Patents by Inventor Robert D. Gibb

Robert D. Gibb 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).

  • Laying oriented fibrous webs
    Patent number: 4217159
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for laying highly ordered webs wherein a fibrous strand forwarded towards a collecting surface is caused to oscillate up to an amplitude equal to the desired web width and by passing between two closely spaced plates is laid in successive courses with a very high degree of parallelism and precision. A plurality of the laying devices may be used to produce thicker or wider webs or webs having layers of differing orientation directions. Various bonding methods may be applied to the ordered webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Peter M. Ellis, Robert D. Gibb