Patents by Inventor George M. Cline, Jr.

George M. Cline, Jr. 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).

  • Effect of air baffle design on mottle in solvent coatings
    Patent number: 6018886
    Abstract: Apparatus for drying coated web material and preferably moving web material comprises a nozzle, means for supplying air to the nozzle and means to distribute the air through said nozzle substantially uniformly across the web width, said nozzle arcing from a position perpendicular with respect to the plane of the web to a position substantially parallel with respect to the plane of the web, said nozzle having an exit slot wherein the air is discharged from the exit slot at an angle of between 1.degree. and 45.degree. with respect to the plane of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Brent C. Bell, George M. Cline, Jr., Christopher J. Klasner