Patents by Inventor James Gordon Himes, Jr.

James Gordon Himes, 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).

  • Adjustable rotary coater device for applying hot melt material to a moving web
    Patent number: 5772763
    Abstract: A rotary coater device (12) is provided, comprising front and rear frame plates (30) having mounted therebetween: a die bracket assembly (100), a screen assembly (200), a heater hood assembly (300), and an impression roll assembly (400). The die bracket assembly (100) includes (i) a die (500) positionable within a screen (202) and having an opening (550), the die being movable from an operating position wherein the die opening is proximate to an inner surface of the screen to an idle position wherein the die is drawn away from the inner surface; and (ii) a pivotable support arm (102a) fixedly attached at one end to a positioning mechanism (112) and removably attached at an opposite end to the die, the pivotable support arm being pivotable away from the screen when the opposite end is detached from the die to expose the screen for removal from the coater device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: James Gordon Himes, Jr., Charles H. Scholl
  • Electrical control circuit for controlling the speed and position of a rotary screen coater with respect to the line speed and position of a moving web
    Patent number: 5698034
    Abstract: A hot melt material coating system (10) is provided, comprising (i) a rotary coater (12) driven by a motor (604); (ii) a rotary coater position, speed and direction indicator (610) operatively connected to the rotary coater and providing a signal representing the position, speed and direction thereof; (iii) a web position, speed and direction indicator (612) operatively connected to the web and providing a signal representing the position, speed and direction thereof; and (iv) a control system (600).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Floyd Clark, James Gordon Himes, Jr.
  • Adustable rotary coater device for applying hot melt material to a moving web
    Patent number: 5650009
    Abstract: A rotary coater device (12) is provided, comprising front and rear frame plates (30) having mounted therebetween: a die bracket assembly (100), a screen assembly (200), a heater hood assembly (300), and an impression roll assembly (400). The die bracket assembly (100) includes (i) a die (500) positionable within a screen (202) and having an opening (550), the die being movable from an operating position wherein the die opening is proximate to an inner surface of the screen to an idle position wherein the die is drawn away from the inner surface; and (ii) a pivotable support arm (102a) fixedly attached at one end to a positioning mechanism (112) and removably attached at an opposite end to the die, the pivotable support arm being pivotable away from the screen when the opposite end is detached from the die to expose the screen for removal from the coater device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: James Gordon Himes, Jr., Charles H. Scholl