Patents by Inventor Stephen J. REILLY

Stephen J. REILLY 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).

  • Through-air dryer shower assembly
    Patent number: 11136718
    Abstract: Disclosed is a through-air dryer shower assembly disposed within the through-air dryer and enables efficient cleaning of the through-air dryer without having an operator enter the dryer. The shower may comprise an elongated shower conduit having a plurality of nozzles disposed thereon and may be affixed to a baffle disposed within the through-air dryer cylinder. The shower assembly is generally positioned to spray a pressurized stream of wash fluid against the interior surface of the dryer causing debris accumulated within the deck to flow through the structure to the outer surface for discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Mark K. Dawson, Richard M. Hansen, Daniel D. Jacobson, Jonathan P. Godden, Lori M. Willis, Molly S. Mooren, Raymond G. Heckner, Stephen J. Reilly
  • THROUGH-AIR DRYER SHOWER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210214892
    Abstract: Disclosed is a through-air dryer shower assembly disposed within the through-air dryer and enables efficient cleaning of the through-air dryer without having an operator enter the dyer. The shower may comprise an elongated shower conduit having a plurality of nozzles disposed thereon and may be affixed to a baffle disposed within the through-air dryer cylinder. The shower assembly is generally positioned to spray a pressurized stream of wash fluid against the interior surface of the dryer causing debris accumulated within the deck to flow through the structure to the outer surface for discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Mark K. Dawson, Richard M. Hansen, Daniel D. Jacobson, Jonathan P. Godden, Lori M. Willis, Molly S. Mooren, Raymond G. Heckner, Stephen J. Reilly
  • Device for collecting oil
    Patent number: 9903083
    Abstract: Provided is a device for collecting oil contained in ice. The device includes a lifting device fixed for example to a vessel, a cage of separation adapted to be lowered into the water between the ice blocks by means of the lifting device and formed by a box which lets water and oil but substantially no ice, and an oil collector for collecting the oil on the water surface in the space defined by the separation of cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Lamor Corporation AB
    Inventors: Jan-Erik Mikael Lindholm, Stephen J. Reilly
  • DEVICE FOR COLLECTING OIL
    Publication number: 20160017561
    Abstract: Provided is a device for collecting oil contained in ice. The device includes a lifting device fixed for example to a vessel, a cage of separation adapted to be lowered into the water between the ice blocks by means of the lifting device and formed by a box which lets water and oil but substantially no ice, and an oil collector for collecting the oil on the water surface in the space defined by the separation of cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jan-Erik Mikael LINDHOLM, Stephen J. REILLY