Patents by Inventor Tim J. Van Straten

Tim J. Van Straten 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).

  • Two-ply paper products with either nested or foot-to-foot embossments and method of making
    Patent number: 6261666
    Abstract: A method of producing a paper product which is formed from a pair of embossed webs enables the embossments to be arranged in either a nested or a foot-to-foot configuration. An embossing pattern has a machine direction and a cross-machine direction and is formed by a plurality of embossments. Adjacent embossments are spaced from each other in either or both of the machine direction and the cross-machine direction by an amount which exceeds the dimension of the embossments in that direction. A pair of embossing rolls are engraved with the same embossing pattern. When it is desired to produce foot-to-foot embossments, the embossing rolls are rotatably mounted so that the embossments on each roll are aligned. When it is desired to produce nested embossments, the embossing rolls are rotatably mounted so that the embossments on each of the rolls are positioned between the embossments on the other roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Paper Converting Machine Co.
    Inventors: Sandra A. Enderby, Tim J. Van Straten
  • Embossed tissue
    Patent number: D332874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corporation
    Inventors: Joanne P. Shufelt, Donna S. Johnston, Tim J. Van Straten
  • Embossed tissue
    Patent number: D332875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corporation
    Inventors: Joanne P. Shufelt, Donna S. Johnston, Tim J. Van Straten
  • Embossed tissue
    Patent number: D332876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Georgia Pacific Corporation
    Inventors: Joanne P. Shufelt, Tim J. Van Straten, Danna Davis