Patents by Inventor Roland C. Smith, JR.

Roland C. Smith, JR. 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).

  • Process for applying one or more treatment agents to a textile web
    Patent number: 8632613
    Abstract: A process for treating a textile web includes applying a first treatment agent to the web. The web is moved in an open configuration over a contact surface of an ultrasonic vibration system. The ultrasonic vibration system is operated to impart ultrasonic energy to the textile web to facilitate the distribution of the first treatment agent through a first extent of the thickness of the textile web. A second treatment agent is applied to the web. The web is moved in an open configuration thereof over a contact surface of an ultrasonic vibration system. The ultrasonic vibration system is operated to impart ultrasonic energy to the textile web to facilitate the distribution of the second treatment agent through a second extent of the thickness of the web. The second extent is different than the first extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Braunecker, Thomas David Ehlert, Tony Fedel, Robert Allen Janssen, John Gavin MacDonald, Patrick Sean McNichols, Roland C. Smith, Jr.
  • PROCESS FOR APPLYING ONE OR MORE TREATMENT AGENTS TO A TEXTILE WEB
    Publication number: 20090165223
    Abstract: A process for treating a textile web includes applying a first treatment agent to the web. The web is moved in an open configuration over a contact surface of an ultrasonic vibration system. The ultrasonic vibration system is operated to impart ultrasonic energy to the textile web to facilitate the distribution of the first treatment agent through a first extent of the thickness of the textile web. A second treatment agent is applied to the web. The web is moved in an open configuration thereof over a contact surface of an ultrasonic vibration system. The ultrasonic vibration system is operated to impart ultrasonic energy to the textile web to facilitate the distribution of the second treatment agent through a second extent of the thickness of the web. The second extent is different than the first extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Braunecker, Thomas David Ehlert, Tony Fedel, Robert Allen Janssen, John Gavin MacDonald, Patrick Sean McNichols, Roland C. Smith, JR.