Patents by Inventor William J. Raynor, Jr.

William J. Raynor, Jr. 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 for simulating a system having multiple failure modes
    Patent number: 7571089
    Abstract: A method is described for determining the effectiveness of maintenance or other improvements to a system having multiple sections and multiple modes of failure. The method uses a simulation model that is dynamic in that it can change during a simulation run to show how a system event such as a failure of one system section can effect a different system section. By running the simulation model multiple times, it may become apparent which system section will benefit most from maintenance or other improvements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent A. Franklin, William J. Raynor, Jr.
  • System and method for tracking ID tags using a data structure of tag reads
    Patent number: 7199715
    Abstract: A system and method of tracking tags at several successive points of a business process. A reader attempts to read each tag at each successive point. A processor populates a database with information corresponding to the reading of each tag at each successive point and the time of each reading. A tool modifies part of the information in the database as a function of other information in the database. The modified information is used to track the tags through the business process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Carla K. Fields, Angela R. Zillmer, William J. Raynor, Jr.
  • Embossing and laminating irregular bonding patterns
    Patent number: 6589634
    Abstract: Webs can be embossed and laminated using irregular bonding patterns with the pin-on-pin embossing process. Different patterns are provided onto each web and the webs are joined in a bonding nip to form a laminate. The bonding pattern formed in the bonding nip is irregular. The irregularity of the bonding pattern reduces vibrations within the machinery and allows increased machine speed. The irregularity of the pattern can be determined using the Self-Similarity Count or the Energy Suppression Factor method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter T. Schultz, William J. Raynor, Jr., James Jay Tanner, David G. Biggs, Bernhardt E. Kressner, Mark D. Perkins
  • Embossing and laminating irregular bonding patterns
    Patent number: 6251207
    Abstract: Webs can be embossed and laminated using irregular bonding patterns with the pin-on-pin embossing process. Different patterns are provided onto each web and the webs are joined in a bonding nip to form a laminate. The bonding pattern formed in the bonding nip is irregular. The irregularity of the bonding pattern reduces vibrations within the machinery and allows increased machine speed. The irregularity of the pattern can be determined using the Self-Similarity Count or the Energy Suppression Factor method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter T. Schultz, William J. Raynor, Jr., James Jay Tanner, David G. Biggs, Bernhardt E. Kressner, Mark D. Perkins