Patents by Inventor Lennis W. Rindy

Lennis W. Rindy 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).

  • Apparatus, system and method for transferring a running web
    Patent number: 6733634
    Abstract: An improved system, apparatus and method is disclosed for transferring a running web from a first carrier fabric to a second carrier fabric in the manufacture of webbed products, such as tissue, paper toweling, and the like. A multi-stage vacuum process applies a vacuum to the running web. One or more auxiliary units apply a vacuum to one or more edge portions of the running web. The apparatus provides for a reliable and efficient transfer of the running web among carrier fabrics, in which the carrier fabrics may include topographical features upon their surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Van Rengen, Andrew Krause, Keith D. Glass, David Wilhelm, Lennis W. Rindy, Daniel Sprangers
  • Apparatus, system and method for transferring a running web
    Publication number: 20030056926
    Abstract: An improved system, apparatus and method is disclosed for transferring a running web from a first carrier fabric to a second carrier fabric in the manufacture of webbed products, such as tissue, paper toweling, and the like. A multi-stage vacuum process applies a vacuum to the running web. One or more auxiliary units apply a vacuum to one or more edge portions of the running web. The apparatus provides for a reliable and efficient transfer of the running web among carrier fabrics, in which the carrier fabrics may include topographical features upon their surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Edward J. Van Rengen, Andrew Krause, Keith D. Glass, David Wilhelm, Lennis W. Rindy, Daniel Sprangers
  • Paper product
    Patent number: D693582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: Steven R. Olson, Jonny Stewart, Michael D. Wishneski, Lennis W. Rindy, Luke A. Gurtowski
  • Paper product
    Patent number: D694024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: John H. Dwiggins, Steven R. Olson, Michael D. Wishneski, Lennis W. Rindy, Ilana Addis, Anna Milivojevich
  • Paper product
    Patent number: D710618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: Steven R. Olson, Lennis W. Rindy, Michael D. Wishneski
  • Paper product
    Patent number: D751827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: Steven R. Olson, Lennis W. Rindy, Michael D. Wishneski