806 patents
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Utility
Washroom Use Determination System
9 Sep 21
A system having a washroom controller configured to communicate with one or more hygiene dispensers in the washroom; a thermal sensor configured detect thermal events at the entrance and communicate data describing the thermal events to the washroom controller; and a data processing apparatus configured to access the data from the washroom controller and analyze the data to determine a number of thermal events over a given time period and a number of dispenses from the at least one of the one or more hygiene dispensers.
Frederick J. Williams, Jr., Reilly Howell, Babak R. Ghazi
Filed: 26 Jun 19
Utility
Dynamic product use reporting system
7 Sep 21
Methods, systems and apparatus for dynamically adjusting product use reporting schedules for dispensers to increase or decrease the frequency of such reports based on expected product use such as a date the dispenser is expected to be depleted.
Frederick J. Williams, Jr., Stephen Becker
Filed: 17 Dec 15
Utility
Tissue products having macrofolds
7 Sep 21
The present invention provides multi-ply tissue products having distinctly different first and second outer surfaces or sides.
Tsutama Satake Neto, Patricia Camara Mileo, Jorge Alonso Duran
Filed: 29 Aug 19
Utility
Absorbent Articles with Visually Different Chassis and Waistbands
2 Sep 21
Exemplary wearable articles including regions with differing visual patterns are disclosed.
Ross T. Kaufman, Kelly D. Farmer, Joseph D. Coenen, Jerry L. Hameister
Filed: 18 May 21
Utility
Cellulose Nonwoven Laminate Having 3D Embossing
2 Sep 21
The present disclosure presents a nonwoven laminate having two or more layers that have a 3D embossed hydrophobic cellulose-based fiber spunlace as a top layer.
InYoung Sa, SangMin Lee, SeoYeon Son
Filed: 28 Jun 19
Utility
Absorbent article with waist containment member and method of manufacturing thereof
24 Aug 21
An absorbent article (10, 110, 210) can include a waist containment member (54) with a first longitudinal side edge (72), a second longitudinal side edge (74), a proximal portion (76), and a distal portion (78).
David F. Bishop, Patsy A. Benedict, Joseph D. Coenen, Kaitlyn E. Mast, Michael J. Faulks, Thomas Roessler
Filed: 31 Mar 15
Utility
Sensor for Indicating a Potential Forthcoming Skin or Gastrointestinal Issue and Methods of Using the Same
19 Aug 21
A sensor for detecting and indicating a potential forthcoming skin or gastrointestinal issue includes a detection mechanism and an output mechanism.
Cindy Korir-Morrison, David W. Koenig
Filed: 28 Mar 19
Utility
Reclosable Carton and Blank Therefor
19 Aug 21
The present invention provides an enclosed carton for storing and dispensing a plurality of consumer goods.
Brandon Mark Hokanson, Sydney Leigh Kallenbach, Timothy Scott Burnham
Filed: 30 Aug 18
Utility
Nanoporous Superabsorbent Particles
19 Aug 21
Superabsorbent particles have a median size of from about 50 to about 2,000 micrometers and contain a porous network that includes a plurality of nanopores having an average cross-sectional dimension of from about 10 to about 500 nanometers, wherein the superabsorbent particles exhibit a Vortex Time of about 80 seconds or less and a free swell gel bed permeability (GBP) of 5 darcys or more, of 10 darcys or more, of 20 darcys or more, of 30 darcys or more, of 60 darcys or more, or of 90 darcys or more.
Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Austin N. Pickett, Karen Goeders, Mark M. Mleziva, Theodore T. Tower, WanDuk Lee, Neil T. Scholl, Lori A. Eslinger, Yuriy Galabura, Dave Soerens, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Yusuke Ueda, Megumi Tomioka
Filed: 27 Jun 18
Utility
Incorporation of Apertured Area into an Absorbent Article
19 Aug 21
An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates.
