Patents by Inventor Hubert Perkins

Hubert Perkins 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).

  • Method and apparatus for treating embossed webs to provide a shadow effect and embossed web with a shadow effect
    Patent number: 5950533
    Abstract: A web with an embossed surface with a plurality of lows separated by a plurality of highs is provided with a shadow effect by passing the web between a pair of counterrotating rollers, a backup roller for supporting the web on its reverse surface and an ink application roller for applying ink to selected portions of the embossed surface of the web. The ink application roller is formed of a hard elastomeric material and its outer surface is engraved to have a plurality of highs corresponding to and engaging the lows of the embossed surface of the web and a plurality of lows corresponding to and overlying the highs on the embossed surface of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: GenCorp Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. Kildune, Hubert Perkins