Patents by Inventor Brian James Gingras

Brian James Gingras 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).

  • Unwind apparatus
    Patent number: 7344104
    Abstract: By designing a belt-driven unwind to have two distinct belt tension areas, the belt pressure against the unwinding roll can be decreased. The belt-driven unwind can have a higher belt tension section for proper belt tracking and to prevent slippage at the drive roller, and the belt driven unwind can have a lower belt tension section for the portion of the belt in contact with the unwinding roll. In this manner, the belt-driven unwind can be used with soft, bulky tissue rolls without damaging the rolls like a conventional belt-driven unwind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Stephen Hada, James Leo Baggot, Brian James Gingras, Vivek Karandikar
  • Wet roll having uniform composition distribution
    Patent number: 7179502
    Abstract: A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may include an inorganic salt and at least one preservative. The wetting solution may be distributed evenly throughout the wet roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hoo, Brian James Gingras, Paul Kerner Pauling, Clayton Taylor Gann, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, James Monroe Perkins, Anthony Mark Gambaro, Robert Alvin Barkhau, Andrew Peter Doyle, James Leo Baggot, Joe Cwiakala, Valter Di Nardo, Massimiliano Adalberti, Stefano Petri, Giulio Betti
  • Method for wetting and winding a substrate
    Patent number: 7101587
    Abstract: A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may be applied at an add-on greater than 25%, and the web may travel at a speed of at least 60 meters per minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian James Gingras, Daniel Hoo, Paul Kerner Pauling, Clayton Taylor Gann, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, James Monroe Perkins, Anthony Mark Gambaro, Robert Alvin Barkhau, Andrew Peter Doyle, James Leo Baggot, Joe Cwiakala, Valter Di Nardo, Massimiliano Adalberti, Stefano Petri, Giulio Betti
  • Log positioning device and method
    Publication number: 20040099706
    Abstract: A method of positioning a log of sheet material includes sensing the presence of a log in a staging area having a length, a midpoint at the center of the length, and a boundary point between the midpoint and an end of the length; sensing the presence or absence of a portion of the log at the boundary point; and moving the log along the length of the staging area. When the log is present in both the staging area and at the boundary point, the log is moved toward the midpoint. When the log is present in the staging area and absent from the boundary point, the log is moved toward the boundary point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Eugene Krautkramer, Daniel Hoo, Mark Edward Mertz, Brian James Gingras
  • Method and apparatus for making a rolled wet product
    Patent number: 6651924
    Abstract: A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may include an inorganic salt and at least one preservative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian James Gingras, Daniel Hoo, Paul Kerner Pauling, Clayton Taylor Gann, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, James Monroe Perkins, Anthony Mark Gambaro, Robert Alvin Barkhau, Andrew Peter Doyle, James Leo Baggot, Joe Cwiakala, Valter Di Nardo, Massimiliano Adalberti, Stefano Petri, Giulio Betti
  • Wet roll having uniform composition distribution
    Patent number: 6649262
    Abstract: A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may include an inorganic salt and at least one preservative. The wetting solution may be distributed evenly throughout the wet roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hoo, Brian James Gingras, Paul Kerner Pauling, Clayton Taylor Gann, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, James Monroe Perkins, Anthony Mark Gambaro, Robert Alvin Barkhau, Andrew Peter Doyle, James Leo Baggot, Joe Cwiakala, Valter Di Nardo, Massimiliano Adalberti, Stefano Petri, Giulio Betti
  • Method for increasing absorption rate of aqueous solution into a basesheet
    Publication number: 20030113458
    Abstract: A method of wetting a web of material is described, which in general provides for applying a wetting solution to the web, and passing the web of material between a set of press rolls. The wetting solution may be applied at an add-on greater than 25%, and the web may travel at a speed of at least 60 meters per minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hoo, Brian James Gingras, Clayton Taylor Gann, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, Anthony Mark Gambaro, James Monroe Perkins
  • Method and apparatus for making a rolled wet product
    Publication number: 20030025029
    Abstract: A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may be applied at an add-on greater than 25%, and the web may travel at a speed of at least 60 meters per minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Brian James Gingras, Daniel Hoo, Paul Kerner Pauling, Clayton Taylor Gann, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, James Monroe Perkins, Anthony Mark Gambaro, Robert Alvin Barkhau, Andrew Peter Doyle, James Leo Baggot, Joe Cwiakala, Valter Di Nardo, Massimiliano Adalberti, Stefano Petri, Giulio Betti
  • Method for wetting and winding a substrate
    Publication number: 20030015209
    Abstract: A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may be applied at an add-on greater than 25%, and the web may travel at a speed of at least 60 meters per minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Brian James Gingras, Daniel Hoo, Paul Kerner Pauling, Clayton Taylor Gann, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, James Monroe Perkins, Anthony Mark Gambaro, Robert Alvin Barkhau, Andrew Peter Doyle, James Leo Baggot, Joe Cwiakala, Valter Di Nardo, Massimiliano Adalberti, Stefano Petri, Giulio Betti
  • Wet roll having uniform composition distribution
    Publication number: 20030017333
    Abstract: A method of making wet rolls includes providing a web of material, applying a wetting solution to the web to produce a wet web, and winding the wet web into a roll. The wetting solution may include an inorganic salt and at least one preservative. The wetting solution may be distributed evenly throughout the wet roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel Hoo, Brian James Gingras, Paul Kerner Pauling, Clayton Taylor Gann, Robert Eugene Krautkramer, James Monroe Perkins, Anthony Mark Gambaro, Robert Alvin Barkhau, Andrew Peter Doyle, James Leo Baggot, Joe Cwiakala, Valter Di Nardo, Massimiliano Adalberti, Stephano Petri, Guilio Betti