BARTON ANDREW LAUGHLIN
Pilots at N1216 Country Crst Cir, Medina, WI

6620270, Sep 16, 2003

Dec 18, 2001

10/034040

Thomas David Ehlert - Neenah WI
Patrick Sean McNichols - Hortonville WI
Barton Andrew Laughlin - Hortonville WI
Harold Norbert Heller - Menasha WI
Timothy James Blenke - Neenah WI
Tauhid Husain - New Milford CT
Paul Gordon Klemp - Hortonville WI
John Ford Condron - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B29C 6508

156 64, 156 731, 156358, 156555, 1565802, 156582

An ultrasonic processing method and apparatus ( ) can include a rotatable, ultrasonic horn member ( ) that is operatively joined to an isolation member ( ) which has high rigidity. Additionally, a rotatable anvil member ( ) can be cooperatively positioned to provide a selected horn-anvil gap ( ) between the anvil member ( ) and the horn member ( ). A transfer device ( ) can be configured to selectively adjust the horn-anvil gap ( ), and an automated drive ( ) can be operatively connected to the transfer device ( ) to selectively modify the horn-anvil gap ( ). A force sensor ( ) can be configured to detect a gap force at the horn-anvil gap ( ), and an electronic processor ( ) can be configured to employ an output from the force sensor ( ) to monitor the gap force, and provide a drive signal to the automated drive ( ) to thereby adjust the horn-anvil gap ( ).

6547903, Apr 15, 2003

Dec 18, 2001

10/034178

Patrick Sean McNichols - Hortonville WI
Thomas David Ehlert - Neenah WI
Timothy James Blenke - Neenah WI
Tauhid Husain - New Milford CT
Barton Andrew Laughlin - Hortonville WI
Paul Gordon Klemp - Hortonville WI
John Ford Condron - Neenah WI
Harold Norbert Heller - Menasha WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B29C 6508

156 64, 156 731, 156358, 156555, 1565802, 156582

An ultrasonic processing method and apparatus ( ) can include a rotatable, ultrasonic horn member ( ) that is operatively joined to an isolation member ( ) which has high rigidity. A rotatable anvil member ( ) can be cooperatively positioned to provide a selected horn-anvil gap ( ), and an automated drive ( ) can be connected to an actuator ( ), or other transfer device, to automatically adjust the horn-anvil gap ( ). An electronic processor ( ) can be configured to monitor an intermittent gap force detected from an output provided by a force sensor ( ), and can provide a drive signal to the automated drive ( ) to thereby adjust the horn-anvil gap ( ) to operatively maintain a target, gap force value.

6662992, Dec 16, 2003

Dec 19, 2001

10/029327

Chinmay Suresh Betrabet - Corvallis OR
Davis Hoang Nhan - Greenville WI
Barton Andrew Laughlin - Hortonville WI
Daniel Hoo - Appleton WI
James Melvin Gaestel - Seymour WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B23K 106

228 11, 2281101, 228111, 134 34

A method for reducing adhesive build-up on ultrasonic bonding surfaces of ultrasonic bonding systems is disclosed. The method includes providing an ultrasonic bonding surface. A pad is provided proximate to, and in fluid contact with, the ultrasonic bonding system. A fluid is conducted to the pad such that the fluid is applied is intermittently or continuously applied to at least a portion of the ultrasonic bonding surface.

7704341, Apr 27, 2010

Dec 15, 2005

11/304124

Vasily Aramovich Topolkaraev - Appleton WI, US
Barton Andrew Laughlin - Hortonville WI, US
John Ford Condron - Neenah WI, US
Patrick Martin Downey - Clinton UT, US
Thomas David Ehlert - Neenah WI, US
Dennis Y. Lee - Cummings GA, US
Patrick Sean McNichols - Hortonville WI, US
Nagabhusan Senapati - Appleton WI, US
Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet - Neenah WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B32B 37/00

156 731, 156555, 1565802, 156582

In a method and apparatus for forming a bonded web comprised at least in part of a polyester, a first material web and a second material web are arranged in opposed relationship with each other at least along those portions of the first and second material webs to be bonded together. At least one of the first and second material webs is comprised at least in part of the polyester. The opposed webs are transported in a machine direction to the nip of a bonding apparatus comprised of a first bonding member and a second bonding member defining the nip therebetween for passage of the opposed first and second material webs therebetween in the machine direction. A shear force is applied to the webs generally in the machine direction at the nip and the webs are mechanically bonded together at the nip while the shear force is applied to webs.