Patents by Inventor Donald Francis Guay

Donald Francis Guay 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).

  • Absorbent structure and method
    Publication number: 20030018313
    Abstract: A composite absorbent structure and method are disclosed including providing a first wicking layer having preferred liquid transport properties in a preferred contact with a second absorbent retention layer. The composite absorbent structure of the present invention provides preferred liquid transport and liquid retention properties. The composite absorbent structure has a first wicking layer in a preferred contact with the second retention layer by a novel intimate contact means effective to achieve a Contact Intimacy Ratio providing the preferred liquid transport and liquid retention functions when the first wicking layer and the second absorbent retention layer are combined together in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Warren Tanzer, Kristin Ann Goerg-Wood, Donald Francis Guay, Michael Franklin Kalmon, Bernhardt Edward Kressner, Yong Li, Jian Qin, Krzysztof Andrzej Szymonski, Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet, Jacek K. Dutkiewicz
  • Absorbent structure and method
    Patent number: 6329565
    Abstract: A composite absorbent structure and method are disclosed including providing a first wicking layer having preferred liquid transport properties in a preferred contact with a second absorbent retention layer. The composite absorbent structure of the present invention provides preferred liquid transport and liquid retention properties. The composite absorbent structure has a first wicking layer in a preferred contact with the second retention layer by a novel intimate contact means effective to achieve a Contact Intimacy Ratio providing the preferred liquid transport and liquid retention functions when the first wicking layer and the second absorbent retention layer are combined together in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacek K. Dutkiewicz, Kristin Ann Goerg-Wood, Donald Francis Guay, Michael Franklin Kalmon, Bernhardt Edward Kressner, Yong Li, Jian Oin, Krzysztof Andrzej Szymonski, Richard Warren Tanzer, Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet