Inventor · disambiguated record
Edward W. Bolyard, Jr.
Also filed as: BOLYARD EDWARD · BOLYARD EDWARD W · BOLYARD EDWARD W JR · BOLYARD JR EDWARD W
38 granted patents·5 pending applications·607 citations·filing 1996–2025
97Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS39BOLYARD JR EDWARD W1BUDAI MICHAEL B1ILLINOIS TOOK WORKS INC1PAHL ANDREAS1
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43 records- 0196US6520237B1Variable spacing strand coating system and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 18, 2003·64 cites·22 claims
- 0295US6613146B2Variable spacing strand coating system and modular guide roller thereforILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·56 cites·20 claims
- 0395US5904298AMeltblowing method and systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1997·Granted May 18, 1999·179 cites·53 claims
- 0493US7874456B2Modular system for delivering hot melt adhesive or other thermoplastic materials, and pressure control system thereforILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 25, 2011·32 cites·20 claims
- 0588US7857173B2Solenoid control valve with quick-connect fittings for mating with an adhesive control module assembly of a hot melt adhesive dispensing systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 28, 2010·16 cites·8 claims
- 0688US7614529B2Spool valve and valve seat assembly for an intermittently operable hot melt adhesive material control moduleILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 10, 2009·23 cites·20 claims
- 0788US7611071B2Intermittently operable recirculating control module and dispensing nozzle having internally disposed fixed orificeILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·13 cites·18 claims
- 0888US5862986AHot melt adhesive applicator with metering gear-driven headILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 26, 1999·63 cites·28 claims
- 0985US6315168B1Removable inline nozzle filterILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·26 cites·18 claims
- 1083US10213804B2Fluid application device having a modular contact nozzle with a fluidic oscillatorILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 26, 2019·2 cites·7 claims
- 1183US9718084B2Fluid application device having a modular contact nozzle with a fluidic oscillatorILLINOIS TOOK WORKS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 1282US8033243B2Strand positioning guide having reversely oriented V-shaped slots for use in connection with strand coating applicatorsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 11, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 1382US6334554B1Snuffback valve for hot melt adhesiveILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 1, 2002·22 cites·29 claims
- 1481US6680021B1Meltblowing method and systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·23 cites·47 claims
- 1579US10744524B2Variable volume strand coating apparatus and methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 18, 2020·2 cites·8 claims
- 1678US8985485B2Quasi melt blow down systemBUDAI MICHAEL B·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·5 cites·12 claims
- 1776US10130972B2High speed intermittent barrier nozzleILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 20, 2018·2 cites·23 claims
- 1876US9561654B2Laminated nozzle with thick plateILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 7, 2017·2 cites·10 claims
- 1971US6168049B1Hot melt adhesive applicator with centrally located filterILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 2, 2001·36 cites·30 claims
- 2070US9908137B2Fluid application device having a modular non-contact nozzle for applying fluid to an articleILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 6, 2018·2 cites·17 claims
- 2164US2025161973A1Modular delivery system and method for an adhesive or thermoplastic materialILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2263US2025312815A1Hot melt adhesive level sensing device and systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2358US6875296B2Variable spacing strand coating methodILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·2 cites·19 claims
- 2458US2023191442A1Field-configurable, exchangeable, and reversible extruder assembly for a fluid application systemILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2556US10213805B2Wide pattern nozzleILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 26, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 2654US7771786B2Strand orientation alignment in strand coating systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 10, 2010·1 cites·17 claims
- 2753US10737287B2Fluid application device having a modular contact nozzle with a fluidic oscillatorILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 2852US12110886B2Piston monitoring assemblyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 8, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2951US12318804B2Nozzle for discharging one or more fluidsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3051US9718083B2Fluid application device having a modular nozzle assembly for applying fluid to an articleILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·0 cites·6 claims
- 3151US2008217360A1Hot melt adhesive dispensing valve or module assembly having a module filter disposed therewithinILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3250US9932704B2Fluid application device, strand engagement device and method of controlling the sameILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 3, 2018·0 cites·12 claims
- 3349US7067009B2Strand guide implements or mechanisms for use in connection with material dispensing and coating nozzlesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 27, 2006·3 cites·18 claims
- 3449US5823437AFluid flow control plates for hot melt adhesive applicatorILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 20, 1998·17 cites·9 claims
- 3548US9849480B2Laminated nozzle with thick plateILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3646US9321060B2Wide pattern nozzlePAHL ANDREAS·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 26, 2016·0 cites·17 claims
- 3745US10766041B2Flow diverter in fluid application deviceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 8, 2020·0 cites·4 claims
- 3845US10421095B2Modular fluid application device compatible with different nozzle configurationsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·0 cites·13 claims
- 3939US12416371B2Valve module stroke detectionILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·5 claims
- 4038US2004195355A1Bead-type hot melt adhesive dispensing nozzle with thermal protective ringILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4136US7485187B2Strand orientation alignment in strand coating systems and methodsILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 3, 2009·0 cites·9 claims
- 4235US6215109B1Hot melt applicator air preheaterILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·3 cites·28 claims
- 4334US8726934B2Multi-mode pressure relief valveBOLYARD JR EDWARD W·Filed 2010·Granted May 20, 2014·0 cites·11 claims
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