Patents by Inventor Jay Loppnow

Jay Loppnow 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).

  • Folding device
    Patent number: 6238328
    Abstract: A sheet material assembly comprising a stack of longitudinally folded sheet material webs including a first web and second web. The first web includes a first fold, a second fold overlying a portion of said first fold, and a third fold lying between the first and second folds. The second web includes a first fold underlying the first fold of the first web, a second fold overlying the second fold of the first web and a third fold underlying the third fold of the first web. A folding device for forming a web includes a first, second and third folding edge extending from a first junction and formed in a first plane, a fourth folding edge extending from the first junction out of the first plane, a fifth and sixth folding edge extending from a second junction formed in a second plane parallel to and above the first plane, and a seventh folding edge extending from the second junction out of the second plane. The fifth folding edge crosses over the third folding edge in a spaced apart relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Loppnow, David K. Traugott, Brian E. Keating
  • Method for forming a sheet material web and assembly
    Patent number: 5992682
    Abstract: A sheet material assembly comprising a stack of longitudinally folded sheet material webs including a first web and second web. The first web includes a first fold, a second fold overlying a portion of said first fold, and a third fold lying between the first and second folds. The second web includes a first fold underlying the first fold of the first web, a second fold overlying the second fold of the first web and a third fold underlying the third fold of the first web. A folding device for forming a web includes a first, second and third folding edge extending from a first junction and formed in a first plane, a fourth folding edge extending from the first junction out of the first plane, a fifth and sixth folding edge extending from a second junction formed in a second plane parallel to and above the first plane, and a seventh folding edge extending from the second junction out of the second plane. The fifth folding edge crosses over the third folding edge in a spaced apart relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Loppnow, David K. Traugott, Brian E. Keating
  • Folded sheet material web and assembly and method and apparatus therefore
    Patent number: 5868276
    Abstract: A sheet material assembly comprising a stack of longitudinally folded sheet material webs including a first web and second web. The first web includes a first fold, a second fold overlying a portion of said first fold, and a third fold lying between the first and second folds. The second web includes a first fold underlying the first fold of the first web, a second fold overlying the second fold of the first web and a third fold underlying the third fold of the first web. A folding device for forming a web includes a first, second and third folding edge extending from a first junction and formed in a first plane, a fourth folding edge extending from the first junction out of the first plane, a fifth and sixth folding edge extending from a second junction formed in a second plane parallel to and above the first plane, and a seventh folding edge extending from the second junction out of the second plane. The fifth folding edge crosses over the third folding edge in a spaced apart relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Loppnow, David K. Traugott, Brian E. Keating