Patents by Inventor Michael Runge

Michael Runge 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).

  • Publication number: 20040084164
    Abstract: The present invention is a tissue product. The tissue product comprises at least one ply. Each ply comprises a first side and an opposing second side. At least one ply comprises a polysiloxane distributed non-uniformly in the z-direction within the ply such that the ply has a % z-directional polysiloxane gradient between the first side of the ply and the second side of the ply of about 20% or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Lisa Ann Flugge, David Andrew Moline, Troy Michael Runge, Wade Raymond Thompson
  • Publication number: 20040045687
    Abstract: Pulp fibers can be treated with water insoluble chemical additives resulting in a minimal amount of unretained water insoluble chemical additives present after exposing the treated pulp fibers to process water, liquids, or solutions used in products. One embodiment of the present invention is a method for preparing chemically treated pulp fiber. A fiber slurry is created comprising process water and pulp fibers. The fiber slurry is transported to a web-forming apparatus of a pulp sheet machine thereby forming a wet fibrous web. The wet fibrous web is dried to a predetermined consistency thereby forming a dried fibrous web. The dried fibrous web is treated with a water insoluble chemical additive thereby forming a chemically treated dried fibrous web containing chemically treated pulp fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Louise Cynthia Ellis Coe, Mike Thomas Goulet, Sheng-Hsin Hu, David Andrew Moline, Alberto Ricardo Negri, Michael Payne, Troy Michael Runge, Alan Edward Wright
  • Patent number: 6646749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the optical measurement of dental objects (30) with the use of topometric measurement procedures, having a rotatably mounted object receptacle (18) for holding the object (30) to be measured, a projector (11) for the projection of structured lighting patterns onto the object (30), a detection unit (12) for the detection of lighting structures projected onto the object (30), and an evaluation unit (20) for the calculation of the spatial structure of the object (30) to be measured. In order to improve operability, with the possibility of measuring individual parts of any geometry, the object receptacle (18) is mounted so as to be additionally pivotable around a pivot axis (B) arranged perpendicularly to the axis of rotation (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Anton Bodenmiller, Bernd Breuckmann, Michael Stocker, Peter Munstermann, Michael Runge
  • Publication number: 20030159786
    Abstract: Pulp fibers can be treated with water insoluble chemical additives resulting in a minimal amount of unretained water insoluble chemical additives present after redispersing the treated pulp fibers in the process water. One embodiment of the present invention is a method for preparing chemically treated pulp fiber. A fiber slurry is created comprising process water and pulp fibers. The fiber slurry is transported to a web-forming apparatus of a pulp sheet machine thereby forming a wet fibrous web. The wet fibrous web is dried to a predetermined consistency thereby forming a dried fibrous web. The dried fibrous web is treated with a water insoluble chemical additive thereby forming a chemically treated dried fibrous web containing chemically treated pulp fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Troy Michael Runge, Louise Cynthia Ellis Coe, Mike Thomas Goulet, Sheng-Hsin Hu
  • Patent number: 6582560
    Abstract: Pulp fibers can be treated with water insoluble chemical additives resulting in a minimal amount of unretained water insoluble chemical additives present after redispersing the treated pulp fibers in the process water. One embodiment of the present invention is a method for preparing chemically treated pulp fiber. A fiber slurry is created comprising process water and pulp fibers. The fiber slurry is transported to a web-forming apparatus of a pulp sheet machine thereby forming a wet fibrous web. The wet fibrous web is dried to a predetermined consistency thereby forming a dried fibrous web. The dried fibrous web is treated with a water insoluble chemical additive thereby forming a chemically treated dried fibrous web containing chemically treated pulp fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Michael Runge, Louise Cynthia Ellis Coe, Mike Thomas Goulet, Sheng-Hsin Hu
  • Publication number: 20030058456
