Patents by Inventor Kevin Roland Knapp

Kevin Roland Knapp 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).

  • Low-material-indicating center pull dispenser
    Patent number: 9113760
    Abstract: A low-material-indicating center pull dispenser for dispensing a web of material from a center pull roll. In embodiments, the dispenser includes a housing and a roll support platform which supports the center pull roll when loaded within the housing. The preferred roll support platform has an inward portion positioned to support a center pull roll inner region and a lower outward portion positioned to support the center pull roll outer region when the material forming the center pull roll inner region is depleted and the center pull roll drops onto the lower outward portion and changes position thereby providing a low-material indication. The change of center pull roll position may be viewed by center pull roll viewing structure such as at least one window, and/or a light transmissive housing or a housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Alwin Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Roland Knapp, Alan J. Pierquet
  • Low-Material-Indicating Center Pull Dispenser
    Publication number: 20130140340
    Abstract: A low-material-indicating center pull dispenser for dispensing a web of material from a center pull roll. In embodiments, the dispenser includes a housing and a roll support platform which supports the center pull roll when loaded within the housing. The preferred roll support platform has an inward portion positioned to support a center pull roll inner region and a lower outward portion positioned to support the center pull roll outer region when the material forming the center pull roll inner region is depleted and the center pull roll drops onto the lower outward portion and changes position thereby providing a low-material indication. The change of center pull roll position may be viewed by center pull roll viewing structure such as at least one window, and/or a light transmissive housing or a housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: ALWIN MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Roland Knapp, Alan J. Pierquet