Patents by Inventor Lowell Teague

Lowell Teague 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).

  • System and method for embossing/debossing impressionable material
    Patent number: 9931806
    Abstract: An embossing/debossing system and method for embossing or debossing an impressionable material, such as paper. The system may comprise a laser cutting apparatus and a stamping apparatus. The laser cutting apparatus may comprise a laser configured for cutting and/or ablating one or more patterns into a stencil material. The stamping apparatus may be configured to receive the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus and may have an actuatable elastomeric press pad configured to press the impressionable material into the patterns formed in the stencil material by the laser cutting apparatus. The system may also comprise various feeding devices configured to feed the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus to the stamping apparatus and/or configured to feed the impressionable material through the stamping apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Preco, Inc.
    Inventors: Lowell Teague, Dana Poulain
  • System and method for embossing/debossing impressionable material
    Patent number: 9079373
    Abstract: An embossing/debossing system and method for embossing or debossing an impressionable material, such as paper. The system may comprise a laser cutting apparatus and a stamping apparatus. The laser cutting apparatus may comprise a laser configured for cutting and/or ablating one or more patterns into a stencil material. The stamping apparatus may be configured to receive the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus and may have an actuatable elastomeric press pad configured to press the impressionable material into the patterns formed in the stencil material by the laser cutting apparatus. The system may also comprise various feeding devices configured to feed the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus to the stamping apparatus and/or configured to feed the impressionable material through the stamping apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Preco, Inc.
    Inventors: Lowell Teague, Dana Poulain
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBOSSING/DEBOSSING IMPRESSIONABLE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150027326
    Abstract: An embossing/debossing system and method for embossing or debossing an impressionable material, such as paper. The system may comprise a laser cutting apparatus and a stamping apparatus. The laser cutting apparatus may comprise a laser configured for cutting and/or ablating one or more patterns into a stencil material. The stamping apparatus may be configured to receive the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus and may have an actuatable elastomeric press pad configured to press the impressionable material into the patterns formed in the stencil material by the laser cutting apparatus. The system may also comprise various feeding devices configured to feed the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus to the stamping apparatus and/or configured to feed the impressionable material through the stamping apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: PRECO, INC.
    Inventors: Lowell Teague, Dana Poulain
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBOSSING/DEBOSSING IMPRESSIONABLE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120091630
    Abstract: An embossing/debossing system and method for embossing or debossing an impressionable material, such as paper. The system may comprise a laser cutting apparatus and a stamping apparatus. The laser cutting apparatus may comprise a laser configured for cutting and/or ablating one or more patterns into a stencil material. The stamping apparatus may be configured to receive the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus and may have an actuatable elastomeric press pad configured to press the impressionable material into the patterns formed in the stencil material by the laser cutting apparatus. The system may also comprise various feeding devices configured to feed the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus to the stamping apparatus and/or configured to feed the impressionable material through the stamping apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: PRECO, INC.
    Inventors: Lowell Teague, Dana Poulain