Patents by Inventor Caleb E. Ihrig

Caleb E. Ihrig 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).

  • Apparatus for and method of shaping and applying a segment to a moving web
    Patent number: 9533483
    Abstract: Apparatus for shaping a segment of material includes a forming member having a curved sidewall shaped complementary to a desired shape of the segment of material, and a conforming member having an applicator side and an engagement side disposed for engagement with the curved sidewall of the forming member. The conforming member includes a plurality of attachment regions disposed on the applicator side. Each attachment region is adapted to hold the segment of material on the conforming member. Engagement of the conforming member with the forming member causes the attachment regions to move from a first shape profile to a second shape profile, the second shape profile being the desired shape of the segment of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Daniel Coenen, Caleb E. Ihrig, Joseph J. Sina, Gerald Sosalla, Charles Robert Sample
  • APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF SHAPING AND APPLYING A SEGMENT TO A MOVING WEB
    Publication number: 20160089870
    Abstract: Apparatus for shaping a segment of material includes a forming member having a curved sidewall shaped complementary to a desired shape of the segment of material, and a conforming member having an applicator side and an engagement side disposed for engagement with the curved sidewall of the forming member. The conforming member includes a plurality of attachment regions disposed on the applicator side. Each attachment region is adapted to hold the segment of material on the conforming member. Engagement of the conforming member with the forming member causes the attachment regions to move from a first shape profile to a second shape profile, the second shape profile being the desired shape of the segment of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph Daniel Coenen, Caleb E. Ihrig, Joseph J. Sina, Gerald Sosalla, Charles Robert Sample