Patents by Inventor Nathan C. Harris

Nathan C. Harris 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: 20180208343
    Abstract: An automated method and system for preparing facemask for subsequent stacking and packaging in a facemask production line include conveying individual facemasks in an alternating and offset nesting pattern on a first conveyor at a first conveying speed. The facemasks are transferred to a second conveyor having a second conveying speed that is greater than the first conveying speed so that an increased gap is generated between adjacent facemasks. The aligned facemasks are wrapped at an automated in-line wrapping station wherein a continuous wrapping material is bonded around each individual facemask. At an in-line cutting station, the bonded wrapping material is cut between each adjacent facemask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Weber, Ajay Y. Houde, David L. Harrington, Mark T. Pamperin, Nathan C. Harris
  • Patent number: 6861615
    Abstract: A system for cutting cores used to wind up web materials or as a base structure for containers and other devices is provided. The system uses a core guidance tube in one aspect to position a continuously forming core while a laser beam is directed at the core to cut the core into desired lengths. A method for using the system is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Wojcik, Nathan C. Harris
  • Publication number: 20040118820
    Abstract: A system for cutting cores used to wind up web materials or as a base structure for containers and other devices is provided. The system uses a core guidance tube in one aspect to position a continuously forming core while a laser beam is directed at the core to cut the core into desired lengths. A method for using the system is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Wojcik, Nathan C. Harris