432 patents
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Utility
Absorbent Article with an Embossed Waxed Barrier
25 May 23
The present disclosure presents a stain reduction improvement of a disposable absorbent article by applying a hydrophobic barrier formulation to a topsheet and/or absorbent core area of the article and thereafter embossing the treated area with heat and pressure.
HyoungKun Park, JungHyun Park, Wonmi Jang, David G. Biggs, YeonJung Kim, Jin Heo, HwaJun Lee, SangMin Lee, JuHyung Lee, SeongDae Roh, HyungWoo Park, HyeJin Lee
Filed: 28 Feb 18
Utility
Pull-on Wearable Article
25 May 23
A pull-on wearable article can have a front region, a back region, and a crotch region located between the front region and the back region.
YangSook Jeon, CheolHee Kim, JeongOg Byun, JungNam Kim, Candace D. Krautkramer
Filed: 30 Apr 20
Utility
Dispensing Device with Replaceable Front Cover
18 May 23
A dispenser for sheet materials is disclosed.
Alice Susan Gordon, Eric M. Chalko, Phillip L. Hutchison
Filed: 31 Oct 19
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Producing a Zoned And/or Layered Substrate
18 May 23
Methods and apparatuses for producing a zoned and/or layered substrate are described.
Jian Qin, Sridhar Ranganathan, Francis P. Abuto, Vikram Kaul
Filed: 31 Mar 21
Utility
Soft Through-air Dried Facial Tissue
11 May 23
Disclosed am multi-ply tissue products, particularly creped and through-air dried facial tissue products, having improved strength and softness.
Christopher L. Satori, Kevin J. Vogt, Mark W. Sachs, Mike T, Goulet, Elizabeth O. Bradley, Goeffrey F. Carlow
Filed: 27 Mar 20
Utility
Responsive Absorbent Articles
11 May 23
Described herein are responsive absorbent articles.
Stephen M. LINDSAY
Filed: 30 Apr 20
Utility
Soft Wet Pressed Facial Tissue
11 May 23
Disclosed are multi-ply tissue products, particularly wet pressed facial tissue products that have been recreped.
Christopher L. Satori, Kevin J. Vogt, Mark W. Sachs
Filed: 27 Mar 20
Utility
Non-stretch Bonded Strand and Film Elastics
11 May 23
A laminate includes a core structure having a first surface and a second surface, the core structure including an elastic core layer and a plastic core layer, wherein the elastic core layer is one of a film, a plurality of strands, and a plurality of strips, and wherein the plastic core layer is one of a film layer, a plurality of strands, and a plurality of strips, the plastic core structure reinforcing the core layer in the machine direction, and a nonwoven first facing layer affixed to the first surface.
Davis Dang H. Nhan, WanDuk Lee, Peiguang Zhou
Filed: 6 Jan 23
Utility
Low Stiffness Multi-ply Tissue Product
11 May 23
Disclosed are multi-ply tissue products, particularly creped and through-air dried tissue products, having cloth like properties, such as good drapability and durability.
Jason D. Hanke, Michaela A. Busch, Jessica J. O'Connor, Mark W. Sachs, Kevin J. Vogt, Erin A. McCormick
Filed: 15 Apr 20
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Through-air Dried Tissue Products Comprising Regenerated Cellulose Fiber
4 May 23
The present invention provides a wet-laid tissue product comprising regenerated cellulose fibers that can provide 25 percent or less of the total weight of the wet-laid tissue product.
Emily Schulte, Richard L. Underhill, Jessica N. Sherek
Filed: 1 Nov 21
Utility
Improved Spunbond System and Process
4 May 23
A system and method for providing a plurality of fibers from a spinneret; subjecting the fibers to quench air; attenuating the fibers through a closed stretching unit; reducing a velocity of the plurality of fibers in a diffuser that is spaced apart from an exit of the closed stretching unit in a direction of travel of the fibers, the diffuser having opposed diverging sidewalls; and subjecting the fibers to an applied electrostatic charge before the fibers enter the diffuser, wherein the electrostatic charge is applied by one or more electrostatic charging units.
