Patents by Inventor Warren Woodman

Warren Woodman 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).

  • Steam shower with reduced condensate drip
    Patent number: 5211813
    Abstract: A steam shower to supply steam to a web passing beneath it. There is a main supply header and a preheat chamber enclosing the main supply header. The steam is proportioned between the preheat chamber and the main supply header. There are at least two chambers to receive steam in sequence from the main supply header. In a preferred embodiment the at least two chambers are divided into compartments along the length of the shower. Profiling valves control flow from the main supply header to the first chamber in this preferred embodiment. There are outlets in the last of the at least two chambers through which steam passes to the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Inventors: David J. Sawley, Warren Woodman