Patents by Inventor John VanHandel

John VanHandel 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).

  • Fabrics with v-guides
    Patent number: 7862879
    Abstract: A fabric having one or more guides attached to a wear surface of the fabric so to encapsulate fifty percent or more of the fabric caliper. Advantageously, the encapsulation of the fabric by the guide, and not the chemical affinity of the materials, is the mechanism that attaches the guide and fabric. Consequently, the bond strength is equal to the tear strength of either the fabric or guide material alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Mark J. Levine, John VanHandel
  • Staggered, discontinuous wear protection for seams
    Patent number: 7452581
    Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial fabric having means for seaming a fabric to form an endless loop and a plurality of non-continuous wear beads formed on the fabric proximally to a seam formed in the fabric which prevent wear to the components of the seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Mark J. Levine, John VanHandel
  • Staggered, discontinuous wear protection for seams
    Publication number: 20060141199
    Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial fabric having means for seaming a fabric to form an endless loop and a plurality of non-continuous wear beads formed on the fabric proximally to a seam formed in the fabric which prevent wear to the components of the seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Levine, John Vanhandel
  • Fabrics with v-guides
    Publication number: 20050025935
    Abstract: A fabric having one or more guides attached to a wear surface of the fabric so to encapsulate fifty percent or more of the fabric caliper. Advantageously, the encapsulation of the fabric by the guide, and not the chemical affinity of the materials, is the mechanism that attaches the guide and fabric. Consequently, the bond strength is equal to the tear strength of either the fabric or guide material alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Levine, John VanHandel
  • High drainage dimensionallally stable brownstock washer belt design
    Patent number: 6769535
    Abstract: A belt suitable in a brownstock washer machine and a method of producing the same are provide. The belt is produced from a high-density multi-layer woven fabric, which is preferably made using an eight-shed weave pattern. The fabric provides high fiber support via a high warp-density/long-warp-float while achieving high drainage/resistance-to-sealing through increased void volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Gregory Zilker, Mark Levine, John VanHandel
  • High drainage dimensionallally stable brownstock washer belt design
    Publication number: 20040089521
    Abstract: A belt suitable in a brownstock washer machine and a method of producing the same are provide. The belt is produced from a high-density multi-layer woven fabric, which is preferably made using an eight-shed weave pattern. The fabric provides high fiber support via a high warp-density/long-warp-float while achieving high drainage/resistance-to-sealing through increased void volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Gregory Zilker, Mark Levine, John VanHandel