Patents by Inventor Joel Hungler

Joel Hungler 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).

  • Patent number: 8454783
    Abstract: The disclosure relates an apparatus and method for assembling at least two webs of tissue paper with or without marking of the webs. The apparatus and method utilize a multi-marrying roller configuration, which allows for assembling of the at least two webs of tissue paper by passing between the marrying roller and the second marrying roller. The apparatus and method make it possible to produce a conventional embossed product, or a smooth product without marking, having combined plies. In addition, the apparatus and method make it possible to easily move from one production mode to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: SCA Tissue France
    Inventors: Jöel Hungler, Yves-Michel Malecot
  • Publication number: 20120168064
    Abstract: The disclosure relates an apparatus and method for assembling at least two webs of tissue paper with or without marking of the webs. The apparatus and method utilize a multi-marrying roller configuration, which allows for assembling of the at least two webs of tissue paper by passing between the marrying roller and the second marrying roller. The apparatus and method make it possible to produce a conventional embossed product, or a smooth product without marking, having combined plies. In addition, the apparatus and method make it possible to easily move from one production mode to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE
    Inventors: Joel HUNGLER, Yves-Michel MALECOT
  • Patent number: 8181686
    Abstract: The disclosure relates an apparatus and method for assembling at least two webs of tissue paper with or without marking of the webs. The apparatus and method utilize a multi-marrying roller configuration, which allows for assembling of the at least two webs of tissue paper by passing between the marrying roller and the second marrying roller. The apparatus and method make it possible to produce a conventional embossed product, or a smooth product without marking, having combined plies. In addition, the apparatus and method make it possible to easily move from one production mode to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Joel Hungler, Yves-Michel Malecot
  • Patent number: 8146851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coreless roll including of a sheet made of dry flexible material, such as an absorbent fibrous material, that is formed by the rolling of a sheet around a winding axis characterized in that it includes a center-feed (center unwinding) first strip forming a projection along the axis in relation to at least one part of the plane of one of the sides of the roll. In particular, this first strip is constituted by a portion of the internal end of the sheet constituting the roll. The first internal turn is thus permitted to unwind, even if the center opening is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Yves-Michel Malecot, Joël Hungler
  • Patent number: 7878442
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the production of a coreless roll (110?) including a sheet (110) of flexible, not moist, material such as a fibrous absorbent material, produced by winding of the sheet in one direction and rolling this sheet about a winding axis perpendicular to such direction, and including a central dispensing leader forming a projection along such axis relative to at least one part of the plane of one of the sides of the roll. The method is characterized in that the leader is produced by displacing a portion of the end of the sheet (110) before winding so that one of the longitudinal edges of the sheet forms an angle (?) other than zero relative to such direction of winding, after which winding of the sheet about the axis is initiated. By preference several sheets are produced by longitudinal cutting of a wide sheet. The solution may be applied for production in particular of general wipe rolls, hand towel rolls, or toilet paper rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Yves-Michel Malecot, Joel Hungler, Jacky Postel
  • Patent number: 7810641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible packaging of parallelepipedal form for flexible, superposed flat elements, which may or may not be interlinked, forming a stack of axis XX, comprising a breakable zone (1) capable of constituting a dispensing opening that is initially closed and delimited by a line of weakening (2), said zone (1) extending over three faces (11, 12, 13) of the packaging. The breakable zone (1) is circular, or substantially circular, of diameter D, the greater part of the zone (1) is centred on one (11) of the faces of the packaging perpendicular to the stacking axis XX, and the other two parts of the breakable zone (1) being arranged on two faces (12, 13) of the packaging that are parallel to the axis XX of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Joel Hungler, Yves-Michel Malecot, Nicolas Pommier, Gilles Cattacin
  • Publication number: 20100032511
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coreless roll including of a sheet made of dry flexible material, such as an absorbent fibrous material, that is formed by the rolling of a sheet around a winding axis characterized in that it includes a center-feed (center unwinding) first strip forming a projection along the axis in relation to at least one part of the plane of one of the sides of the roll. In particular, this first strip is constituted by a portion of the internal end of the sheet constituting the roll. The first internal turn is thus permitted to unwind, even if the center opening is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE
    Inventors: Yves-Michel Malecot, Joel Hungler
  • Publication number: 20090255622
    Abstract: The disclosure relates an apparatus and method for assembling at least two webs of tissue paper with or without marking of the webs. The apparatus and method utilize a multi-marrying roller configuration, which allows for assembling of the at least two webs of tissue paper by passing between the marrying roller and the second marrying roller. The apparatus and method make it possible to produce a conventional embossed product, or a smooth product without marking, having combined plies. In addition, the apparatus and method make it possible to easily move from one production mode to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE
    Inventors: Joel HUNGLER, Yves-Michel MALECOT
  • Publication number: 20090057172
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible packaging of parallelepipedal form for flexible, superposed flat elements, which may or may not be interlinked, forming a stack of axis XX, comprising a breakable zone (1) capable of constituting a dispensing opening that is initially closed and delimited by a line of weakening (2), said zone (1) extending over three faces (11, 12, 13) of the packaging. The breakable zone (1) is circular, or substantially circular, of diameter D, the greater part of the zone (1) is centred on one (11) of the faces of the packaging perpendicular to the stacking axis XX, and the other two parts of the breakable zone (1) being arranged on two faces (12, 13) of the packaging that are parallel to the axis XX of the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE
