Patents by Inventor Richard H. D. Bullock

Richard H. D. Bullock 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).

  • Patent number: 6997345
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided which is adapted for dispensing from a table top and it is convertible to dispensing from a conventional rolled product fixture. The dispenser includes a housing having a compartment configured to hold sheets. The housing also has a dispensing opening. The housing is configured to be positioned on a table top for dispensing sheets therefrom, and the housing includes a sling which permits the housing to be coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture. The sling is masked when the dispenser is positioned for dispensing from a table top. The sling is readily releasable to permit the housing to be coupled to a fixture in a bathroom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Velazquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza, Leslie T. Long, Richard H. D. Bullock
  • Publication number: 20040245267
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided which is adapted for dispensing from a table top and it is convertible to dispensing from a conventional rolled product fixture. The dispenser includes a housing having a compartment configured to hold sheets. The housing also has a dispensing opening. The housing is configured to be positioned on a table top for dispensing sheets therefrom, and the housing includes a sling which permits the housing to be coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture. The sling is masked when the dispenser is positioned for dispensing from a table top. The sling is readily releasable to permit the housing to be coupled to a fixture in a bathroom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Velazquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza, Leslie T. Long, Richard H.D. Bullock
  • Patent number: 4328931
    Abstract: A web finishing system which includes a web rewinder 10, an accumulator 64 and a log saw 80 includes means for automatically controlling the speed of the rewinder 10 based on the status of equipment in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Scott Paper Company
    Inventors: Richard H. D. Bullock, Jr., H. William Fogle, Jr., Matthew R. Gordon-Clark
  • Patent number: 4038127
    Abstract: An apparatus for accurately positioning the end of a web being wound on a roll at a predetermined angle of the roll. An operator sets up in thumbwheel switches a predetermined number representing the additional angular rotation of the roll after the web has been cut at a winding station in order to have the tail of the roll located at a desired predetermined angle at a second station. As the roll is wound, a sensor responds to an index that rotates in synchronism with the roll to provide a signal indicating that the roll is oriented at a known reference angle. A first pulse source generates pulses wherein each pulse represents a known angle of rotation of the roll as the web is being wound on the core. An electronic counter counts the number of pulses generated by the first pulse source between the occurrence of the signal indicating that the web has been cut and the reference angle signal generated by the winding station sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Assignee: Scott Paper Company
    Inventors: Richard H. D. Bullock, Jr., George Gallatig, Kurtz A. Franklin