Patents by Inventor Edward J. Van Rengen

Edward J. Van Rengen 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, system and method for transferring a running web
    Patent number: 6733634
    Abstract: An improved system, apparatus and method is disclosed for transferring a running web from a first carrier fabric to a second carrier fabric in the manufacture of webbed products, such as tissue, paper toweling, and the like. A multi-stage vacuum process applies a vacuum to the running web. One or more auxiliary units apply a vacuum to one or more edge portions of the running web. The apparatus provides for a reliable and efficient transfer of the running web among carrier fabrics, in which the carrier fabrics may include topographical features upon their surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Van Rengen, Andrew Krause, Keith D. Glass, David Wilhelm, Lennis W. Rindy, Daniel Sprangers
  • Apparatus, system and method for transferring a running web
    Publication number: 20030056926
    Abstract: An improved system, apparatus and method is disclosed for transferring a running web from a first carrier fabric to a second carrier fabric in the manufacture of webbed products, such as tissue, paper toweling, and the like. A multi-stage vacuum process applies a vacuum to the running web. One or more auxiliary units apply a vacuum to one or more edge portions of the running web. The apparatus provides for a reliable and efficient transfer of the running web among carrier fabrics, in which the carrier fabrics may include topographical features upon their surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Edward J. Van Rengen, Andrew Krause, Keith D. Glass, David Wilhelm, Lennis W. Rindy, Daniel Sprangers