Patents by Inventor Paul Allan Wilhelm

Paul Allan Wilhelm 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 constructing folded flats for housing absorbent articles
    Patent number: 10576706
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for constructing a folded flat. The flat may include a first surface having a first panel and a second panel. Each of the first panel and the second panel include an inner edge. Further, the first panel may include a first score line that extends in the machine direction and a tab adjacent the first score line. The tab connects the first panel and the second panel. A folding apparatus may engage the first surface of the flat. The folding apparatus may include an engagement member and a fold assist member. The fold assist member may engage the area between the inner edge of the first panel and the inner edge of the second panel. The engaging member and the fold assist member cooperate fold the flat along the score line to form a folded flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Paul Mahoney, III, Paul Allan Wilhelm, James J. Williams
  • Method and Apparatus for Constructing Folded Flats for Housing Absorbent Articles
    Publication number: 20160339662
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for constructing a folded flat. The flat may include a first surface having a first panel and a second panel. Each of the first panel and the second panel include an inner edge. Further, the first panel may include a first score line that extends in the machine direction and a tab adjacent the first score line. The tab connects the first panel and the second panel. A folding apparatus may engage the first surface of the flat. The folding apparatus may include an engagement member and a fold assist member. The fold assist member may engage the area between the inner edge of the first panel and the inner edge of the second panel. The engaging member and the fold assist member cooperate fold the flat along the score line to form a folded flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: William Paul Mahoney, III, Paul Allan Wilhelm, James J. Williams