    Inventors: Joel Hungler, Yves-Michel Malecot, Nicolas Pommier, Gilles Cattacin
  • Publication number: 20080217453
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roll including a sheet (F) made of a flexible material, such as an absorbent fibrous material, formed by winding the sheet around a winding axis while creating a hole in the center and that presents a first set (10) of windings bonded to each other. The roll is characterized by the fact that it includes a second set (20) of windings that are not bonded to each other, between the center hole and the first set (10). The roll, according to the invention, holds up well throughout its use and is easily placed into service, in particular in the case of a roll of the center pull type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE
    Inventors: Yves-Michel Malecot, Joel Hungler, Bernard Ingert
  • Publication number: 20070262187
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the production of a coreless roll (110?) including a sheet (110) of flexible, not moist, material such as a fibrous absorbent material, produced by winding of the sheet in one direction and rolling this sheet about a winding axis perpendicular to such direction, and including a central dispensing leader forming a projection along such axis relative to at least one part of the plane of one of the sides of the roll. The method is characterized in that the leader is produced by displacing a portion of the end of the sheet (110) before winding so that one of the longitudinal edges of the sheet forms an angle (?) other than zero relative to such direction of winding, after which winding of the sheet about the axis is initiated. By preference several sheets are produced by longitudinal cutting of a wide sheet. The solution may be applied for production in particular of general wipe rolls, hand towel rolls, or toilet paper rolls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC FRANCE
    Inventors: Yves-Michel Malecot, Joel Hungler, Jacky Postel
  • Publication number: 20070057103
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coreless roll (10?, 20, 30) including of a sheet (10) made of dry flexible material, such as an absorbent fibrous material, that is formed by the rolling of a sheet around a winding axis characterized in that it includes a center-feed (center unwinding) first strip (10B, 21, 31) forming a projection along the axis in relation to at least one part of the plane of one of the sides of the roll. In particular, this first strip is constituted by a portion of the internal end of the sheet constituting the roll. The first internal turn is thus permitted to unwind, even if the center opening is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Yves-Michel Malecot, Joel Hungler
  • Patent number: 6874642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter system (10) including a filter element (14) for filtering a fluid within a cylindrical case (12). The filter element is an absorbent tissue paper material in the form of a sheet compactly wound to form inner winding turns therein and to form a tubular cylinder inside the case (12) in a manner to partition a radially outside part (26) from a radially inside part (30). The axial ends of the filter element are capped by the closed ends (18, 20) of the case. The inner winding turns exhibit a contour which prevents the inner winding turns from unraveling inward. In operation, the fluid moves across the filter element (14) in a generally centripetal direction. The filter element (14) is characterized in that it is devoid of a central core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Yves Malecot, Joel Hungler
  • Patent number: 6824647
    Abstract: A method for marking a watermark-type pattern onto at least part of an absorbent paper sheet is described. The method involves stress-deforming the sheet by making it pass between at least one first roll and at least one second roll. A film of additive is applied in unheated manner to at least one of the sheet surfaces during the marking stage, thereby enhancing watermark formation. Additionally described is an absorbent paper sheet including at least one cellulose web ply which is made by the above method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Neveu, Nicolas Pommier, Joël Hungler
  • Publication number: 20040007338
    Abstract: A method for marking a watermark-type pattern onto at least part of an absorbent paper sheet is described. The method involves stress-deforming the sheet by making it pass between at least one first roll and at least one second roll. A film of additive is applied in unheated manner to at least one of the sheet surfaces during the marking stage, thereby enhancing watermark formation. Additionally described is an absorbent paper sheet including at least one cellulose web ply which is made by the above method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Neveu, Nicolas Pommier, Joel Hungler
  • Patent number: 6306482
    Abstract: The invention relates to a manufacturing method for an absorbent structure (10) having at least two plies (P1, P2) each constituted of at least one embossed sheet of creped absorbent paper, wherein the plies (P1, P2) engage between two engraved metal cylinders (CG1, CG2) fitted with protrusions (R1, R2), driven in synchronized rotation, and mutually nesting with a play (J) between the tops of the protrusions (R1, R2) of one metal cylinder (CG1, CG2) and the opposite trough surface (F2, F1) of the engraving of the other cylinder (CG2, CG1), the method being characterized in that the play (J) is less than the depth of the cylinder engravings and larger than the sum of the thicknesses (E1, E2) of the plies (P1, P2) which were previously shaped in such a matching manner that the plies (P1, P2) are not compressed when being engaged between the nested engraved cylinders (CG1, CG2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Rémy Ruppel, Joel Hungler, Pierre Laurent
  • Patent number: 6287676
    Abstract: The compound sheet made of absorbent paper consists of at least two crepe paper sheets with a specific weight between 12 and 30 g/m2. At least one sheet includes a first embossing pattern with bosses pointing inward the compound sheet and having a height of between 0.5 and 2.5 mm, a density of between 3 and 20 bosses per cm2 and covering 5 to 60% of the surface. The compound sheet is characterized in that the embossed sheet comprises a second embossing pattern with bosses 0.1 to 0.30 mm high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Remy Ruppel, Pierre Laurent, Joel Hungler
  • Patent number: D509366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Nicolas Pommier, Joël Hungler
  • Patent number: D528307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Nicolas Pommier, Joël Hungler
  • Patent number: D472054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific France
    Inventors: Jöel Hungler, Katarzyna Vermont, Yves Denis, Nicolas Pommier