Patents by Inventor KRISTIN AMSDEN

KRISTIN AMSDEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20220080340
    Abstract: A filtration media with improved filtration, strength, tear resistance and air permeability in the form of a relatively thin and lightweight wet-laid fibrous web that has a wet Mullen ratio of 60% to 80% to ensure that the media is flexible enough to be formed into a fluted structure, and strong enough to retain the fluted structure when wound into a roll and to permit further processing without the media becoming too brittle. The filtration media comprises a blend of cellulose and synthetic fibers having a weight percent of 81 wt % to 87 wt % of a weight of the media and a resin binder having a weight of 13 wt % to 19 wt % (preferably about 16 wt %) of the weight of the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicants: AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ OYJ, DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: KEVIN R. SCHOUWEILER, KENT WILLIAMSON, KRISTIN AMSDEN, STEVEN D. SCHMEICHEL
  • Patent number: 11185806
    Abstract: A filtration media with improved filtration, strength, tear resistance and air permeability in the form of a relatively thin and lightweight wet-laid fibrous web that has a wet Mullen ratio of 60% to 80% to ensure that the media is flexible enough to be formed into a fluted structure, and strong enough to retain the fluted structure when wound into a roll and to permit further processing without the media becoming too brittle. The filtration media comprises a blend of cellulose and synthetic fibers having a weight percent of 81 wt % to 87 wt % of a weight of the media and a resin binder having a weight of 13 wt % to 19 wt % (preferably about 16 wt %) of the weight of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: Ahlstrom-Munksjö OYJ, Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Schouweiler, Kent Williamson, Kristin Amsden, Steven D. Schmeichel
  • Publication number: 20190217231
    Abstract: A filtration media with improved filtration, strength, tear resistance and air permeability in the form of a relatively thin and lightweight wet-laid fibrous web that has a wet Mullen ratio of 60% to 80% to ensure that the media is flexible enough to be formed into a fluted structure, and strong enough to retain the fluted structure when wound into a roll and to permit further processing without the media becoming too brittle. The filtration media comprises a blend of cellulose and synthetic fibers having a weight percent of 81 wt % to 87 wt % of a weight of the media and a resin binder having a weight of 13 wt % to 19 wt % (preferably about 16 wt %) of the weight of the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicants: AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ OYJ, DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: KEVIN R. SCHOUWEILER, KENT WILLIAMSON, KRISTIN AMSDEN, STEVEN D. SCHMEICHEL
  • Patent number: 10195555
    Abstract: A filtration media with improved filtration, strength, tear resistance and air permeability in the form of a relatively thin and lightweight wet-laid fibrous web that has a wet Mullen ratio of 60% to 80% to ensure that the media is flexible enough to be formed into a fluted structure, and strong enough to retain the fluted structure when wound into a roll and to permit further processing without the media becoming too brittle. The filtration media comprises a blend of cellulose and synthetic fibers having a weight percent of 81 wt % to 87 wt % of a weight of the media and a resin binder having a weight of 13 wt % to 19 wt % (preferably about 16 wt %) of the weight of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: Ahlstrom-Munksjo Oyj, Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Schouweiler, Kent Williamson, Kristin Amsden, Steven D. Schmeichel
  • Publication number: 20160016101
    Abstract: A filtration media with improved filtration, strength, tear resistance and air permeability in the form of a relatively thin and lightweight wet-laid fibrous web that has a wet Mullen ratio of 60% to 80% to ensure that the media is flexible enough to be formed into a fluted structure, and strong enough to retain the fluted structure when wound into a roll and to permit further processing without the media becoming too brittle. The filtration media comprises a blend of cellulose and synthetic fibers having a weight percent of 81 wt % to 87 wt % of a weight of the media and a resin binder having a weight of 13 wt % to 19 wt % (preferably about 16 wt %) of the weight of the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicants: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC., AHLSTROM CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEVIN R. SCHOUWEILER, KENT WILLIAMSON, KRISTIN AMSDEN, STEVEN D. SCHMEICHEL