Bryan D. Haynes, Eric E. Lennon
Filed: 5 Mar 21
Utility
Multi-ply Through-air Dried Tissue Products Comprising Regenerated Cellulose Fiber
4 May 23
The present invention provides a through-air dried tissue product comprising regenerated cellulose fibers that can provide 25 percent or less of the total weight of the through-air dried tissue product.
Kevin J. Vogt, Christopher L. Satori, Richard L. Underhill, Emily Schulte
Filed: 1 Nov 21
Utility
Polyolefin Material having a Low Density
27 Apr 23
A polyolefin material that is formed by solid state drawing of a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a polyolefin matrix polymer and nanoinclusion additive is provided.
Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Ryan J. McEneany, Antonio J. Carrillo
Filed: 25 Oct 21
Utility
Dispenser with Drop Down Feature and Method
27 Apr 23
A dispenser is disclosed that facilitates loading of new rolls of material and the removal of empty cores.
Richard P. Lewis, Edward A. Raleigh, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Matthew T. Woerpel, Robert Godfrey
Filed: 30 Apr 20
Utility
Superabsorbent Polymers Based on Copolymers of Charged Monomers and Neutral Monomers
27 Apr 23
Described herein are superabsorbent polymers that are made of copolymers of multiple charged monomers, where the charged moieties of different charged monomers have different distances from copolymer backbones.
Xuedong SONG, Kaiyuan YANG, Todd Ryan Hoare, Zohreh Jomeh Farsangi
Filed: 30 Apr 20
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Zoned And/or Layered Substrates and Method and Apparatus for Producing the Same
27 Apr 23
Methods and apparatuses for producing a zoned and/or layered substrate are described.
Jian Qin, Sridhar Ranganathan, Francis P. Abuto, Vikram Kaul
Filed: 31 Mar 21
Utility
System and Method for Instructing Personnel on Washroom Maintenance Requirements
20 Apr 23
A system and associated method are provided for maintenance of a plurality of washroom facilities by maintenance personnel, wherein each of the washroom facilities has one or more consumable product dispensers that require periodic refill.
Stephen Becker, Charlene B. Dunbar, Jason Kirkland, Warren Moede, Thomas H. Schulz, Chrissy M. Sheehan, Peter W. Shipp, JR., Paul F. Tramontina, Matthew T Zielinski
Filed: 16 Dec 22
Utility
High Strength and Low Stiffness Hesperaloe Tissue
20 Apr 23
Soft, durable and bulky tissue products comprising non-wood fibers and more particularly high yield hesperaloe pulp fibers are disclosed.
Kayla Elizabeth Rouse, Richard Louis Underhill, David John Paulson, Felicia Marie Sauer, Thomas Gerard Shannon
Filed: 21 Dec 22
Utility
Superabsorbent Polymers Based on Copolymers of Charged Monomers and Neutral Monomers
20 Apr 23
Described herein are superabsorbent polymers that are made of copolymers of charged monomer and neutral monomers, where the neutral monomers are alkyl or aryl end-capped neutral and hydrophilic monomers that lack free hydroxyl groups and have a water solubility of at least 200 mg/mL.
Xuedong SONG, Kaiyuan YANG, Todd Ryan Hoare, Zohreh Jomeh Farsangi
Filed: 30 Apr 20
Utility
Embossed Multi-ply Tissue Products
20 Apr 23
Disclosed are embossed, multi-ply tissue products having consumer preferred physical properties and an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Benjamin J. Kruchoski, Joseph W. Buyeske, Benjamin P. Sierra, Megan E. Avery, Scott C. Locy, Bryan M. Watson, Dennis M. Jobs, David Hammett
Filed: 5 Mar 20