Patents by Inventor Lowell Everett Thoms

Lowell Everett Thoms 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).

  • Air press for dewatering a wet web
    Patent number: 6306257
    Abstract: An air press for noncompressively dewatering a wet web to consistency levels not previously thought possible at industrially useful speeds without thermal dewatering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignees: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Metso Paper, Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Frank Stephen Hada, Michael Alan Hermans, Charles Robert Tomsovic, David Vincent Lange, Roger Allen Kanitz, Richard D. Hauser, Patrick William Murry, Doug A. Rounds, Robert Lawrence Clarke, Brian Wade Isenhart, Lowell Everett Thoms
  • Air press method for dewatering a wet web
    Patent number: 6228220
    Abstract: An air press for noncompressively dewatering a wet web to consistency levels not previously thought possible at industrially useful speeds without thermal dewatering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Stephen Hada, Michael Alan Hermans, Brian Wade Isenhart, Lowell Everett Thoms, Charles Robert Tomsovic
  • Air press for dewatering a wet web with pivotable arm seal
    Patent number: 6093284
    Abstract: An air press for noncompressively dewatering a wet web to consistency levels not previously thought possible at industrially useful speeds without thermal dewatering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Stephen Hada, Michael Alan Hermans, Brian Wade Isenhart, Lowell Everett Thoms, Charles Robert Tomsovic
  • Air press for dewatering a wet web
    Patent number: 6080279
    Abstract: An air press for noncompressively dewatering a wet web to consistency levels not previously thought possible at industrially useful speeds without thermal dewatering. Side seal members are positioned beyond the lateral edges of the wet web and support fabrics. These seals flex into sealing contact with the opposite sealing contact surfaces upon exposure to the presurized fluid of the air press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Stephen Hada, Michael Alan Hermans, Brian Wade Isenhart, Lowell Everett Thoms, Charles Robert Tomsovic