Patents by Inventor David Weldon Thompson

David Weldon Thompson 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 FORMING A BALE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES
    Publication number: 20120167785
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces. Also described is a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, which can be safely stacked vertically for transportation and storage purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Charles Duane Mullins, Charles Clifton Sanders, Kenneth Wayne Martin, David Weldon Thompson, Paul Ross Hammes, Kenneth Alan Lewis, Lori Ballard Larkins
  • Method and apparatus for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces
    Patent number: 8156862
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces. Also described is a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, which can be safely stacked vertically for transportation and storage purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Charles Duane Mullins, Charles Clifton Sanders, Kenneth Wayne Martin, David Weldon Thompson, Paul Ross Hammes, Kenneth Alan Lewis, Lori Ballard Larkins
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BALE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES
    Publication number: 20100199864
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces. Also described is a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, which can be safely stacked vertically for transportation and storage purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Charles Duane Mullins, Charles Clifton Sanders, Kenneth Wayne Martin, David Weldon Thompson, Paul Ross Hammes, Kenneth Alan Lewis, Lori Ballard Larkins
  • Method and apparatus for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces
    Patent number: 7730832
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces. Also described is a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, which can be safely stacked vertically for transportation and storage purposes. The apparatus comprises upper and lower platens having a protruding surface for compressing the upper and lower surfaces, respectively, of a compressible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Charles Duane Mullins, Charles Clifton Sanders, Kenneth Wayne Martin, David Weldon Thompson, Paul Ross Hammes, Kenneth Alan Lewis, Lori Ballard Larkins