Patents by Inventor Jacob Alan Barnhorst

Jacob Alan Barnhorst 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).

  • Converting System for Fabricating Taped Diapers and Pant Diapers
    Publication number: 20120246915
    Abstract: Aspects of the apparatuses and methods according to the present disclosure relate to a converting system including a plurality of apparatuses for the fabrication of absorbent articles. Some of the apparatuses may be designed to operate in a first configuration to produce a plurality of taped diapers. And some of the apparatuses may be designed to operate in a second configuration to produce a plurality of pant diapers. The apparatuses, whether designed to operate in the first configuration or the second configuration, utilize a substantial number of the same processes and machinery to produce taped diapers and pant diapers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVon, Michael Gary Nease, Gene Xiaoqing Huang, Jacob Alan Barnhorst
  • Reconfigurable Converting Lines and Methods for Fabricating Both Taped Diapers and Pant Diapers
    Publication number: 20110247199
    Abstract: Aspects of the apparatuses and methods according to the present disclosure relate to a converting apparatus for the fabrication of absorbent articles. The apparatuses and methods may be adapted to operate in a first configuration to produce a plurality of taped diapers. The apparatuses and methods may also be adapted to operate in a second configuration to produce a plurality of pant diapers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVon, Michael Gary Nease, Gene Xiaoqing Huang, Jacob Alan Barnhorst