Patents by Inventor Garry R. Zvan

Garry R. Zvan 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).

  • Dynamic contact angle measurement system
    Patent number: 5143744
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the dynamic contact angle of a coating on a discrete web segment includes a rotatable coating wheel around which the web segment is mounted and a syringe which produces a coating bead having no edge bead. The interface between the coating and the web is viewed in a plane parallel to the axis and the surface of the coating wheel and the contact angle is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jerry J. Barth, Garry R. Zvan