Patents by Inventor Troy A. Nitke

Troy A. Nitke 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).

  • Air dryer utilizing low temperature, high velocity air
    Patent number: 12059889
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for drying web substrates are described. In one embodiment, a method of drying a web substrate may comprise supplying air to a first dryer head located proximate a web conveyer, the air within the first dryer head having a temperature of less than 176 degrees C., directing air from the first dryer head toward the web conveyer at a velocity greater than 1000 m/min and forming a first drying region, and advancing the web substrate in a first direction on the web conveyer and through the first drying region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Dollevoet, Jeffrey R. Heller, Michael L. Lohoff, Andrew E. Neubauer, Troy A. Nitke, Stephen A. Marrano
  • AIR DRYER UTILIZING LOW TEMPERATURE, HIGH VELOCITY AIR
    Publication number: 20210146680
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for drying web substrates are described. In one embodiment, a method of drying a web substrate may comprise supplying air to a first dryer head located proximate a web conveyer, the air within the first dryer head having a temperature of less than 176 degrees C., directing air from the first dryer head toward the web conveyer at a velocity greater than 1000 m/min and forming a first drying region, and advancing the web substrate in a first direction on the web conveyer and through the first drying region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Tim G. Dollevoet, Jeffrey R. Heller, Michael L. Lohoff, Andrew E. Neubauer, Troy A. Nitke, Stephen A. Marrano