Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Hazel

Christopher J. Hazel 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).

  • Discretized Patterned Belt for Tissues, Towels, and Nonwovens
    Publication number: 20230332353
    Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial fabric, such as a texturing belt, used to create three-dimensional structures in a product produced thereon, e.g., in the papermaking field, such as for fiber products, and in nonwoven processes. The invention concerns a texturing belt that can impart an endless variety of complex patterns utilizing discretization, such as, wherein individual subunits that comprise a pattern element are not connected, and therefore do not act as a stressed member of the texturing belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Mark J. Levine, Erin Lynn Camponeschi Brotherson, Robert Hansen, Christopher J. Hazel