Patents by Inventor Darren R. Horness

Darren R. Horness 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for forming disposable products at high speeds with small machine footprint
    Patent number: 9907706
    Abstract: The present invention provides machinery used to create products (for instance disposable products). The machinery is operated at high speed, with the machine occupying a small footprint. Materials can be fed into the manufacturing process vertically (from above or below), using assembly stations to feed completed components into the system at appropriate stations. Additionally, restocking of raw components can be accomplished by robotic means of transferring the raw material from staging areas into infeeding or splicing stations, without the need for human operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Curt G. Joa, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Andrews, Jeffrey W. Fritz, Gottfried Jason Hohm, Adam D. DeNoble, Tyler W. Pagel, Christopher A. Schwartz, Christopher J. Nelson, Darren R. Horness, Alan J. Rabe, Sean P. Follen, Brian G. Jankuski
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH SMALL MACHINE FOOTPRINT
    Publication number: 20170151098
    Abstract: The present invention provides machinery used to create products (for instance disposable products). The machinery is operated at high speed, with the machine occupying a small footprint. Materials can be fed into the manufacturing process vertically (from above or below), using assembly stations to feed completed components into the system at appropriate stations. Additionally, restocking of raw components can be accomplished by robotic means of transferring the raw material from staging areas into infeeding or splicing stations, without the need for human operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Curt G. Joa, Inc.
    Inventors: ROBERT E. ANDREWS, Jeffrey W. Fritz, Gottfried Jason Hohm, Adam D. DeNoble, Tyler W. Pagel, Chistopher A. Schwartz, Christopher J. Nelson, Darren R. Horness, Alan J. Rabe, Sean P. Follen, Brian G. Jankuski
  • Methods and apparatus for forming disposable products at high speeds with small machine footprint
    Patent number: 9566193
    Abstract: The present invention provides machinery used to create products (for instance disposable products). The machinery is operated at high speed, with the machine occupying a small footprint. Materials can be fed into the manufacturing process vertically (from above or below), using assembly stations to feed completed components into the system at appropriate stations. Additionally, restocking of raw components can be accomplished by robotic means of transferring the raw material from staging areas into infeeding or splicing stations, without the need for human operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Curt G. Joa, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Andrews, Jeffrey W. Fritz, Gottfried Jason Hohm, Adam D. DeNoble, Tyler W. Pagel, Christopher A. Schwartz, Christopher J. Nelson, Darren R. Horness, Alan J. Rabe, Sean P. Follen, Brian G. Jankuski
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH SMALL MACHINE FOOTPRINT
    Publication number: 20130056576
    Abstract: The present invention provides machinery used to create products (for instance disposable products). The machinery is operated at high speed, with the machine occupying a small footprint. Materials can be fed into the manufacturing process vertically (from above or below), using assembly stations to feed completed components into the system at appropriate stations. Additionally, restocking of raw components can be accomplished by robotic means of transferring the raw material from staging areas into infeeding or splicing stations, without the need for human operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Curt G. Joa, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Andrews, Jeffrey W. Fritz, Gottfried Jason Hohm, Adam D. DeNoble, Tyler W. Pagel, Christopher A. Schwartz, Christopher J. Nelson, Darren R. Horness, Alan J. Rabe, Sean P. Follen, Brian G. Jankuski