Patents by Inventor Theodore D. Kennedy

Theodore D. Kennedy 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).

  • Publication number: 20250211187
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to forming an epitaxial layer of aluminum on an aluminum-nitride compound. The aluminum is epitaxially grown on the crystalline aluminum-nitride compound by maintaining temperature of a crystalline aluminum-nitride compound below a cluster-favoring temperature threshold within a vacuum chamber. Then, the crystalline aluminum-nitride compound is exposed to atoms of elemental aluminum for a predetermined time duration. The aluminum is epitaxially grown in this fashion for a predetermined time duration so as to produce a layer of epitaxial aluminum of a predetermined thickness. Such epitaxially-grown mono-crystalline aluminum has a lower resistivity than poly-crystalline aluminum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: John Andrew Logan, Brian Douglas Schultz, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 12301195
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to forming an epitaxial layer of aluminum on an aluminum-nitride compound. The aluminum is epitaxially grown on the crystalline aluminum-nitride compound by maintaining temperature of a crystalline aluminum-nitride compound below a cluster-favoring temperature threshold within a vacuum chamber. Then, the crystalline aluminum-nitride compound is exposed to atoms of elemental aluminum for a predetermined time duration. The aluminum is epitaxially grown in this fashion for a predetermined time duration so as to produce a layer of epitaxial aluminum of a predetermined thickness. Such epitaxially-grown mono-crystalline aluminum has a lower resistivity than poly-crystalline aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: John Andrew Logan, Brian Douglas Schultz, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 12278606
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to forming an epitaxial layer of aluminum on an aluminum-nitride compound. The aluminum is epitaxially grown on the crystalline aluminum-nitride compound by maintaining temperature of a crystalline aluminum-nitride compound below a cluster-favoring temperature threshold within a vacuum chamber. Then, the crystalline aluminum-nitride compound is exposed to atoms of elemental aluminum for a predetermined time duration. The aluminum is epitaxially grown in this fashion for a predetermined time duration so as to produce a layer of epitaxial aluminum of a predetermined thickness. Such epitaxially-grown mono-crystalline aluminum has a lower resistivity than poly-crystalline aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: John Andrew Logan, Brian Douglas Schultz, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20250052003
    Abstract: A dewatering box cover including a main body having a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, a first edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface. A first slot is formed within the main body having a first portion and a second portion angled relative to the first portion so as to form a V-shape. A plurality of second slots are formed within the main body at both sides of the first slot. The second slots and the first and second portions of the first slot extend from the top surface to the bottom surface of the main body at an angle relative to horizontal of 30° to 70° and at an angle relative to vertical of 20° to 45°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Theodore D. Kennedy, Donald Kenneth Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20250052004
    Abstract: A dewatering box cover including a main body having a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface and a plurality of sets of holes formed within the main body. The holes within each set are aligned with one another along an imaginary line that is angled from 30° to 70° relative to horizontal and the holes extend downwards from the top surface of the main body towards the bottom surface of the main body at an angle of 20° to 45° relative to vertical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Theodore D. Kennedy, Donald Kenneth Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 12221748
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a belt of a through air drying papermaking machine in which a high pressure shower is configured to traverse across a width of the belt of the papermaking machine while ejecting water onto the belt, and a vacuum box is operatively connected to the high pressure shower. The high pressure shower has a width that is less than a full width of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: First Quality Tissue, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Sealey, II, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 12163286
    Abstract: A system and method of cleaning an imprinting fabric used to make bath tissue, paper towel, or facial tissue, in which the imprinting fabric is washed with water from high pressure impact showers and flooding showers, and water remaining on the imprinting fabric after the step of washing is removed with a vacuum roll on a sheet side of the imprinting fabric. The system and method does not involve removing water from the fabric with a uhle box on the sheet side of the imprinting fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
    Inventors: Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 12146265
    Abstract: A dewatering box cover including a main body having a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface and a plurality of sets of holes formed within the main body. The holes within each set are aligned with one another along an imaginary line that is angled from 30° to 70° relative to horizontal and the holes extend downwards from the top surface of the main body towards the bottom surface of the main body at an angle of 20° to 45° relative to vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: First Quality Tissue, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore D. Kennedy, Donald Kenneth Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 12146263
    Abstract: A dewatering box cover including a main body having a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, a first edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface. A first slot is formed within the main body having a first portion and a second portion angled relative to the first portion so as to form a V-shape. A plurality of second slots are formed within the main body at both sides of the first slot. The second slots and the first and second portions of the first slot extend from the top surface to the bottom surface of the main body at an angle relative to horizontal of 30° to 70° and at an angle relative to vertical of 20° to 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: First Quality Tissue, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore D. Kennedy, Donald Kenneth Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20240368838
