Patents by Inventor Birgit Andersen

Birgit Andersen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cellulosic substrates with reduced absorbent capacity having the capability to wick liquids
    Patent number: 7008887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellulosic substrates with reduced absorbent capacity having the capability to wick liquids, as well as to methods of manufacturing such cellulosic substrates. The cellulosic substrates provided by the present invention comprise an inside and an outside connected to the inside. The inside comprises cellulosic fibers and has a reduced absorbent capacity, and the outside comprises cellulosic fibers. The outside may have a reduced absorbent capacity and may have an absorbent capacity higher than the inside. The cellulosic substrate is capable of wicking liquid contacting the inside of the substrate to the outside of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Cotton Incorporated
    Inventors: William A. Rearick, Birgit Andersen
  • Cellulosic substrates with reduced absorbent capacity having the capability to wick liquids
    Publication number: 20040058072
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellulosic substrates with reduced absorbent capacity having the capability to wick liquids, as well as to methods of manufacturing such cellulosic substrates. The cellulosic substrates provided by the present invention comprise an inside and an outside connected to the inside. The inside comprises cellulosic fibers and has a reduced absorbent capacity, and the outside comprises cellulosic fibers. The outside may have a reduced absorbent capacity and may have an absorbent capacity higher than the inside. The cellulosic substrate is capable of wicking liquid contacting the inside of the substrate to the outside of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: William A. Rearick, Birgit Andersen
  • Cellulosic substrates with reduced absorbent capacity having the capability to wick liquids
    Publication number: 20020064639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellulosic substrates with reduced absorbent capacity having the capability to wick liquids, as well as to methods of manufacturing such cellulosic substrates. The cellulosic substrates provided by the present invention comprise an inside and an outside connected to the inside. The inside comprises cellulosic fibers and has a reduced absorbent capacity, and the outside comprises cellulosic fibers. The outside may have a reduced absorbent capacity and may have an absorbent capacity higher than the inside. The cellulosic substrate is capable of wicking liquid contacting the inside of the substrate to the outside of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: William A. Rearick, Birgit Andersen