Patents by Inventor Russell K. Messer, II

Russell K. Messer, II 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).

  • Hot air apparatus for glossing sheets
    Patent number: 5086209
    Abstract: An apparatus is for glossing a sheet having a thermoplastic resin on the surface thereof. The thermoplastic resin is capable of forming a film which imparts gloss upon the application of heat. The apparatus includes a sheet support, a first pair of rollers for feeding the sheet onto the sheet support wherein the resin side of the sheet is away from the sheet support, heating elements, a blower for blowing air through the heating elements to generate hot air which is blown onto the sheet, and a second pair of cold rollers for receiving the sheet after passage over the sheet support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: Karl A. Kintz, Russell K. Messer, II, Carl W. McCrary, Jr., Erik K. Nelson