Patents by Inventor Dan Conrad

Dan Conrad 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).

  • Publication number: 20190292846
    Abstract: A retractable material enclosure system that can be custom fit to provide a secondary barrier within an opening that is unobtrusive when not in use. The retractable material enclosure system may be used with different types of materials that are capable of being rolled about and retained on a cylinder or other drum type member when they are not extracted and in use. The retractable material enclosure system is particularly useful for providing a custom fit retractable screen door that fits within single or double door opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Dan Conrad
  • Patent number: 8387530
    Abstract: A non-woven substrate having a vibrant graphic applied thereto is made by feeding to a printing apparatus a non-woven substrate having a fibrous non-woven web formed at least in part of polyolefin fibers. An ink composition having a viscosity in the range of about 28 seconds to about 35 seconds as determined using a Zahn #2 cup and including at least one solvent having an evaporation rate relative to n-butyl acetate of less than 0.8 is supplied to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus is operated to apply the ink composition to the fibrous non-woven web while the fibrous non-woven web is in a generally dry condition to form a graphic thereon having a thickness of less than or equal to about 5 microns. The ink composition is then allowed to dry on the fibrous non-woven web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd C. Larson, Mark M. Mleziva, Brett Hoehn, Walter Marsile, Dan Conrad
  • Publication number: 20060092431
    Abstract: A non-woven substrate having a vibrant graphic applied thereto is made by feeding to a printing apparatus a non-woven substrate having a fibrous non-woven web formed at least in part of polyolefin fibers. An ink composition having a viscosity in the range of about 28 seconds to about 35 seconds as determined using a Zahn #2 cup and including at least one solvent having an evaporation rate relative to n-butyl acetate of less than 0.8 is supplied to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus is operated to apply the ink composition to the fibrous non-woven web while the fibrous non-woven web is in a generally dry condition to form a graphic thereon having a thickness of less than or equal to about 5 microns. The ink composition is then allowed to dry on the fibrous non-woven web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Todd Larson, Mark Mleziva, Brett Hoehn, Walter Marsile, Dan Conrad
  • Publication number: 20060003657
    Abstract: A non-woven substrate having a vibrant graphic thereon, wherein a fibrous non-woven web is constructed at least in part of polyolefin fibers. A graphic is applied to the fibrous non-woven web and has a thickness of less than or equal to about 5 microns. At least a portion of the graphic has a dominant primary color of magenta having a color density of at least about 0.6 as determined by a Color Density Test. In another embodiments, at least a portion of the graphic has a dominant primary color of black having a color density of at least 0.7; at least a portion of the graphic has a dominant primary color of cyan having a color density of at least 0.7; and/or at least a portion of the graphic has a dominant primary color of yellow having a color density of at least about 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Todd Larson, Mark Mleziva, Brett Hoehn, Walter Marsile, Dan Conrad