Patents by Inventor ZAKARI HINTON SNELL

ZAKARI HINTON SNELL 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).

  • Ultrasonic roll tail closure of non-woven web material method and apparatus
    Patent number: 10351377
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing the tail end of a spirally wound roll of nonwoven, polymer-based material to the roll to preclude unintended unwinding of the roll, the apparatus comprising a winding assembly for forming about a winding axis a spirally wound roll with a tail end, a fixture for a roll tacking assembly with an ultrasonic tool oscillating on an oscillating axis, and a fixture for moving the tool into momentary tangential contact with an outermost winding layer of the roll in a manner that orients the oscillating axis orthogonally to the winding axis. The apparatus implements a method of locating the tail end of the spirally wound roll and orienting the tail end in relation to the securing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventors: John Madden Mathy, Jr., Michael Carl Chase, Zakari Hinton Snell, John J. Markle, II
  • ULTRASONIC ROLL TAIL CLOSURE OF NON-WOVEN WEB MATERIAL METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170036875
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing the tail end of a spirally wound roll of nonwoven, polymer-based material to the roll to preclude unintended unwinding of the roll, the apparatus comprising a winding assembly for forming about a winding axis a spirally wound roll with a tail end, a fixture for a roll tacking assembly with an ultrasonic tool oscillating on an oscillating axis, and a fixture for moving the tool into momentary tangential contact with an outermost winding layer of the roll in a manner that orients the oscillating axis orthogonally to the winding axis. The apparatus implements a method of locating the tail end of the spirally wound roll and orienting the tail end in relation to the securing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN MADDEN MATHY, JR., MICHAEL CARL CHASE, ZAKARI HINTON SNELL, JOHN J. MARKLE, II