Patents by Inventor Randall J. LeValley

Randall J. LeValley 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).

  • Methods and system for manufacturing and finishing web products at high speed without reeling and unwinding
    Patent number: 6740200
    Abstract: A method for directly forming and finishing a web product is provided. The method includes forming a web on a forming apparatus, continuously transferring the formed web to a conveyor, performing a converting step on the web as the web is continuously supported and advanced on the conveyor, and finishing the web into a product substantially ready for packaging. A system for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Seymour, John R. Hanson, E. Kent Isom, James L. Baggot, Steven J. Wojcik, Kenneth A. Pigsley, Robert L. Clarke, Randall J. LeValley, Charles H. Goerg
  • Methods and system for manufacturing and finishing web products at high speed without reeling and unwinding
    Publication number: 20030113457
    Abstract: A method for directly forming and finishing a web product is provided. The method includes forming a web on a forming apparatus, continuously transferring the formed web to a conveyor, performing a converting step on the web as the web is continuously supported and advanced on the conveyor, and finishing the web into a product substantially ready for packaging. A system for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Robert J. Seymour, John R. Hanson, E. Kent Isom, James L. Baggot, Steven J. Wojcik, Kenneth A. Pigsley, Robert L. Clarke, Randall J. LeValley, Charles H. Goerg
  • Method and apparatus for slitting a sheet material web
    Patent number: 6561064
    Abstract: An apparatus for slitting a sheet material web as it is wound onto a roll including at least one winding drum supporting the web, a moveably reel spool positioned in a parallel and spaced apart relationship with the winding drum, a slitting device and a control system. The slitting device includes a track member and a slitting member moveably mounted on the track member. The slitting member continuously slits the sheet material web longitudinally along its length as it is wound onto the roll. The control system controls the position of the slitting member on the track so as to maintain a predetermined penetration of the slitting member within the roll as the roll increases in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank S. Hada, Randall J. LeValley, James M. Perkins, Lowell E. Thoms