    Abstract: A method of forming a fibrous web on a papermaking machine including the steps of depositing a dilute fiber slurry out of a headbox to a forming area comprising a forming surface made up of a structured fabric, wherein the structured fabric is supported by a breast roll and a forming roll, and the forming area is devoid of any additional fabrics or belts other than the structured fabric, draining the dilute fiber slurry through the structured fabric, and drying the fiber slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: James E. Sealey, II, Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20240368836
    Abstract: A method of forming a fibrous web on a papermaking machine including the steps of depositing a dilute fiber slurry out of a headbox to a forming area comprising a forming surface made up of a structured fabric, wherein the structured fabric is supported by a breast roll and a forming roll, and the forming area is devoid of any additional fabrics or belts other than the structured fabric, draining the dilute fiber slurry through the structured fabric, and drying the fiber slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: James E. Sealey, II, Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 12000088
    Abstract: A machine or apparatus for producing structured tissue or towel using a press section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: STRUCTURED I, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Sealey, II, Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 11814792
    Abstract: A papermaking machine air foil including a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, side surfaces, a leading edge and a trailing edge, at least one air inlet on the top surface that directs injected air into the housing, and an air slot formed in the bottom surface that directs ejected air from the housing towards a trailing edge of the air foil, the air slot having a V-shape. The papermaking machine air foil is configured to be disposed on top of a paper web at a position adjacent to a Yankee dryer so that the ejected air directed by the air slot of the air foil stabilizes the paper web as the paper web is removed from the Yankee dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: First Quality Tissue, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20230122186
    Abstract: A system and method of cleaning an imprinting fabric used to make bath tissue, paper towel, or facial tissue, in which the imprinting fabric is washed with water from high pressure impact showers and flooding showers, and water remaining on the imprinting fabric after the step of washing is removed with a vacuum roll on a sheet side of the imprinting fabric. The system and method does not involve removing water from the fabric with a uhle box on the sheet side of the imprinting fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20230014807
    Abstract: A method of forming a fibrous web on a papermaking machine including the steps of depositing a dilute fiber slurry out of a headbox to a forming area comprising a forming surface made up of a structured fabric, wherein the structured fabric is supported by a breast roll and a forming roll, and the forming area is devoid of any additional fabrics or belts other than the structured fabric, draining the dilute fiber slurry through the structured fabric, and drying the fiber slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: James E. Sealey, II, Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20220389654
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a belt of a through air drying papermaking machine in which a high pressure shower is configured to traverse across a width of the belt of the papermaking machine while ejecting water onto the belt, and a vacuum box is operatively connected to the high pressure shower. The high pressure shower has a width that is less than a full width of the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: James E. Sealey, II, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20220368302
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to forming an epitaxial layer of aluminum on an aluminum-nitride compound. The aluminum is epitaxially grown on the crystalline aluminum-nitride compound by maintaining temperature of a crystalline aluminum-nitride compound below a cluster-favoring temperature threshold within a vacuum chamber. Then, the crystalline aluminum-nitride compound is exposed to atoms of elemental aluminum for a predetermined time duration. The aluminum is epitaxially grown in this fashion for a predetermined time duration so as to produce a layer of epitaxial aluminum of a predetermined thickness. Such epitaxially-grown mono-crystalline aluminum has a lower resistivity than poly-crystalline aluminum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: John Andrew Logan, Brian Douglas Schultz, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 11486091
    Abstract: A method of forming a fibrous web on a papermaking machine including the steps of depositing a dilute fiber slurry out of a headbox to a forming area comprising a forming surface made up of a structured fabric, wherein the structured fabric is supported by a breast roll and a forming roll, and the forming area is devoid of any additional fabrics or belts other than the structured fabric, draining the dilute fiber slurry through the structured fabric, and drying the fiber slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: STRUCTURED I, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Sealey, II, Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 11466404
    Abstract: A machine or apparatus for producing structured tissue or towel using a press section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: STRUCTURED I, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Sealey, II, Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Marc Paul Begin, Theodore D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20220090320
    Abstract: A papermaking machine air foil including a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, side surfaces, a leading edge and a trailing edge, at least one air inlet on the top surface that directs injected air into the housing, and an air slot formed in the bottom surface that directs ejected air from the housing towards a trailing edge of the air foil, the air slot having a V-shape. The papermaking machine air foil is configured to be disposed on top of a paper web at a position adjacent to a Yankee dryer so that the ejected air directed by the air slot of the air foil stabilizes the paper web as the paper web is removed from the Yankee dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Theodore D. Kennedy