Patents by Inventor Greg Weicher

Greg Weicher 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).

  • Tube bank apparatus for distributing stock
    Patent number: 8795473
    Abstract: A tube bank apparatus is disclosed for distributing stock in a headbox of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a tube having a first and a second portion for the flow therethrough of the stock. The first portion defines a bore for the flow therethrough of the stock, the bore having an upstream and a downstream end. The second portion defines a passage for the flow therethrough of the stock, the passage having an upstream and a downstream extremity. The upstream extremity of the passage cooperates with the downstream end of the bore so that the stock flows from the upstream end to the downstream end of the bore and then through the upstream extremity and then the downstream extremity of the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Paperchine Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie D Wicks, Greg Weicher, James L Ewald
  • Tube bank apparatus for distributing stock
    Publication number: 20100108281
    Abstract: A tube bank apparatus is disclosed for distributing stock in a headbox of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a tube having a first and a second portion for the flow therethrough of the stock. The first portion defines a bore for the flow therethrough of the stock, the bore having an upstream and a downstream end. The second portion defines a passage for the flow therethrough of the stock, the passage having an upstream and a downstream extremity. The upstream extremity of the passage cooperates with the downstream end of the bore so that the stock flows from the upstream end to the downstream end of the bore and then through the upstream extremity and then the downstream extremity of the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Laurie D. Wicks, Greg Weicher, James L. Ewald