US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on Feb. 3 for "Machine systems and methods for making random fiber webs" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,426, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Machine systems and methods for making random fiber webs" was invented by Warren D. Eaton (St. Paul, Minn.), William P. Klinzing (West Lakeland, Minn.), Jon A. Lindberg (Prairie du Chien, Wis.), David C. Raithel (Hudson, Wis.), Joshua D. Tibbits (Eagan, Minn.), Joseph A. Dunbar (Woodbury, Minn.), Blake R. Griffith (Oakdale, Minn.) and Jesse R. Seifert (New Richmond, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system is disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of moveable appar...