US Patent Issued to HexcelPack on July 21 for "Slit-sheet-paper expansion systems and methods using friction brush(es) and/or other friction member(s)" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,193, issued on July 21, was assigned to HexcelPack LLC (Sedona, Ariz.).

"Slit-sheet-paper expansion systems and methods using friction brush(es) and/or other friction member(s)" was invented by David Paul Goodrich (Sedona, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to some embodiments, an expansion system for expanding expandable slit sheet paper is provided that includes: a roll of expandable slit sheet paper, and a friction member for applying friction along a lateral side of said expandable slit sheet paper. In some examples, the friction member includes a brush including a plurality of elongated bristles or fibers. In some ex...