Patents by Inventor Marvin E. E. Swails

Marvin E. E. Swails 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).

  • Foam-based manufacturing system and process
    Patent number: 11932988
    Abstract: A system comprising a pulper configured to (i) accept surfactant, a liquid and fiber stock and (ii) generate a foam that suspends the fiber stock, wherein the foam has a half-life; a headbox configured to receive the foam-suspended fiber stock from the pulper and displace the foam-suspended fiber stock onto a forming wire, wherein a time it takes the foam-suspended fiber stock to move from the pulper to the headbox is less than the half-life; and a foam return device that removes at least some of the foam from the forming wire and returns the at least some of the foam to the pulper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin E. E. Swails, Vicky S. Polashock, Michael Payne, Joseph K. Baker, Charles W. Colman
  • FOAM-BASED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20230074870
    Abstract: A system comprising a pulper configured to (i) accept surfactant, a liquid and fiber stock and (ii) generate a foam that suspends the fiber stock, wherein the foam has a half-life; a headbox configured to receive the foam-suspended fiber stock from the pulper and displace the foam-suspended fiber stock onto a forming wire, wherein a time it takes the foam-suspended fiber stock to move from the pulper to the headbox is less than the half-life; and a foam return device that removes at least some of the foam from the forming wire and returns the at least some of the foam to the pulper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Marvin E. E. Swails, Vicky S. Polashock, Michael Payne, Joseph K. Baker, Charles W. Colman