Patents by Inventor Kristopher K. Biegler
Kristopher K. Biegler 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).
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Patent number: 10639985Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly supported by the frame. The powertrain assembly includes at least an engine. The vehicle further includes a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and which includes a radiator and at least one fan positioned rearward of the radiator and angled relative to the radiator. A rear shroud is positioned between the radiator and fan and includes an air bypass assembly to exhaust air thought he rear shroud at higher speeds of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Giancarlo Battaglini, Bret H. RempelEwert, Scott T. Mazour, Kristopher K. Biegler, Rickie A. Evenson
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Patent number: 10624800Abstract: A fixing member including a sheet-like base member 21 and a surface fastener 30 provided on the base member 21 is disclosed. The surface fastener 30 covers a surface of the base member 21 at a position separated from a tip end 21E1 of the base member 21 in a wrap-around direction, and minimum bending stiffness of the fixing member 20 as determined via a bending test using a Gurley tester being 150 mgf or less when measured using a test piece cut from a portion where the surface fastener 30 is provided. The surface S1 on the surface fastener 30 side of the portion 21a on the tip end 21E1 side of the surface fastener 30 of the base member 21 is a surface with reduced engagement with the surface fastener 30.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Yoshihisa Matsuda, Kristopher K. Biegler, Ryan M. Luepke, Thomas J. Gilbert, Hiroshi Sakurai
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Patent number: 10576817Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly supported by the frame. The powertrain assembly includes at least an engine. The vehicle further includes a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and which includes a radiator and at least one fan positioned rearward of the radiator and angled relative to the radiator.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Giancarlo Battaglini, Bret H. RempelEwert, Scott T. Mazour, Kristopher K. Biegler, Rickie A. Evenson
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Patent number: 10456303Abstract: A method of making a mechanical fastening strip and a reticulated mechanical fastening strip are disclosed. The method includes providing a backing having upstanding posts; providing interrupted slits through the backing, the interrupted slits being interrupted by at least one intact bridging region; spreading the slit backing to provide multiple strands separated from each other between at least some of the bridging regions to provide at least one opening; and fixing the multiple strands of the backing in a spread configuration. The reticulated mechanical fastening strip includes multiple strands of a backing attached to each other at bridging regions in the backing and separated from each other between the bridging regions to provide openings. Upstanding posts on each of the multiple strands have bases attached to the backing, and each of the multiple strands has a width that is greater than that of the bases of its attached upstanding posts.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Leigh E. Wood, Thomas J. Gilbert, Mark A. Peltier, Peter Kitzer, Volker Hauschildt, Andreas Urban, William C. Unruh, Kristopher K. Biegler
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Patent number: 10407808Abstract: Herein are disclosed apparatus and methods for impinging fluids, e.g. heated fluids, onto the surface of substrates and then locally removing the impinged fluid. The apparatus may comprise at least first and second fluid delivery outlets that are in diverging relation to each other. The apparatus may comprise at least first and second fluid capture inlets that are locally positioned relative to the first and second fluid delivery outlets, respectively. The apparatus and method may be used e.g. to impinge fluids onto two converging substrates and may be used to heat the surfaces of the substrates so as to facilitate melt-bonding the substrates to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Kristopher K. Biegler, Jorge A. Ferreiro, Michael R. Gorman, Victor F. Panza, Omar A. Parodi, Gabriela F. Serra, William C. Unruh
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Patent number: 10226897Abstract: Apparatus and methods for impinging a heated fluid onto the surface of a substrate and then locally removing the impinged fluid. The apparatus and methods may be used to heat a surface of a substrate e.g. so that the substrate can be melt-bonded to another substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Kristopher K. Biegler, Michael R. Gorman
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Publication number: 20190070952Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly supported by the frame. The powertrain assembly includes at least an engine. The vehicle further includes a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and which includes a radiator and at least one fan positioned rearward of the radiator and angled relative to the radiator. A rear shroud is positioned between the radiator and fan and includes an air bypass assembly to exhaust air thought he rear shroud at higher speeds of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Giancarlo Battaglini, Bret H. RempelEwert, Scott T. Mazour, Kristopher K. Biegler, Rickie A. Evenson
