Patents by Inventor Michael J. Van Kleeck

Michael J. Van Kleeck 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).

  • Steam shower vacuum apparatus
    Patent number: 5020245
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing excess steam from an area around a web, such as paper, the apparatus having a stationary vacuum pick-up slot positioned adjacent the web, a steam exhaust pipe leading from the pick-up slot to a vacuum header, an adjustable opening in the exhaust pipe in the vacuum header, facilitating control of the vacuum across the pick-up slot, and a chamber adapted to be heated, the chamber being configured so as to form one wall of the pick-up slot, and means for maintaining a vacuum on the header and the pick-up slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Thermo Electron Web Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Langevin, Austin L. Carter, Jr., Michael J. Van Kleeck, Bruce E. Taylor