Patents by Inventor Erica F. Creighton

Erica F. Creighton 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).

  • Method for applying elastic strands
    Patent number: 11285051
    Abstract: A method of applying elastic members includes applying a construction adhesive; intermittently applying an elastic adhesive; positioning first and second elastics in an elongated condition such that a first portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with both the construction adhesive and the elastic adhesive in hold zones and a second portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with the construction adhesive but not the elastic adhesive in release zones; severing the elastics in the release zones; retracting the elastics through the construction adhesive in the release zones; and maintaining the elongation of the elastics in the hold zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley W. Schoon, Chadwick I. Romzek, Erica F. Creighton
  • METHOD FOR APPLYING ELASTIC STRANDS
    Publication number: 20210069026
    Abstract: A method of applying elastic members includes applying a construction adhesive; intermittently applying an elastic adhesive; positioning first and second elastics in an elongated condition such that a first portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with both the construction adhesive and the elastic adhesive in hold zones and a second portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with the construction adhesive but not the elastic adhesive in release zones; severing the elastics in the release zones; retracting the elastics through the construction adhesive in the release zones; and maintaining the elongation of the elastics in the hold zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Bradley W. Schoon, Chadwick I. Romzek, Erica F. Creighton
  • Method for applying elastic strands
    Patent number: 10869783
    Abstract: A method of applying elastic members includes applying a construction adhesive; intermittently applying an elastic adhesive; positioning first and second elastics in an elongated condition such that a first portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with both the construction adhesive and the elastic adhesive in hold zones and a second portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with the construction adhesive but not the elastic adhesive in release zones; severing the elastics in the release zones; retracting the elastics through the construction adhesive in the release zones; and maintaining the elongation of the elastics in the hold zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley W. Schoon, Chadwick I. Romzek, Erica F. Creighton
  • METHOD FOR APPLYING ELASTIC STRANDS
    Publication number: 20190076301
    Abstract: A method of applying elastic members includes applying a construction adhesive; intermittently applying an elastic adhesive; positioning first and second elastics in an elongated condition such that a first portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with both the construction adhesive and the elastic adhesive in hold zones and a second portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with the construction adhesive but not the elastic adhesive in release zones; severing the elastics in the release zones; retracting the elastics through the construction adhesive in the release zones; and maintaining the elongation of the elastics in the hold zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Bradley W. Schoon, Chadwick I. Romzek, Erica F. Creighton