Patents by Inventor Robert M. Pounds

Robert M. Pounds 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).

  • Web tensioning and steering
    Patent number: 3958736
    Abstract: Simultaneously tensioning one side of a web and correcting steering error introduced by said tensioning comprising passing the web partially around a tensioning member, e.g. a roll, and skewing the roll axis relative to a neutral axis, with the end of the roll adjacent the side of the web to be tensioned positioned, relative to the other end of the roll, toward the portion of the web wrapped around the roll and forward in the direction of web movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: Crown Zellerbach Corporation
    Inventor: Robert M. Pounds