MARTIN ANTHONY ALLEN
Pilots in Gainesville, GA

RE39399, Nov 14, 2006

Apr 22, 2003

10/420569

Martin A. Allen - Gainesville GA, US

Nordson Corporation - Westlake OH

B29C 47/10, B29C 47/12

425 7, 425 722, 425192 S, 4253781, 4253782

A segmented die assembly comprises a plurality of side-by-side and separate units. Each die unit, includes a manifold segment and a die module mounted thereon. The manifold segments are interconnected and function to deliver process air and polymer melt to the modules. Each module including a nozzle through which the polymer melt is extruded forming a row of filament(s). The filaments from the array of modules are deposited on a substrate or collector. The die assembly is preferably used to apply a hot melt adhesive to a substrate, but also may be used to produce meltblown webs.

5160746, Nov 3, 1992

Jul 18, 1991

7/732449

Richard N. Dodge - Roswell GA
Ann L. Wagner - Cummings GA
Larry C. Fowler - Clearwater FL
Martin A. Allen - Gainesville GA
John T. Fetcko - Dawsonville GA

Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Neenah WI

B05B 700

425 7

Disclosed herein is an apparatus of the type for forming a nonwoven web from a fiber forming thermoplastic polymer resin which includes a reservoir for supplying a quantity of melted fiber forming thermoplastic resin, a pump for pumping the molten resin to a fiber forming die, and a die for forming a discrete resin stream to flow therefrom. The die includes a first fluid passageway for forming a stream of fluid, such as air, in contact with and substantially surrounding the formed flow of resin for a predetermined distance within the die and a fluid interrupt system for selectively cycling the flow of resin on and off and clearing the resin from the fiber forming die. A receiving belt collects the fibers formed from the resin flow beyond the first fluid passageway spaced at a predetermined distance from the die.

5061170, Oct 29, 1991

Dec 8, 1989

7/447930

Martin A. Allen - Gainesville GA
John T. Fetcko - Dawsonville GA

Exxon Chemical Patents Inc. - Linden NJ

B29C 4708

425197

A polymer metl delivery system includes a preheated hopper, a high clearance auger, a gear pump, and provisions for delivering heat to the polymer. The resin is melted and fed to the auger and pumped to the gear pump and further pump to an extrusion die. Heat is added to the polymers from the hopper and throughout its course to the outlet connection for the extrusion die. The preheated in the hopper includes heat conductive fins. The system is particularly suited for use in combination with a meltblowing die.

2005008, Apr 28, 2005

Oct 7, 2004

10/960371

Martin Allen - Gainesville GA, US
Rachelle Bentley - Cumming GA, US

Nordson Corporation - Westlake OH

D04H003/02

264103000, 425378200, 425382200, 425072200

A meltspinning apparatus that provides for uniform distribution of a flow of a melt-processable thermoplastic polymer in a machine direction of the meltspinning apparatus. The meltspinning apparatus includes a spin pack having a plurality of side-by-side coathanger-shaped distribution chambers. Each of the distribution chambers uniformly distributes the polymer flow in the machine direction so that the molten polymer has a substantially uniform residence time in the chamber during distribution.