Patents by Inventor Michael W. Sloan

Michael W. Sloan 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).

  • Method and apparatus for deshafting and reshafting roll cores
    Patent number: 5535493
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for aligning a shaft puller axis with a central axis of a shaft in a filled roll of tissue having a core and a shaft in the core, the shaft puller adjusting its axis to be coincident with the axis of the shaft, and assembling unfilled cores by axially aligning core segments and positioning the assembled core with the shaft puller to push the shaft into the unfilled cores. The core segments may be separated by a spacer ring. Combination apparatus and methods for pulling shafts and combination apparatus and methods for assembling cores and inserting shafts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.
    Inventors: John A. Hill, Michael W. Sloan