Patents by Inventor Terry L. Petty

Terry L. Petty 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).

  • Dispensing apparatus
    Patent number: 5636812
    Abstract: A gravity-operated apparatus for sequentially dispensing sheet material from rolls of sheet material. The apparatus includes a housing having an opening; a rotatable turret; cantilevered spindles adapted to receive a roll of sheet material; and a limit gate. Each spindle extends from a distal portion of the turret so the weight of a full roll of sheet material on the spindle urges the turret to rotate placing a full roll of sheet material at a dispensing position. The limit gate is positioned to impede rotation of the turret when the limit gate encounters a spindle containing a roll of sheet material that is less than substantially depleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Conner, Terry L. Petty
  • Product containing a tilted stack of wet wipes
    Patent number: 4778048
    Abstract: A product comprising a stack of wet wipes tilted on edge within a container provides improved access for dispensing and relatively equal liquid amounts for each wipe within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Mark L. Kaspar, Terry L. Petty
  • Recessed dispenser assembly
    Patent number: D379569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Mark D. Strickland, Terry L. Petty, Kenneth H. LaCount