Patents by Inventor Kevin Manly Kelley

Kevin Manly Kelley 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).

  • Moving system for cores and tubes
    Patent number: 11981490
    Abstract: A system for moving and transporting cargo, such as bundled cores and tubes, that doesn't require wheeled carts. The system may comprise a forklift truck, a front engagement device connecting the cargo to the forklift truck, a rear roller unit, and one or more spaced apart bottom supports. When the forklift forks are in the raised position, the cargo front (leading) end is tilted above the cargo rear (trailing) end and the bottom supports are disengaged from the floor, allowing the cargo to be moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Manly Kelley, Neil Roland Davis, David E. Rhodes
  • MOVING SYSTEM FOR CORES AND TUBES
    Publication number: 20230331451
    Abstract: A system for moving and transporting cargo, such as bundled cores and tubes, that doesn't require wheeled carts. The system may comprise a forklift truck, a front engagement device connecting the cargo to the forklift truck, a rear roller unit, and one or more spaced apart bottom supports. When the forklift forks are in the raised position, the cargo front (leading) end is tilted above the cargo rear (trailing) end and the bottom supports are disengaged from the floor, allowing the cargo to be moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Manly Kelley, Neil Roland Davis, David E. Rhodes
  • Core with improved chuck interaction
    Patent number: 11787103
    Abstract: An improved core for mounting on one or more core engaging elements such as a pair of chucks and a method of making an improved core are provided. The core is adapted to wind and unwind material thereon. The core may comprise a high coefficient of friction coating disposed on the inner surface of the core to improve the core-chuck interaction. The inner surface may be mechanically or chemically treated to improve core-chuck interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Roland Davis, John Franklin Auten, Jr., Michael Lee Thompson, Kevin Manly Kelley, Xiaokai Niu, David E. Rhodes, Michael David Zold
  • Protective barrier coating for tubes and cores
    Patent number: 11499270
    Abstract: A paperboard carrier suitable for use with textiles may include one or more strips of paperboard secured together to form a hollow tubular body, the body having an outer surface, and a coating covering some or all of the outer surface. The coating comprises a coating agent such as a silicon resin dispersed in a solvent such as isopropyl alcohol and little or no water. The coating may be applied to the outer surface by using a plurality spray nozzles arranged axially or circumferentially about the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismael Antonio Hernandez Rosario, Aaron Edward Lintz, Kevin Manly Kelley
  • CORE WITH IMPROVED CHUCK INTERACTION BACKGROUND
    Publication number: 20220250306
    Abstract: An improved core for mounting on one or more core engaging elements such as a pair of chucks and a method of making an improved core are provided. The core is adapted to wind and unwind material thereon. The core may comprise a high coefficient of friction coating disposed on the inner surface of the core to improve the core-chuck interaction. The inner surface may be mechanically or chemically treated to improve core-chuck interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Roland Davis, John Franklin Auten, JR., Michael Lee Thompson, Kevin Manly Kelley, Xiaokai Niu, David E. Rhodes, Michael David Zold
  • Core with improved chuck interaction
    Patent number: 11279077
    Abstract: An improved core for mounting on one or more core engaging elements such as a pair of chucks and a method of making an improved core are provided. The core is adapted to wind and unwind material thereon. The core comprises a high coefficient of friction coating disposed on the inner surface of the core to improve core-chuck interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Roland Davis, John Franklin Auten, Jr., Michael Lee Thompson, Kevin Manly Kelley, Xiaokai Niu, David E. Rhodes, Michael David Zold
  • PROTECTIVE BARRIER COATING FOR TUBES AND CORES
    Publication number: 20210164164
    Abstract: A paperboard carrier suitable for use with textiles may include one or more strips of paperboard secured together to form a hollow tubular body, the body having an outer surface, and a coating covering some or all of the outer surface. The coating comprises a coating agent such as a silicon resin dispersed in a solvent such as isopropyl alcohol and little or no water. The coating may be applied to the outer surface by using a plurality spray nozzles arranged axially or circumferentially about the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismael Antonio Hernandez Rosario, Aaron Edward Lintz, Kevin Manly Kelley
  • Protective barrier coating and ink
    Patent number: 10941523
    Abstract: A paperboard carrier suitable for use with textiles may include one or more strips of paperboard secured together to form a hollow tubular body, the body having an outer surface, and a coating covering some or all of the outer surface. The coating comprises a coating agent such as a silicon resin dispersed in a solvent such as isopropyl alcohol and little or no water. The coating may be applied to the outer surface by using a plurality spray nozzles arranged axially or circumferentially about the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismael Antonio Hernandez Rosario, Aaron Edward Lintz, Kevin Manly Kelley
  • Protective Barrier Coating and Ink
    Publication number: 20190368128
    Abstract: A paperboard carrier suitable for use with textiles may include one or more strips of paperboard secured together to form a hollow tubular body, the body having an outer surface, and a coating covering some or all of the outer surface. The coating comprises a coating agent such as a silicon resin dispersed in a solvent such as isopropyl alcohol and little or no water. The coating may be applied to the outer surface by using a plurality spray nozzles arranged axially or circumferentially about the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismael Antonio Hernandez Rosario, Aaron Edward Lintz, Kevin Manly Kelley
  • Core with Improved Chuck Interaction
    Publication number: 20190270236
    Abstract: An improved core for mounting on one or more core engaging elements such as a pair of chucks and a method of making an improved core are provided. The core is adapted to wind and unwind material thereon. The core comprises a high coefficient of friction coating disposed on the inner surface of the core to improve core-chuck interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Roland Davis, John Franklin Auten, JR., Michael Lee Thompson, Kevin Manly Kelley, Xiaokai Niu, David E. Rhodes, Michael David Zold