Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Tams

Kenneth D. Tams 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).

  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing paint rollers
    Patent number: 6660118
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing paint rollers includes the steps of extruding a cylindrical plastic core through a rotating extruder head, and securing an absorbent sheet material onto an outer surface of the core in a continuous process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Paint Sundry Brands, LLC
    Inventors: F. Randy Tams, Kenneth D. Tams
  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing paint rollers
    Publication number: 20010015252
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing paint rollers includes the steps of extruding a cylindrical plastic core through a rotating extruder head, and securing an absorbent sheet material onto an outer surface of the core in a continuous process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: F. Randy Tams, Kenneth D. Tams
  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing paint rollers
    Patent number: 6159320
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing paint rollers includes the steps of extruding a cylindrical plastic core through a rotating extruder head, and securing an absorbent sheet material onto an outer surface of the core in a continuous process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Inventors: F. Randy Tams, Kenneth D. Tams