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Publication number: 20190024275Abstract: Herein are disclosed apparatus and methods for impinging fluids, e.g. heated fluids, onto the surface of substrates and then locally removing the impinged fluid. The apparatus may comprise at least first and second fluid delivery outlets that are in diverging relation to each other. The apparatus may comprise at least first and second fluid capture inlets that are locally positioned relative to the first and second fluid delivery outlets, respectively. The apparatus and method may be used e.g. to impinge fluids onto two converging substrates and may be used to heat the surfaces of the substrates so as to facilitate melt-bonding the substrates to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Kristopher K. Biegler, Jorge A. Ferreiro, Michael R. Gorman, Victor F. Panza, Omar A. Parodi, Gabriela F. Serra, William C. Unruh
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Publication number: 20180327038Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly supported by the frame. The powertrain assembly includes at least an engine. The vehicle further includes a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and which includes a radiator and at least one fan positioned rearward of the radiator and angled relative to the radiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Giancarlo Battaglini, Bret H. RempelEwert, Scott T. Mazour, Kristopher K. Biegler, Rickie A. Evenson
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Patent number: 10119212Abstract: Herein are disclosed apparatus and methods for impinging fluids, e.g. heated fluids, onto the surface of substrates and then locally removing the impinged fluid. The apparatus may comprise at least first and second fluid delivery outlets that are in diverging relation to each other. The apparatus may comprise at least first and second fluid capture inlets that are locally positioned relative to the first and second fluid delivery outlets, respectively. The apparatus and method may be used e.g. to impinge fluids onto two converging substrates and may be used to heat the surfaces of the substrates so as to facilitate melt-bonding the substrates to each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Kristopher K. Biegler, Jorge A. Ferreiro, Michael R. Gorman, Victor F. Panza, Omar A. Parodi, Gabriela F. Serra, William C. Unruh
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Publication number: 20180229490Abstract: Herein are disclosed apparatus and methods for impinging heated fluids onto the surfaces of substrates to heat the surfaces of the substrates so as to facilitate melt-bonding the substrates to each other to form a laminate. Also are disclosed are laminates in which a fibrous web is bonded to a substrate in a surface-bonded manner and/or is bonded in a loft-retaining manner. The substrate may comprise protrusions on the surface of the substrate opposite the surface that is bonded to the fibrous web.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Kristopher K. Biegler, Jorge A. Ferreiro, Michael R. Gorman, Victor F. Panza, Omar A. Parodi, Gabriela F. Serra, William C. Unruh
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Patent number: 9744708Abstract: A method of controlling a slot die comprises, while continuing to pass the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, changing the position of the actuators with the controller to either increase the cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path adjacent each of the actuators or substantially close the fluid flow path adjacent the actuators, and after changing the cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path adjacent each of the actuators, while continuing to pass the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, repositioning each of the actuators with the controller according to the set of discrete settings to resume operating the slot die with the actuators positioned according to the set of discrete settings.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Pentti K. Loukusa, Robert A. Yapel, Terence D. Neavin, Jennifer L. Trice, Kristopher K. Biegler, Paul C. Thomas, William J. Kopecky, Keith R. Bruesewitz, Robert B. Secor
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Patent number: 9579684Abstract: A system comprises a slot die including an applicator slot extending about a width of the slot die, wherein the applicator slot is in fluid communication with a fluid flow path through the slot die, and a plurality of actuators spaced about the width of the slot die, wherein each actuator in the plurality of actuators is operable to adjust a cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path at its respective location to provide a local adjustment of fluid flow through the applicator slot. The system further comprises a controller configured to set the position of each actuator according to one of a plurality of discrete settings for operation of the slot die. The controller is further configured to, using fluid dynamics and a digital model of the die, predict a set of discrete settings from the plurality of discrete settings corresponding to a preselected cross-web profile for the extrudate.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Robert A. Yapel, Jennifer L. Trice, Pentti K. Loukusa, Paul C. Thomas, Kristopher K. Biegler, William J. Kopecky, Keith R. Bruesewitz, Robert B. Secor
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Publication number: 20170027776Abstract: A fixing member including a sheet-like base member 21 and a surface fastener 30 provided on the base member 21 is disclosed. The surface fastener 30 covers a surface of the base member 21 at a position separated from a tip end 21E1 of the base member 21 in a wrap-around direction, and minimum bending stiffness of the fixing member 20 as determined via a bending test using a Gurley tester being 150 mgf or less when measured using a test piece cut from a portion where the surface fastener 30 is provided. The surface S1 on the surface fastener 30 side of the portion 21a on the tip end 21E1 side of the surface fastener 30 of the base member 21 is a surface with reduced engagement with the surface fastener 30.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Yoshihisa Matsuda, Kristopher K. Biegler, Ryan M. Luepke, Thomas J. Gilbert, Hiroshi Sakurai
