Joseph Daniel Pierce

US Patent:

8158689, Apr 17, 2012

Filed:

Dec 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/315576

Inventors:

Andrew T. Baker - Norcross GA, US
Timothy James Blenke - Neenah WI, US
Charles W. Colman - Marietta GA, US
Edward A. Colombo - Penfield NY, US
Jeffrey E. Fish - Dacula GA, US
Kaiyuan Yang - Cumming GA, US
Michael Joseph Garvey - Appleton WI, US
Jeffrey Jennings Krueger - Marietta GA, US
Mary Frances Mallory - Alpharetta GA, US
Joseph E. Pierce - Appleton WI, US
Fred Robert Radwanski - Stone Mountain GA, US
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA, US
Donald E. Waldroup - Roswell GA, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

C08J 9/00
B32B 3/26

US Classification:

521 50, 428159

Abstract:

A hybrid absorbent foam includes an integrated hybrid foam layer having an open surface, a closed surface, and a foam body extending between the open and closed surfaces. The integrated hybrid foam layer has an open-cell content of at least 50%, while the closed surface provides a barrier to aqueous liquids. The integrated hybrid foam layer is formed as a single layer, and has a substantially uniform polymer composition throughout its thickness. The integrated hybrid foam layer combines the functions of liquid absorbency, retention, and barrier into a single layer, and is useful in a wide variety of absorbent articles.

US Patent:

20040261230, Dec 30, 2004

Filed:

Jun 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/610006

Inventors:

Alexander Neeb - Alpharetta GA, US
Richard Schmidt - Roswell GA, US
Joseph Pierce - Appleton WI, US
Wallace Kurtz - Lunenburg MA, US

International Classification:

A44B018/00

US Classification:

024/451000

Abstract:

A hook and loop fastener comprising a hook component and a loop component. The hook component includes a hook backing and a plurality of hooks protruding from the hook backing. The hook backing includes an extensible material. The loop component includes a loop backing and a plurality of loops protruding from it. The loop backing also includes an extensible material.