Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Geissler

Stephen R. Geissler 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).

  • ROLLER COVER CORE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20190105682
    Abstract: A method of making a paint roller cover includes feeding a single strip of polypropylene, by a core material strip feeder, onto a mandrel; heating the single strip of polypropylene, by a heater, before the single strip of polypropylene is wound about the mandrel; and overlapping edges of the single strip of polypropylene as the single strip of polypropylene is wound about the mandrel so that the overlapped edges fuse together. The method also includes applying an adhesive, by an adhesive applicator, to an outer surface of the single strip of polypropylene; and feeding a strip of fabric cover material, by a fabric cover strip feeder, about the mandrel and onto the outer surface of the single strip of polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Bower, Stephen R. Geissler