Patents by Inventor Steven Schapel

Steven Schapel 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).

  • Apparatus for applying discrete parts to a moving web
    Patent number: 7341087
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for engaging and transferring a discrete part having a varying thickness to a substrate web. The apparatus includes one or more transfer assemblies and a web conveyor supporting the substrate web. Each transfer assembly includes a carrier member adapted to engage and transport the discrete part. One of the carrier member and the web conveyor includes a recessed portion for receiving portions of the discrete part that are relatively thicker than other portions of the discrete part, thereby ensuring more uniform contact between the discrete part and the web substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Tabor, Willard Hawley, John Flannery, Michael Schrlau, Steven Schapel
  • Apparatus for applying discrete parts to a moving web
    Publication number: 20030121614
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for engaging and transferring a discrete part having a varying thickness to a substrate web. The apparatus includes one or more transfer assemblies and a web conveyor supporting the substrate web. Each transfer assembly includes a carrier member adapted to engage and transport the discrete part. One of the carrier member and the web conveyor includes a recessed portion for receiving portions of the discrete part that are relatively thicker than other portions of the discrete part, thereby ensuring more uniform contact between the discrete part and the web substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffery Tabor, Willard Hawley, John Flannery, Michael Schrlau, Steven Schapel