Mark J. Beitz, Stacy E. Evenson, Andrew T. Hammond, Sarah Kleuskens, Patrick D. Abney
Filed: 26 Apr 21
Utility
Process and system for reorienting fibers in a foam forming process
17 Aug 21
A process for foam forming tissue or paper webs is disclosed.
Marvin E. Swails, Joseph K. Baker, Mary F. Mallory, Cleary E. Mahaffey
Filed: 19 Dec 19
Utility
Soft and durable nonwoven web
10 Aug 21
A nonwoven web that contains a plurality of fibers formed from a polyolefin composition is provided.
Mark G. Kupelian, Lei Huang, John H. Conrad, Jeffrey J. Krueger, Ray A. Sterling
Filed: 18 Nov 14
Utility
Polymeric material with a multimodal pore size distribution
10 Aug 21
A polymeric material having a multimodal pore size distribution is provided.
Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Ryan J. McEneany, Theodore T. Tower, David Glen Biggs, Neil T. Scholl, Thomas A. Eby, Antonio J. Carrillo
Filed: 6 Jun 14
Utility
Tissue rolls having variable cross-machine direction properties
10 Aug 21
The invention provides calendered tissue webs and products produced by passing a tissue web through a calender nip created by a patterned roll having a first pattern and a second pattern thereon and a substantially smooth roll.
Maurizio Tirimacco, Christopher Steven LeCount, Daniel John Schultz
Filed: 28 Jun 17
Utility
Durable Tissue Product
5 Aug 21
The present invention provides a durable tissue product produced from a tissue web that has been manufactured by applying a binder, such as by printing, to one side of the web and then contacting the binder applied side to a rotating dryer and creping the web therefrom.
Maurizio Tirimacco
Filed: 27 Apr 18
Utility
Multi-ply Tissue Product Produced from a Single Ply Tissue Web
5 Aug 21
In general, the present invention is directed to a process for producing multi-ply tissue products from a single ply tissue web and the resulting multi-ply products, which have good softness and strength characteristics.
Maurizio Tirimacco
Filed: 27 Apr 18
Utility
Method for Manufacturing Custom Products
5 Aug 21
Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing products having custom graphic designed are disclosed.
Tim G. Dollevoet, Jeffrey R. Heller, Max S. Liedl, Steven T. Moore
Filed: 30 May 19
Utility
Multi-ply resilient tissue products
3 Aug 21
The present invention provides tissue webs and products having improved z-directional properties.
Kevin Joseph Vogt, Mark Alan Burazin, Jeffrey Dean Holz, Mark William Sachs, Priya Pari Bhagat
Filed: 25 Feb 20
Utility
Dispenser
3 Aug 21
A dispenser for dispensing absorbent product having an outer cover having a first cover portion, a second cover portion and an interior region configured to hold the absorbent product and at least partially defined by one or more of the first and second cover portions, wherein the first cover portion is removably engaged to at least a portion of the second cover portion along a cover joint; and wherein the outer cover includes a hydrophobic section proximate the cover joint to direct any liquid on the cover near the cover joint away from the cover joint.
Brian C. McCachren, Andrew J. Thomson
Filed: 27 Sep 17
Utility
Washroom Maintenance Automation System
29 Jul 21
A washroom management system with a sensor to generate operability level data for a washroom component; a controller to modify operation of the washroom component; and a central management system to access the operability level data, communicate with the controller and evaluate the operability data to determine an actionable event type for the washroom component, and the central system further configured to in response to determining the event type is the automated resolution event, put the washroom component into the issue resolution state and then putting the washroom component to one of the normal operation state or disabled state based on evaluating the operability level data after the issue resolution state; and in response to determining the event type is the assisted resolution event, leave the washroom component in the normal operation state or put it into the disabled state and causing a message to be sent to an attendant.
Cleary E. Mahaffey, Ricky W. Purcell, Frederick J. Williams, Jr., Stephen Becker
Filed: 31 May 19