Patents by Inventor Luke J. Sackash

Luke J. Sackash 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).

  • Paper product dispenser cutting system
    Patent number: 12127717
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for dispensing of paper products. A paper product dispenser comprising a housing comprising a product holding area configured to hold a roll; a rotating member configured to rotate, in a first direction, in response to rotation of the roll; a cutting surface in the housing; a cutting blade coupled to the rotating member and having a first position, and a second position in which the cutting blade is in contact with the cutting surface, wherein the rotating member is configured to (i) move the cutting blade from the first position to the second position during a first portion of a rotation cycle of the roll in the first direction and (ii) move the cutting blade from the second position to the first position during a second portion of the rotation cycle of the roll in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard P. Lewis, Matthew T. Woerpel, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Edward A. Raleigh, Robert J. Godfrey, Blake Wagner, Morgan Lowery, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Chad N. Klink, Luke J. Sackash
  • PAPER PRODUCT DISPENSER CUTTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220192440
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for dispensing of paper products. A paper product dispenser comprising a housing comprising a product holding area configured to hold a roll; a rotating member configured to rotate, in a first direction, in response to rotation of the roll; a cutting surface in the housing; a cutting blade coupled to the rotating member and having a first position, and a second position in which the cutting blade is in contact with the cutting surface, wherein the rotating member is configured to (i) move the cutting blade from the first position to the second position during a first portion of a rotation cycle of the roll in the first direction and (ii) move the cutting blade from the second position to the first position during a second portion of the rotation cycle of the roll in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Richard P. Lewis, Matthew T. Woerpel, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Edward A. Raleigh, Robert J. Godfrey, Blake Wagner, Morgan Lowery, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Chad N. Klink, Luke J. Sackash