Patents by Inventor Jerome W. Riese

Jerome W. Riese 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).

  • Nonwoven web containing shaped fibers
    Patent number: 5458963
    Abstract: A nonwoven web for absorbing and transporting a liquid, which web is capable of both interfiber and intrafiber liquid transportation. The web includes shaped fibers, which fibers define a notch, which notch defines an angle alpha such that .alpha.<180.degree.-2.theta. wherein .theta. is the contact angle between said liquid and the shaped fiber. The nonwoven web further includes high-absorbency material in fluid communication with said nonwoven web in an area wherein intrafiber liquid transport occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Randy E. Meirowitz, Jerome W. Riese, Robert J. Phelan
  • Nonwoven web containing shaped fibers
    Patent number: 5314743
    Abstract: A nonwoven web for absorbing and transporting a liquid, which web is capable of both interfiber and intrafiber liquid transportation. The web includes shaped fibers, which fibers define a notch, which notch defines an angle alpha such that .alpha.<180.degree.-2.theta. wherein .theta. is the contact angle between said liquid and the shaped fiber. The nonwoven web further includes high-absorbency material in fluid communication with said nonwoven web in an area wherein intrafiber liquid transport occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Randy E. Meirowitz, Jerome W. Riese, Robert J. Phelan