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the optical measurement of dental objects (30) with the use of topometric measurement procedures, having a rotatably mounted object receptacle (18) for holding the object (30) to be measured, a projector (11) for the projection of structured lighting patterns onto the object (30), a detection unit (12) for the detection of lighting structures projected onto the object (30), and an evaluation unit (20) for the calculation of the spatial structure of the object (30) to be measured. In order to improve operability, with the possibility of measuring individual parts of any geometry, the object receptacle (18) is mounted so as to be additionally pivotable around a pivot axis (B) arranged perpendicularly to the axis of rotation (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Anton Bodenmiller, Bernd Breuckmann, Michael Stocker, Peter Munstermann, Michael Runge
  • Publication number: 20020162243
    Abstract: Pulp fibers can be treated with chemical additives with a minimal amount of unretained chemical additives present later in the process water. The present invention is a method for preparing chemically treated pulp fiber. A fiber slurry is created comprising process water and pulp fibers. The fiber slurry is transported to a web-forming apparatus of a pulp sheet machine thereby forming a wet fibrous web. The wet fibrous web is dried to a predetermined consistency thereby forming a dried fibrous web. The dried fibrous web is treated with a chemical additive thereby forming a chemically treated dried fibrous web. The dried fibrous web contains chemically treated pulp fibers. The chemically treated pulp fibers retain from between about 10 to about 100 percent of the applied amount of the chemical additive when the chemically treated pulp fibers are redispersed in water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Troy Michael Runge, Louise Cynthia Ellis Coe, Mike Thomas Goulet, Ricardo Toru Nishihata, Vera Maria Sacon
  • Publication number: 20020139500
    Abstract: Pulp fibers can be treated with water insoluble chemical additives resulting in a minimal amount of unretained water insoluble chemical additives present after redispersing the treated pulp fibers in the process water. One embodiment of the present invention is a method for preparing chemically treated pulp fiber. A fiber slurry is created comprising process water and pulp fibers. The fiber slurry is transported to a web-forming apparatus of a pulp sheet machine thereby forming a wet fibrous web. The wet fibrous web is dried to a predetermined consistency thereby forming a dried fibrous web. The dried fibrous web is treated with a water insoluble chemical additive thereby forming a chemically treated dried fibrous web containing chemically treated pulp fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Troy Michael Runge, Louise Cynthia Ellis Coe, Mike Thomas Goulet, Sheng-Hsin Hu
  • Patent number: 6285008
    Abstract: Igniter and spark plugs according to the invention include a tubular insulator having an axially extending passage and axially opposed sealing shoulders within the passage spaced from the ends of the insulator. A multi-part electrode assembly is disposed within the insulator, including an upper electrode joined by resistance welding to a lower electrode. A heat-expandable sleeve is carried about the upper electrode and a lower end thereof confronts a compressible gasket and the upper sealing shoulder. An enlarged head of the lower electrode confronts a sealing gasket on the lower sealing shoulder. During resistance welding, the upper and lower electrodes are displaced toward one another causing the gaskets to be compressed against the sealing shoulders of the insulator to form a gas-tight seal therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles T. Fleetwood, Michael A. Runge
  • Patent number: 5283499
    Abstract: An improved igniter and cable connector assembly for turbine engines. An igniter mounting adapter is secured to the engine. The igniter slides into a hole through the adapter and is retained by an enlarged head on the igniter. An annular seal is positioned around a high voltage terminal on the igniter head and a terminal on the cable connector is positioned against the igniter terminal. The cable connector is secured to the adapter, for example, by either a clamp assembly or a coupling nut or a quick release connector. As the cable connector is secured to the adapter, the seal is compressed between the igniter and connector insulators and, optionally, the connector terminal is rotated and pressed against the igniter terminal to establish a reliable electrical contact. The connector and igniter terminals preferably have mating conical or spherical surfaces, one of which may be an annular segment to provide an increased electrical contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: LeRoy B. Adam, Steven J. Cannady, Darin W. Carr, William B. Meeks, III, Michael A. Runge, Jan R. Schueren, Stephen W. Straub