzuki, Jimmy M. Le, Blake R. Griffith, Daniel E. Johnson, Bharat R. Acharya, Bradley W. Eaton, Michael D. Romano, Daniel M. Pierpont, David J. Miller, Eric J. Iverson