Patents
US 9533483 B2: Apparatus for and method of shaping and applying a segment to a moving web
- Granted
- 2017-01-03
- Filed
- 2014-09-26 application 14497899
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Apparatus for shaping a segment of material includes a forming member having a curved sidewall shaped complementary to a desired shape of the segment of material, and a conforming member having an applicator side and an engagement side disposed for engagement with the curved sidewall of the forming member. The conforming member includes a plurality of attachment regions disposed on the applicator side. Each attachment region is adapted to hold the segment of material on the conforming member. Engagement of the conforming member with the forming member causes the attachment regions to move from a first shape profile to a second shape profile, the second shape profile being the desired shape of the segment of material.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170103.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 1,992 patents | US company or organization | Neenah, WI | KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph D. Coenen | Kaukauna, WI | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Caleb E. Ihrig | Oshkosh, WI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph J. Sina | Appleton, WI | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gerald Sosalla | Appleton, WI | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charles Robert Sample | Green Bay, WI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B38/0012 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F13/15585 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C63/0026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29L | Indexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles | B29L2031/4878 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FOTH PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2016-10-04 | KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. NEENAH, WI | 40219/492 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-09-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SOSALLA, GERALD signed 2016-09-15 SAMPLE, CHARLES ROBERT signed 2016-09-26 | FOTH PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC DE PERE, WI | 39856/688 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-09-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | COENEN, JOSEPH DANIEL signed 2016-09-15 SINA, JOSEPH J. signed 2016-09-15 IHRIG, CALEB E. signed 2016-09-16 | KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. NEENAH, WI | 39856/611 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-03 | Name change Name change | KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. signed 2015-01-01 | KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. NEENAH, WI | 34880/634 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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