Daniel Justin Gardner

US Patent:

7172582, Feb 6, 2007

Filed:

Jun 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/879597

Inventors:

Walter V. Klemp - Houston TX, US
Paul M. Ducker - Vancouver WA, US
Daniel D. Gardner - Houston TX, US
Scott W. Sneed - Decatur GA, US

Assignee:

Associated Hygienic Products LLC - Duluth GA

International Classification:

A61F 13/15
A61F 13/20

US Classification:

604385101, 60438524

Abstract:

A disposable absorbent article partially defined by a pair of longitudinally extending side edges and a pair of end edges extending between the side edges, includes a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The disposable absorbent article also has a pair of side wall structures each having a pair of oppositely positioned end portions. A first side wall structure extends generally longitudinally between the core and one of the side edges and the other side wall structure extends generally longitudinally between the core and the other side edge. Further, an end strip constructed from an elastic material is positioned substantially adjacent each one of the end edges, and extends laterally between the side edges. Each of the end strips includes a fixed elastic end section disposed adjacent the end edge and secured to the topsheet, a fixed intermediate section positioned longitudinally inward of the fixed end section, and a movable, elastic inward section positioned longitudinally inward of the intermediate section. The fixed elastic section forms a waistband portion each of the front and back waist regions of the article.

US Patent:

58644865, Jan 26, 1999

Filed:

May 8, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/643291

Inventors:

Andrew S. Deming - Frederick MD
Daniel T. Gardner - Portland OR
James S. Larsen - Hillsboro OR
Bertrand Leigh - Hillsboro OR

Assignee:

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation - Hillsboro OR

International Classification:

G06F 1576

US Classification:

364489

Abstract:

Program data generated by the host system to be used in programming one or more associated ISPLDs is converted using a first interface from a parallel data format to a serial data string and then transmitted serially to a second interface. In one embodiment, the first and second interfaces employ Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UARTs). The receiving unit converts the serial program data string to a parallel data byte which is then provided to the programming pins of the ISPLD desired to be programmed. Signals indicative of information relating to the operation of one or more of the ISPLDs associated with the host system may be provided to the host system via pin SDO of the asserted ISPLD. In this manner, embodiments in accordance with the present invention may utilize a two-wire transmission scheme, and thus two-wire interfaces, to facilitate programming of the associated ISPLDs. Having the capability to utilize a two-wire transmission scheme, in turn, allows ISPLDs in accordance with the present invention to be programmed using wired transmission schemes such as, for instance, twisted pair and coaxial, as well as wireless transmission schemes, such as, for instance, radio frequency (RF) and infrared radiation (Ir).