Patents by Inventor William R. Kleinhenz

William R. Kleinhenz 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).

  • Heat seal apparatus
    Patent number: 5968306
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for creating a heat seal in polymeric film packaging material located between adjacent bundles of one or more workpieces. The apparatus comprises a support frame and a conveyor system associated with the support frame for receiving a plurality of spaced-apart bundles of one or more workpieces and moving the bundles along a first path extending from a first portion of the support frame to a second portion of the support frame. The spaced-apart bundles are at least partially wrapped in polymeric film material as they move along the first path such that sections of the film material extend between adjacent, spaced-apart bundles. The apparatus further includes a heat seal device for effecting a heat seal in the polymeric film material located between the adjacent bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Kleinhenz, Michael Williamson
  • Heat seal apparatus
    Patent number: 5755923
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for creating a heat seal in polymeric film packaging material located between adjacent bundles of one or more workpieces. The apparatus comprises a support frame and a conveyor system associated with the support frame for receiving a plurality of spaced-apart bundles of one or more workpieces and moving the bundles along a first path extending from a first portion of the support frame to a second portion of the support frame. The spaced-apart bundles are at least partially wrapped in polymeric film material as they move along the first path such that sections of the film material extend between adjacent, spaced-apart bundles. The apparatus further includes a heat seal device for effecting a heat seal in the polymeric film material located between the adjacent bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Kleinhenz, Michael Williamson