Jack Alan Taylor

US Patent:

6387471, May 14, 2002

Filed:

Apr 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/292634

Inventors:

Jack Draper Taylor - Roswell GA
Oomman Painumoottil Thomas - Alpharetta GA
Jennifer Leigh Singletary - Lawrenceville GA

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B32B 306

US Classification:

428152, 428198, 428195, 428155, 428156, 442184, 442306, 442328

Abstract:

A method of producing a creep resistant composite elastic material wherein an elastic fibrous web is bonded to at least one gatherable layer to form a composite elastic material is provided. By passing the composite elastic material into a nip formed between an anvil calender roller and a point un-bonded calender roller, wherein the point un-bonded calender roller has recessed areas in the surface of said roller, a material which is creep resistant, dimensionally stable, and has inherent latency, is formed.

US Patent:

6461457, Oct 8, 2002

Filed:

Apr 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/551152

Inventors:

Jack Draper Taylor - Roswell GA
Timothy Ray Martin - Alpharetta GA

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B29C 5500

US Classification:

156 731, 156229, 1562722, 156324, 264164, 26421112, 264231, 264257, 2642884

Abstract:

A method for producing a stretch-thinned elastic article having dimensional stability over time and at elevated temperatures in which a thermoplastic block copolymer is melt-processed into a stretchable article such as a film or fiber. The article is then conditioned at an elevated temperature greater than or equal to a glass transition temperature (T ) of a hard phase of the thermoplastic block copolymer. The article is stretch-thinned at the elevated temperature to a desired percentage stretch, forming a stretch-thinned article, after which it is cooled to a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the hard phase of the thermoplastic block copolymer. Films produced by this method are suitable for use in durable and disposable articles including personal care articles such as diapers, incontinence wear, training pants, and feminine care articles, as well as wound dressings, wipes, towels, napkins, and protective apparel.

US Patent:

6547915, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

Feb 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/072757

Inventors:

Jack Draper Taylor - Roswell GA
Oomman Painumoottil Thomas - Alpharetta GA
Jennifer Leigh Singletary - Lawrenceville GA

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B32B 3120

US Classification:

1563084, 156160, 156163, 156164, 156229, 156290, 156291, 156209, 156292, 156324, 1563082

Abstract:

A method of producing a creep resistant composite elastic material wherein an elastic fibrous web is bonded to at least one gatherable layer to form a composite elastic material is provided. By passing the composite elastic material into a nip formed between an anvil calender roller and a point un-bonded calender roller, wherein the point un-bonded calender roller has recessed areas in the surface of said roller, a material which is creep resistant, dimensionally stable, and has inherent latency, is formed.

US Patent:

6706135, Mar 16, 2004

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/036842

Inventors:

Jack Draper Taylor - Roswell GA
Stephen Clark Smith - Atlanta GA

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

A61F 1315

US Classification:

156267, 156 731, 156184, 156269, 156271, 156290, 156291, 1563084

Abstract:

A process for temporarily stabilizing an extensible material while incorporating the material into a garment, or while performing any other converting process on the material. The stabilizing process includes the step of selectively bonding regions of the extensible material to provide a bonded material having restricted extensibility. The bonded material can be put through a converting process, such as winding the bonded material onto a roll, spooling the bonded material, slitting the bonded material, laminating the bonded material, or incorporating the bonded material into a garment. After the bonding material has gone through the converting process, the bonded regions can be removed from the bonded material.

US Patent:

20020119300, Aug 29, 2002

Filed:

Nov 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/998001

Inventors:

Jack Taylor - Roswell GA, US

International Classification:

B29C055/06
B29C067/20

US Classification:

428/312800, 264/154000, 264/210500, 264/210600, 428/315500, 428/315900

Abstract:

An elastic breathable film is disclosed. The film is formed from a thermoplastic elastomer that contains a filler. Once the film is formed, the film is stretched causing the formation of micropores. The thermoplastic elastomer then undergoes phase separation between hard segment blocks and soft segment blocks which restores elasticity to the film. In one embodiment, the thermoplastic elastomer is a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer.

US Patent:

20030045844, Mar 6, 2003

Filed:

Aug 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/223888

Inventors:

Jack Taylor - Roswell GA, US
Timothy Martin - Alpharetta GA, US

International Classification:

A61F013/15

US Classification:

604/358000

Abstract:

A method for producing a stretch-thinned elastic article having dimensional stability over time and at elevated temperatures in which a thermoplastic block copolymer is melt-processed into a stretchable article such as a film or fiber. The article is then conditioned at an elevated temperature greater than or equal to a glass transition temperature (T) of a hard phase of the thermoplastic block copolymer. The article is stretch-thinned at the elevated temperature to a desired percentage stretch, forming a stretch-thinned article, after which it is cooled to a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the hard phase of the thermoplastic block copolymer. Films produced by this method are suitable for use in durable and disposable articles including personal care articles such as diapers, incontinence wear, training pants, and feminine care articles, as well as wound dressings, wipes, towels, napkins, and protective apparel.

US Patent:

20040121692, Jun 24, 2004

Filed:

Dec 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/329061

Inventors:

Jack Taylor - Roswell GA, US
Stephen Baumgartner - Neenah WI, US
Monica Varriale - Woodstock GA, US

International Classification:

D04H003/00
B32B027/12

US Classification:

442/394000, 442/400000, 442/401000, 442/328000, 442/414000

Abstract:

An oil-resistant elastic laminate including an elastomeric sheet laminated to one or more nonwoven facing sheets with an oil-insensitive adhesive applied to a surface of the elastomeric sheet and/or the facing sheet(s), an oil-insensitive adhesive incorporated within the elastomeric sheet, and/or an oil-insensitive adhesive incorporated within the nonwoven facing sheet(s). The invention further includes methods of making oil-resistant elastic laminates.

US Patent:

53326130, Jul 26, 1994

Filed:

Jun 9, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/074080

Inventors:

Jack D. Taylor - Roswell GA
Jon E. Tinsley - Roswell GA

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B32B 2714

US Classification:

428152

Abstract:

Disclosed is an elastic nonwoven web containing a coherent matrix of fibers formed from an extrudable blend composed of an elastomeric A-B-A-B tetrablock copolymer where A is a thermoplastic polymer block and where B is an isoprene monomer unit hydrogenated to substantially a poly(ethylene-propylene) monomer unit. The elastic nonwoven web adapted to have an elastic modulus of less than about 1. 25 which is locally constant during elongation of the web up to about 250 percent. The elastic nonwoven web may also include at least one type of nonelastic fibers and/or particulate materials distributed within or on the matrix of elastomeric fibers. The elastic nonwoven web may be incorporated into a multilayer material and/or may be a component of a composite elastic material in which the elastic web is joined to a gatherable layer at spaced apart locations so that the gatherable layer is gathered between the spaced-apart locations.