Patents by Inventor Norman Rudolf Stegelmann

Norman Rudolf Stegelmann 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).

  • Rotary ultrasonic bonder or processor capable of fixed gap operation
    Patent number: 6613171
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (20) for ultrasonic bonding or other processing can include a rotatable ultrasonic horn member (28) having a first axial side (30) and a second axial side (32). The first axial side (30) of the horn member (28) can be operatively joined to a first rotatable axle member (34), and the first axle member (34) can be operatively joined to a first isolation member (42). The second axial side (32) of the horn member (28) can be operatively joined to a second rotatable axle member (36), and the second axle member (36) can be operatively joined to a second isolation member (44). The isolation members (42, 44) are capable of bending under a horn-life range of sonic frequencies to provide an operative component of motion along a radial direction (102) of each isolation member (42, 44), and an operative component of motion along an axial direction (100) of each isolation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Sean McNichols, Timothy James Blenke, Thomas David Ehlert, Tauhid Husain, Daniel Edward Wallander, Norman Rudolf Stegelmann
  • Rotary ultrasonic bonder or processor capable of fixed gap operation
    Publication number: 20030111156
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (20) for ultrasonic bonding or other processing can include a rotatable ultrasonic horn member (28) having a first axial side (30) and a second axial side (32). The first axial side (30) of the horn member (28) can be operatively joined to a first rotatable axle member (34), and the first axle member (34) can be operatively joined to a first isolation member (42). The second axial side (32) of the horn member (28) can be operatively joined to a second rotatable axle member (36), and the second axle member (36) can be operatively joined to a second isolation member (44). The isolation members (42, 44) are capable of bending under a horn-life range of sonic frequencies to provide an operative component of motion along a radial direction (102) of each isolation member (42, 44), and an operative component of motion along an axial direction (100) of each isolation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Patrick Sean McNichols, Timothy James Blenke, Thomas David Ehlert, Tauhid Husain, Daniel Edward Wallander, Norman Rudolf Stegelmann