Patents by Inventor John Merkatoris

John Merkatoris 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).

  • Apparatus for applying an elastic waistband to a disposable diaper
    Patent number: 5296080
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying an elastic waistband to disposable diapers utilizing canted pin-equipped wheels where an elastic patch is applied to the wheels when the wheel peripheries are close together and then stripping the patches from the pins and applying them to a diaper component web when the wheels are further apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: Paper Converting Machine Company
    Inventors: John Merkatoris, James Hertel
  • Method and apparatus for forming fluff pads for diapers and the like
    Patent number: 5044052
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming fluff pads and the like wherein fluff particles are drawn from a hammermill through a plurality of ducts through a moving screen under vacuum and wherein the ducts are characterized by reverse bends to densify the particle stream at the outside of the curvature for generally perpendicular deposition on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Paper Converting Machine Company
    Inventors: James E. Hertel, John Merkatoris