324 patents
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Utility
System and method for instructing personnel on washroom maintenance requirements
8 Jun 21
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 Dunbar, Jason Kirkland, Warren Moede, Thomas H. Schulz, Chrissy Sheehan, Peter W. Shipp, Jr., Paul F. Tramontina, Matthew T Zielinski
Filed: 12 Jun 20
Utility
Absorbent articles with visually different chassis and waistbands
1 Jun 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: 19 Dec 17
Utility
Garment for detecting absorbent article leakage and methods of detecting absorbent article leakage utilizing the same
25 May 21
A garment configured for detecting leakage from an absorbent article underlying the garment and methods of detecting leakage from an absorbent article using such a garment are disclosed.
Shawn Jeffery Sullivan, Davis Dang H. Nhan, Rebecca E. Strong, Andrew Long
Filed: 5 Apr 17
Utility
Incorporation of apertured area into an absorbent article
18 May 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: 30 Mar 17
Utility
Single-ply resilient tissue products
11 May 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: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Porous polyolefin fibers
11 May 21
A polyolefin fiber that is formed by 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, Mark M. Mleziva
Filed: 6 Jun 14
Utility
Soft high basis weight tissue
11 May 21
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 20 to about 30 gsm, without the negative effects often associated with higher basis weight.
Oriol Margo Moreno, John Alexander Werner, IV, Steven J. Hickey, Paul David Bradford, Cristiano Bobba, Giovanni Massarotti
Filed: 11 Dec 19
Utility
Absorbent garment with close fit
4 May 21
An absorbent garment has a minimum crotch width less than 30% the front region width.
Marie E. Boll, Kimberly Louise Ellefson, Ligia A. Rivera, Tammy J. Nettekoven, Kimberly M. Downs, Todd R. Hagner, Marlene R. Dins, Ronald Alex Hilt, Michael J. Kerins
Filed: 29 Apr 15
Utility
Method of laser cutting a web structure
4 May 21
A method of cutting a web structure that is utilized in the manufacture of an absorbent article.
Paul Milbrodt, Brian T. Anderson, Brittany Alissa Young
Filed: 5 Dec 16
Utility
Tissue comprising a softening composition
27 Apr 21
A soft tissue having a soothing feel and method of making the same is disclosed which contains an aqueous softening composition comprising from about 10 to about 20 weight percent of a cationic softening compound, such as quaternary ammonium compounds and imidazolinium compounds; from about 10 to about 20 weight percent of a polyhydroxy compound having a molecular weight of at least about 1,000 g/mol, and optionally a silicone or glycerin.
SangGil Lee, EunSeok Yeom
Filed: 21 Mar 17
Utility
Fibrous web dewatering apparatus and method
13 Apr 21
The present disclosure relates to a vacuum dewatering apparatus comprising a vacuum box disposed opposite of a steam box where the steam box comprises a bottom plate having a substantially linear portion and a curvilinear portion.
Robert James Seymour, Mark John Hassman, Craig Steven Besaw, Reza Ramazani-Rend, Jason Michael Rudolph, Thomas McLachlan Jenn, Lucia Yiyi Chai, Samuel August Nelson
Filed: 24 Jan 17
Utility
Elasticated materials with directional stretch properties
13 Apr 21
Elasticated materials and absorbent articles comprising elasticated materials are disclosed.
Joseph D. Coenen, Ross T. Kaufman, Kelly D. Farmer, Jerry L. Hameister, Julia R. Selden
Filed: 27 Apr 17
Utility
Air assisted particulate delivery system
6 Apr 21
Methods and apparatuses for conveying particulate material are described.
Michael B. Venturino, Benjamin J. Jensen
Filed: 31 Aug 17
Utility
Reinforced thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer film
23 Mar 21
A thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer film includes a continuous phase that includes a thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer and a nanoinclusion additive dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domains, wherein each discrete domain is elongated with a long axis, wherein the axes are aligned in the machine direction (MD) when the film is relaxed, and wherein the axes are aligned in the cross direction (CD) when the film is stretched in the CD.
Peiguang Zhou, WanDuk Lee, Davis Dang H. Nhan, Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Michael G. Shlepr
Filed: 11 Aug 17
Utility
Flexible sheet dispenser
16 Mar 21
Disclosed is a dispenser useful for storing and dispensing sheet material comprising a flexible outer wrapper, which may be formed from a single piece of plastic, defining an interior space for receiving the sheet material to be stored and dispensed.
Brandon Mark Hokanson
Filed: 29 Aug 17
Utility
Product identification system
16 Mar 21
Methods, systems and apparatus for determining or identifying the type of product in a dispenser based at least in part on the length of rolled product dispensed and/or the radial measurement.
Frederick J. Williams, Jr., Babak R. Ghazi
Filed: 30 Aug 16
Utility
Absorbent article containing a soft and durable backsheet
16 Mar 21
An absorbent article having an outwardly body-facing surface and an outwardly garment-facing surface Is provided.
Lei Huang, Mark G. Kupelian, Prasad Potnis
Filed: 18 Nov 14
Utility
Integrated carton and shipping container design and filling manufacture process
16 Mar 21
An integrated carton and container which includes a collapsible container and a plurality of cartons.
Robert J. Zelenak, Jason J. Schumaker, Brandon M. Hokanson
Filed: 13 Mar 18
Utility
Smooth and bulky tissue
16 Mar 21
The present disclosure provides high bulk tissue products, as well as an apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same.
Mark Alan Burazin, Lynda Ellen Collins, Jeffrey Dean Holz, Mark William Sachs, Peter John Allen, Kevin Joseph Vogt
Filed: 12 Nov 18
Utility
High strength and low stiffness hesperaloe tissue
16 Mar 21
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: 2 Dec 19