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Patent number: 9314962Abstract: A method of separating strands of a slit web is disclosed. The method includes providing a slit web having a length in a machine direction and running the slit web in the machine direction onto a stretchable surface. The slit web includes multiple strands provided by a plurality of slits extending in a first direction not parallel to a cross-machine direction. The slit web is in contact with the stretchable surface for a path length in the machine direction, and for at least a portion of the path length, the stretchable surface is stretching in the cross-machine direction. The traction between the slit web and the stretchable surface during the stretching at least partially separates at least some of the multiple strands of the slit web in a second direction transverse to the first direction. A method of increasing a width of a polymeric netting is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Neal C. Rothwell, Peter J. Bugeja, Thomas J. Gilbert, Kristopher K. Biegler, Mark A. Peltier, Ryan M. Luepke, Steven J. Perron, Timothy J. Diekmann
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Patent number: 9278471Abstract: A method of detecting the presence or position of a first component in an article is disclosed. The first component, which has a predefined response to incident light, includes a microporous film of a semi-crystalline polyolefin and a beta-nucleating agent. The method includes irradiating the article with incident light, detecting light received from the irradiated article; and identifying the predefined response of the first component in the light received from the irradiated article to detect the presence or the position of the first component. A method for preparing a mechanical fastening component for use in an article is also disclosed. The method includes stretching a film backing containing beta-spherulites and having upstanding fastening elements to provide a microporous film backing with sufficient porosity to allow it to be detected when subjected to an inspection system comprising a light detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Neelakandan Chandrasekaran, Michael R. Gorman, Kristopher K. Biegler, Timothy P. Pariseau
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Publication number: 20160008181Abstract: A method of making a mechanical fastening strip and a reticulated mechanical fastening strip are disclosed. The method includes providing a backing having upstanding posts; providing interrupted slits through the backing, the interrupted slits being interrupted by at least one intact bridging region; spreading the slit backing to provide multiple strands separated from each other between at least some of the bridging regions to provide at least one opening; and fixing the multiple strands of the backing in a spread configuration. The reticulated mechanical fastening strip includes multiple strands of a backing attached to each other at bridging regions in the backing and separated from each other between the bridging regions to provide openings. Upstanding posts on each of the multiple strands have bases attached to the backing, and each of the multiple strands has a width that is greater than that of the bases of its attached upstanding posts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Leigh E. Wood, Thomas J. Gilbert, Mark A. Peltier, Peter Kitzer, Volker Hauschildt, Andreas Urban, William C. Unruh, Kristopher K. Biegler
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Patent number: 9216535Abstract: A method of controlling a slot die comprises positioning actuators of the slot die with a controller according to a first set of discrete settings, operating the slot die by passing an extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot with the actuators positioned according to the first set of discrete settings, and while passing the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, changing the positions of the actuators with the controller to create patterned features in the extrudate.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Jennifer L. Trice, Pentti K. Loukusa, Robert A. Yapel, Robert B. Secor, Paul C. Thomas, William J. Kopecky, Keith R. Bruesewitz, Kristopher K. Biegler
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Publication number: 20150315732Abstract: Herein are disclosed apparatus and methods for impinging fluids, e.g. heated fluids, onto the surface of substrates and then locally removing the impinged fluid. The apparatus may comprise at least first and second fluid delivery outlets that are in diverging relation to each other. The apparatus may comprise at least first and second fluid capture inlets that are locally positioned relative to the first and second fluid delivery outlets, respectively. The apparatus and method may be used e.g. to impinge fluids onto two converging substrates and may be used to heat the surfaces of the substrates so as to facilitate melt-bonding the substrates to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Kristopher K. Biegler, Jorge A. Ferreiro, Michael R. Gorman, Victor F. Panza, Omar A. Parodi, Gabriela F. Serra, William C. Unruh
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Patent number: D794181Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Thomas J. Gilbert, Leigh E. Wood, Volker Hauschildt, Andreas Urban, Mark A. Peltier, William C. Unruh, Kristopher K. Biegler