Patents by Inventor Michael Hitsman

Michael Hitsman 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).

  • Web transfer device with vacuum hood and methods for web transfer
    Patent number: 10308460
    Abstract: A web transfer device for a multiple turret winder on a continuous web process line includes a web delivery assembly having delivery rolls and a core transfer assembly having one or more core receiving structures. The transfer device includes a web transfer assembly configured to receive a web from the web delivery assembly and configured to communicate with the core transfer assembly. The web transfer assembly includes a frame and lay-on roll moveably positioned relative to the frame. The web transfer assembly includes a vacuum hood moveably positioned relative to the frame. The vacuum hood has a cutting device mounted therein and one or more suction holding surfaces that are configured to releasably hold a portion of the web. The suction holding surfaces are movable relative to the frame and the core receiving structures. The suction holding surfaces communicate with the core receiving structures to transfer the web thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Davis-Standard, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hitsman, Brian Ouderkirk, Lawrence Fraser
  • WEB TRANSFER DEVICE WITH VACUUM HOOD AND METHODS FOR WEB TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20160257519
    Abstract: A web transfer device for a multiple turret winder on a continuous web process line includes a web delivery assembly having delivery rolls and a core transfer assembly having one or more core receiving structures. The transfer device includes a web transfer assembly configured to receive a web from the web delivery assembly and configured to communicate with the core transfer assembly. The web transfer assembly includes a frame and lay-on roll moveably positioned relative to the frame. The web transfer assembly includes a vacuum hood moveably positioned relative to the frame. The vacuum hood has a cutting device mounted therein and one or more suction holding surfaces that are configured to releasably hold a portion of the web. The suction holding surfaces are movable relative to the frame and the core receiving structures. The suction holding surfaces communicate with the core receiving structures to transfer the web thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Davis-Standard, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hitsman, Brian Ouderkirk, Lawrence Fraser