Patents by Inventor Bobby Mal Phillips
Bobby Mal Phillips 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).
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Patent number: 6761957Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1999Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6617025Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6610402Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6605349Abstract: A deformable, shrinkable fiber that is dimensionally stable at normal body temperatures of approximately 37° C. in the dry state, but is dimensionally unstable (i.e. shrinks and distorts) when wet at the same temperature. The fiber comprises a fiber forming polymer that has a dry glass transition temperature (“dry Tg”) of greater than or equal to 42° C. and a wet glass transition temperature (“wet Tg”) of less than or equal to 32° C. A method of making said fiber and absorbent article(s) made therefrom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2002Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventor: Bobby Mal Phillips
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Publication number: 20030114068Abstract: An article of manufacture particularly suitable as wallboard, the article comprising a bonded nonwoven structure sandwiched between two layers of paper, wherein the bonded nonwoven structure comprises a binder and a load-bearing fiber wherein the load-bearing fiber has a shape factor between about 2 and 6, a short range distortion factor (SRDF) between about 5 and 70, a long range distortion factor (LRDF) between about 0.1 and 0.6, and a denier per filament (dpf) between about 3 and 200. A method of making the article is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Leron Ronnie Dean
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Publication number: 20030044601Abstract: A deformable, shrinkable fiber that is dimensionally stable at normal body temperatures of approximately 37° C. in the dry state, but is dimensionally unstable (i.e. shrinks and distorts) when wet at the same temperature. The fiber comprises a fiber forming polymer that has a dry glass transition temperature (“dry Tg”) of greater than or equal to 42° C. and a wet glass transition temperature (“wet Tg”) of less than or equal to 32° C. A method of making said fiber and absorbent article(s) made therefrom are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Clemson University Research FoundationInventor: Bobby Mal Phillips
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Patent number: 6509093Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6497955Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6495256Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6492023Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6468653Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6465096Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6451428Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6436518Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6426140Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6403217Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6387493Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1999Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6352664Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1999Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6352774Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1999Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Jackson Lee Nelson, Shriram Bagrodia
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Patent number: 6344595Abstract: The invention provides synthetic polymeric fibers which have utility as temporary acquisition/distribution absorbent structures and permanent storage/distribution absorbent structures in a wide range of absorbent products such as diapers, feminine napkins, and adult incontinent pads. These fibers are short, highly distorted, and bulky characterized by lengths between 2 and 37 mm, short-range distortion factors between 5 and 70, long-range distortion factors between 0.05 and 0.9, and single fiber bulk factors between 0.5 and 10.0. They may or may not have capillary channels on the surface. The advantages of these materials are their increased absorbency, reduced wet collapse at low densities, reduced rewet, reduced loss of liquid under pressure, and their ability to be desorbed by distribution materials such as capillary channeled fibers or by conventional storage materials such as fluff pulp or superabsorbent polymer fiber or powder.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 1999Date of Patent: February 5, 2002Assignee: Clemson University Research FoundationInventors: Bobby Mal Phillips, Shriram Bagrodia