Patents by Inventor Zachary L. Kirkendall

Zachary L. Kirkendall 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 forming adhesive strips
    Patent number: 7874829
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming adhesive strips from an adhesive sheet. The apparatus may generally comprise a first forming wheel, a second forming wheel, and a cutting wheel including a plurality of circumferential grooves. The cutting wheel can be positioned in proximity to the first and second forming wheels to define a first formation interface with the first forming wheel and a second formation interface with the second forming wheel. The cutting wheel can be operable to receive at least a portion of the adhesive sheet and rotate to force at least a portion of the adhesive sheet through the first formation interface and the second formation interface such that the adhesive sheet is at least partially cut by at least one of the circumferential grooves at both the first and second formation interfaces to at least partially form the adhesive strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary L. Kirkendall
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING ADHESIVE STRIPS
    Publication number: 20090120586
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming adhesive strips from an adhesive sheet. The apparatus may generally comprise a first forming wheel, a second forming wheel, and a cutting wheel including a plurality of circumferential grooves. The cutting wheel can be positioned in proximity to the first and second forming wheels to define a first formation interface with the first forming wheel and a second formation interface with the second forming wheel. The cutting wheel can be operable to receive at least a portion of the adhesive sheet and rotate to force at least a portion of the adhesive sheet through the first formation interface and the second formation interface such that the adhesive sheet is at least partially cut by at least one of the circumferential grooves at both the first and second formation interfaces to at least partially form the adhesive strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary L. Kirkendall