Patents by Inventor Gary L. Leggitt

Gary L. Leggitt 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).

  • Papermaking belt and method of making the same using a textured casting surface
    Patent number: 5364504
    Abstract: A backside textured papermaking belt is disclosed which is comprised of a framework and a reinforcing structure. The framework has a first surface which defines the paper-contacting side of the belt, a second surface opposite the first surface, and conduits which extend between first and second surfaces of the belt. The first surface of the framework has a paper side network formed therein which defines the conduits. The second surface of the framework has a backside network with passageways that provide surface texture irregularities in the backside network. The papermaking belt is made by casting a photosensitive resinous material over and through the reinforcing structure while the reinforcing structure travels over a textured surface, and then exposing the photosensitive resinous material to light of an activating wavelength through a mask which has transparent and opaque regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John A. Smurkoski, Gary L. Leggitt, Gregory L. Wilson
  • Papermaking belt and method of making the same using a textured casting surface
    Patent number: 5260171
    Abstract: A backside textured papermaking belt is disclosed which is comprised of a framework and a reinforcing structure. The framework has a first surface which defines the paper-contacting side of the belt, a second surface opposite the first surface, and conduits which extend between first and second surfaces of the belt. The first surface of the framework has a paper side network formed therein which defines the conduits. The second surface of the framework has a backside network with passageways that provide surface texture irregularities in the backside network. The papermaking belt is made by casting a photosensitive resinous material over and through the reinforcing structure while the reinforcing structure travels over a textured surface, and then exposing the photosensitive resinous material to light of an activating wavelength through a mask which has transparent and opaque regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John A. Smurkoski, Gary L. Leggitt, Gregory L. Wilson
  • Papermaking belt and method of making the same using a textured casting surface
    Patent number: 5098522
    Abstract: A backside textured papermaking belt is disclosed which is comprised of a framework and a reinforcing structure. The framework has a first surface which defines the paper-contacting side of the belt, a second surface opposite the first surface, and conduits which extend between first and second surfaces of the belt. The first surface of the framework has a paper side network formed therein which defines the conduits. The second surface of the framework has a backside network with passageways that provide surface texture irregularities in the backside network. The papermaking belt is made by casting a photosensitive resinous material over and through the reinforcing structure while the reinforcing structure travels over a textured surface, and then exposing the photosensitive resinous material to light of an activating wavelength through a mask which has transparent and opaque regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John A. Smurkoski, Gary L. Leggitt, Gregory L. Wilson