Patents by Inventor John Charles Eckert

John Charles Eckert 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).

  • Wet wipes with improved softness
    Patent number: 6028018
    Abstract: An improved wet wipe includes a multiple layer basesheet to provide a unique combination of properties to the wipe which are not capable in a single layer basesheet. The layered basesheet includes at least two layers which include different fibers and have different physical properties. One of the layers may include polyethylene fibers to provide a soft, gentle feel for contacting the skin of the user during use while the other layer may include polypropylene fibers to provide strength and resiliency to the wipe to withstand the forces exerted by the user, and maintain its shape and integrity in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Amundson, John Charles Eckert, Mark George Everson, David Martin Jackson, Walter Theodore Schultz, Charles Allen Smith, David Craige Strack