Collin M Heinz

US Patent:

20130240125, Sep 19, 2013

Filed:

Sep 7, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/607127

Inventors:

Chris Nelson - Plymouth WI, US
Collin Heinz - Sheboygan Falls WI, US

Assignee:

CURT G. JOA, INC. - Sheboygan Falls WI

International Classification:

A61F 13/15

US Classification:

156182

Abstract:

Several variations of core formation techniques and machines to produced cores are disclosed, including a large and small discrete core, formed on a screen and combined; a large and small continuous core, formed on a web; and two and three-dimensional cores, formed on a screen, and core formation on a non-woven web.

US Patent:

20210267812, Sep 2, 2021

Filed:

Feb 27, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/803183

Inventors:

- Sheboygan Falls WI, US
Darren Horness - Sheboygan WI, US
Brian Nelson - Sheboygan WI, US
Collin M. Heinz - Plymouth WI, US
Kevin D. Blank - Port Washington WI, US

International Classification:

A61F 13/15
B65H 39/14

Abstract:

A configurable cutting and transfer apparatus includes a cutter mechanism to cut an incoming web of material into a plurality of discrete articles and a transfer mechanism operable with the cutter mechanism to transfer and rotate the discrete articles from a web receiving location to an article placement location. The transfer mechanism includes a drive shaft rotatable about a transfer axis, a carriage plate mounted to the drive shaft so as to rotate therewith about the transfer axis, and a segmented puck wheel comprising a plurality of carriage units securable to, and repositionable on, the carriage plate so as to rotate therewith to travel along a transfer path about the transfer axis from the web receiving location to the pad placement location, each of the carriage units including a puck operable to provide a rotating and re-pitching of the articles between the web receiving location and the pad placement location.

US Patent:

20210052434, Feb 25, 2021

Filed:

Nov 6, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/949617

Inventors:

- Sheboygan Falls WI, US
Collin Heinz - Plymouth WI, US

International Classification:

A61F 13/15

Abstract:

Several variations of core formation techniques and machines to produced cores are disclosed, including a large and small discrete core, formed on a screen and combined; a large and small continuous core, formed on a web; and two and three-dimensional cores, formed on a screen, and core formation on a non-woven web.