Jon R Christensen

US Patent:

7922035, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Dec 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/635877

Inventors:

Leslie Thomas Long - Appleton WI, US
Jon Christensen - Oshkosh WI, US
Craig A. Blodgett - Buckfield ME, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

A47K 10/24

US Classification:

221 48, 221 45

Abstract:

By controlling the profile of a folded stack when placed into an oval dispenser, it is possible to reduce the compression of the folded stack by the dispenser's sidewall, thereby reducing or eliminating sheet tears when dispensing the sheet-material from the dispenser. In particular, by making the folded stack thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges, as a result of providing a variable width flat stack prior to folding the flat stack, the folded stack will better fit into an oblong or circular dispenser.

US Patent:

7922074, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Aug 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/848370

Inventors:

Leslie T. Long - Appleton WI, US
Norman K. Fox - Appleton WI, US
Jon R. Christensen - Oshkosh WI, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

235375, 23546201, 235474, 235475, 493 52

Abstract:

A system and method for matching lids to cartons includes a carton feed conveyor having a plurality of cartons carried at individual flight positions defined along the conveyor, with each of the cartons having a mark applied thereto indicating a type of lid to be applied to the respective carton. A reader is operatively disposed relative to the carton feed conveyor to read the marks. A lid feed conveyor has a plurality of individual flight positions defined thereon, with each flight position on the carton feed conveyor having an assigned flight position on the lid feed conveyor. A lid placer station is supplied with different types of lids from respective separate lid magazines and is disposed along the lid feed conveyor. The lid placer station is in communication with the reader and is configured to select and place lids dictated by the marks from the magazines onto the flight positions on the lid feed conveyor that are assigned to the flight positions on the carton feed conveyor containing the carton and associated mark read by the reader.