Patents by Inventor Brian P. Pratt

Brian P. Pratt 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).

  • Patent number: 6708919
    Abstract: A turning bar assembly rotatably disposed adjacent a web of material moving at an operational speed in a web forming device has a turning bar for changing a direction of the moving web. Moreover, the turning bar is controllably rotated 360 ° against the moving web to prevent dust accumulation and dust clumping on the turning bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Newman, Brian P. Pratt, Stanley M. Hack, Leslie G. Rowley
  • Publication number: 20030178524
    Abstract: A turning bar assembly rotatably disposed adjacent a web of material moving at an operational speed in a web forming device is provided. The turning bar assembly has a turning bar for changing a direction of the moving web. Moreover, the turning bar is controllably rotated 360° against the moving web to prevent dust accumulation and dust clumping on the turning bar. Related methods of rotating the turning bar are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Newman, Brian P. Pratt, Stanley M. Hack, Leslie G. Rowley