324 patents
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Wetting composition including silicone polymer softening agent and wet wipes including the same
16 Jan 24
Corey T. Cunningham, Jeffery R. Seidling, Stacy A. Mundschau, Paige N. Hollmaier, Amy L. Vanden Heuvel, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
Filed: 15 Aug 19
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Absorbent composites containing embossed superabsorbent materials
9 Jan 24
Described herein are absorbent composites containing embossed superabsorbent materials and methods of manufacturing absorbent composites containing embossed superabsorbent materials.
Feng Chen, Wing-Chak Ng, Mark M. Mleziva
Filed: 18 Mar 21
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Method and apparatus for producing a zoned and/or layered substrate
9 Jan 24
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
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Apparatus for and method of shaping and applying a segment to a moving web with side shifting pucks
2 Jan 24
An apparatus for conveying and applying a discrete part to a substrate includes a plurality of transfer puck assemblies, a drive assembly, and a translation mechanism.
Paul A. Weber, Michael L. Lohoff, Matthew J. Maigatter
Filed: 6 Oct 20
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Absorbent article with partially enclosed waist containment member and method of manufacturing thereof
12 Dec 23
An absorbent article (10, 110) can include a waist containment member (54) with a first longitudinal side edge (72), a second longitudinal side edge (74), a proximal portion (76), an intermediate portion (77), and a distal portion (78).
Nickolas Barnes
Filed: 16 Nov 18
Utility
Product use acoustic determination system
5 Dec 23
Methods, systems and apparatus for determining product use by acoustically sensing actuations of product dispensers to determine how much product remains, and, optionally, alert a provider when low product states exist.
Cleary E. Mahaffey, Stephen Becker
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Diaper pants having a partial non-overlapping waist panel structure free of inner material and elastics
5 Dec 23
An absorbent article includes a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a front region, a back region, a crotch region, the crotch region being disposed between the front region and the back region; a front panel in the front region, wherein the front panel includes an inner layer and an outer layer; a back panel in the back region, wherein the back panel includes an inner layer and an outer layer; an elastic layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer in the front panel; an elastic layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer in the back panel; and a single-layer zone in one of the front and back panels, wherein the single-layer zone is free of the inner layer and elastic layer.
Sang Hyun Lee, DongSoo Choi, KyungSik Jang, Minyoung Jeon, Allyssa Marie Herrmann
Filed: 11 May 20
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Composition including an antimicrobial boosting agent including an amphocarboxylate and methods of increasing the antimicrobial effectiveness of a composition
7 Nov 23
Antimicrobial compositions can include an antimicrobial boosting agent that increases the antimicrobial effectiveness of the composition.
Andrew R. Kischnick, Corey T. Cunningham, Scott W. Wenzel
Filed: 31 Jul 18
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Modified thermoplastic polyurethanes and methods of extruding same
7 Nov 23
Described herein are modified thermoplastic polyurethanes, methods of reactively extruding the modified thermoplastic polyurethanes, and methods of using the modified thermoplastic polyurethanes.
Peiguang Zhou, Davis Dang Hoang Nhan, Wen Yuan
Filed: 29 Jul 21
Utility
Tailored hemicellulose in non-wood fibers for tissue products
24 Oct 23
A tissue sheet includes softwood fibers and treated non-wood fibers from plants in the Poaceae family, wherein the treated non-wood fibers have less than 15 percent hemicellulose.
Ning Wei, Thomas G. Shannon
Filed: 1 Feb 22
Utility
Rolled products for one handed dispensing
24 Oct 23
The present invention provides rolled products, such as spirally wound rolls of bath tissue comprising a plurality of separably joined sheets, that may be repeatably and reliably dispensed by a user with a single hand.
Benjamin Peter Sierra
Filed: 31 Dec 18
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Through-air dried tissue products comprising regenerated cellulose fiber
24 Oct 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
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Embossed multi-ply tissue products
24 Oct 23
The present invention provides an embossed multi-ply tissue product that is visually pleasing and has improved physical attributes.
Christopher Steven LeCount, Kevin Joseph Vogt, Sarah Ann Funk, Jeffrey Dean Holz, Jason Daniel Hanke, Mike Thomas Goulet
Filed: 7 Jan 22
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Multi-ply tissue product
24 Oct 23
Disclosed are non-treated, creped tissue webs, and tissue products produced therefrom, having low stiffness and surface lint.
Kevin Joseph Vogt, Mark William Sachs, Christopher Steven LeCount, Erin Ann McCormick, Devon Gaynelle Curley, Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Nathan John Vogel
Filed: 26 May 20
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Multi-roll paper product dispenser
17 Oct 23
Systems, methods and apparatus for dispensing of paper products.
Richard P. Lewis, Eric M. Chalko, Anita Neidert
Filed: 30 Apr 19
Utility
Absorbent articles with visually different chassis and waistbands
17 Oct 23
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
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Superabsorbent polymers based on copolymers of charged monomers and neutral monomers
17 Oct 23
Superabsorbent polymers are made of copolymers including a major portion of low molecular weight monomers each individually including a backbone and a charged moiety, a minor portion of high molecular weight monomers each individually including a backbone and a charged moiety, and optionally a crosslinker.
Xuedong Song, Kaiyuan Yang, Todd Ryan Hoare, Zohreh Jomeh Farsangi
Filed: 30 Apr 20
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Soft treated tissue product
17 Oct 23
The present invention provides multi-ply creped tissue products, and in particular embodiments creped wet-pressed tissue products, having substantially higher per-ply basis weights, such as from about 14.0 grams per square meter or greater.
Thomas J. Dyer, Kelly A. Balzereit, Angela A. Wei, David J. Verbael, Sharon L. Famuliner
Filed: 14 Sep 21
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Process for making three-dimensional foam-laid nonwovens
17 Oct 23
A method for making a high topography nonwoven substrate includes generating a foam including water and synthetic binder fibers; depositing the foam on a planar surface; disposing a template form on the foam opposite the planar surface to create a foam/form assembly; heating the foam/form assembly to dry the foam and bind the synthetic binder fibers; and removing the template from the substrate after heating the foam/form assembly, wherein the substrate includes a planar base layer having an X-Y surface and a backside surface opposite the X-Y surface; and a plurality of projection elements integral with and protruding in a Z-direction from the X-Y surface, wherein the projection elements are distributed in both the X- and Y-directions, and wherein the density of a projection element is the same as the density of the base layer.
Davis Dang H. Nhan, Cathleen M. Uttecht, Lori A. Eslinger, Neil T. Scholl, Jian Qin, Charles W. Colman, Deborah J. Calewarts, Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Antonio J. Carrillo Ojeda
Filed: 16 Mar 22
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Methods and systems for allocating resources in response to social media conversations
17 Oct 23
A social media impact analysis (SMIA) computer device and methods for allocating resources in response to social media conversations are provided.
Timothy Robinson, Robert A Loos
Filed: 4 Apr 18