Patents by Inventor Todd Christy Thoman

Todd Christy Thoman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for geometric scarfing
    Patent number: 6627130
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (20) for scarfing a fibrous web (22) can include a scarfing housing (24) which has been provided with a web entrance portion (26), a web exit portion (28), a discharge conduit (30), and an air flow inlet (32, 54). A rotatable scarfing roll (34) can be located in the scarfing housing (24), and in a particular feature, the discharge conduit (30) can be configured with a distinctive conduit angle (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Kugler, Michael Barth Venturino, Todd Christy Thoman
  • Method and apparatus for geometric scarfing
    Publication number: 20020153634
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (20) for scarfing a fibrous web (22) can include a scarfing housing (24) which has been provided with a web entrance portion (26), a web exit portion (28), a discharge conduit (30), and an air flow inlet (32, 54). A rotatable scarfing roll (34) can be located in the scarfing housing (24), and in a particular feature, the discharge conduit (30) can be configured with a distinctive conduit angle (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Kugler, Michael Barth Venturino, Todd Christy Thoman