Curt G. Joa, Inc.

Depre, LLC

Scott A Roehrborn

Robert E Andrews

Jeffrey Wayne Fritz

Ethan Edward Valentine

Sam Griffin

Mark Edward Justice

Samuel E Darcy

Todd Max Cupp

William Todd Klempnauer

Christopher Joseph Schulze

Christopher J Nelson

Zachary J Giffey

Song V Sayaovong

Jason J Reineking

Terry J Henrickson

Troy L Bruckschen

Anthony J Eisner, Sr

Samuel Griffin

Mark E Justice

A system and method for the splicing transversely wound webs is provided. A web diverter unit includes a web retaining assembly movable between a first position where the web retaining assembly is not in contact with the running web and a second position where the web retaining assembly is in contact with the running web. With the web retaining assembly in the second position, the web retaining assembly temporarily holds the running web being unwound off of the running web material roll at a constant transverse position to enable precise alignment of the running web with the waiting web for splicing therebetween.

System and method for stabilizing web position during splicing of transversely wound material rolls

An expandable absorbent structure comprises an expansion loop core configured to expand in response to absorption of a liquid and an expansion loop material structure surrounding the expansion loop core and having a trough therein, wherein the trough is formed from a first portion of the expansion loop material structure folded over a second portion of the expansion loop material structure at a first elbow of the expansion loop material structure. In response to an increase in size of the expansion loop core, the expansion loop core presses against the expansion loop material structure to cause a length of the trough to decrease.

Expandable absorbent core and method of manufacture

Medical gown

A system and method for folding a discrete absorbent sanitary product includes conveying a product in a machine direction along a main conveyor, folding the product at a first folding station, and later folding the absorbent sanitary product at a second folding station. The product is folded at each of the first and second folding stations by engaging the product with a first drum and rotating the absorbent sanitary product in a first rotational direction, contacting the product with one or more folding fingers traveling in the machine direction, engaging the product with a rotating member adjacent to the first drum and downstream therefrom in the machine direction, the rotating member rotating in the first rotational direction, and folding the product over the one or more folding fingers via rotation of the rotating member in the first rotational direction.

Method and apparatus for high-speed cross-folding of absorbent sanitary products

Growing community of inventors

Sheboygan, WI, United States of America

Scott A Roehrborn