Patents by Inventor Marlene Rebecca Waugaman

Marlene Rebecca Waugaman 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 article including porous separation layer with capillary gradient
    Publication number: 20040127873
    Abstract: An absorbent article including a breathable outer cover, a topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the breathable outer cover, and a porous separation layer disposed between the absorbent core and the breathable outer cover is disclosed. The porous separation layer includes a plurality of wettable pores originating on a first surface of the porous separation layer adjacent the absorbent core and a plurality of larger wettable pores originating on a second surface adjacent the breathable outer cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Eugenio Go Varona, Marlene Rebecca Waugaman, Carol Ann Blaney
  • Absorbent article exhibiting improved fluid distribution
    Publication number: 20030120230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article for absorbing fluids and exudates, such as urine. More particularly, the present invention relates to absorbent garments which are configured to absorb body exudates while also helping to reduce the relative humidity in the environment of the article, to reduce skin-exudate contact and to reduced undesired skin hydration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Andrea Susan Wulz, Melpo Lambidonis, Susan Carol Paul, Rebecca Willey Griffin, Roland Columbus Smith, David Craige Strack, Eugenio Go Varona, Marlene Rebecca Waugaman, Tamara Lee Mace
  • Absorbent article having an insert providing for improved fluid distribution
    Publication number: 20030120249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article for absorbing fluids and exudates, such as urine. More particularly, the present invention relates to absorbent garments which are configured to absorb body exudates while also helping to reduce the relative humidity in the environment of the article, to reduce skin-exudate contact and to reduced undesired skin hydration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Andrea Susan Wulz, Susan Carol Paul, Rebecca Willey Griffin, Roland Columbus Smith, David Craige Strack, Eugenio Go Varona, Marlene Rebecca Waugaman, Tamara Lee Mace
  • Absorbent article with dynamic air flow
    Publication number: 20020177834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and a valving means, the valving means comprising at least one one-way valve and a connection means which permits the connection of a pumping means, wherein the valving means allows air to be distributed into one or more regions of the article. The valving means of the article allows air to be discharged into the article in a region between a wearer's skin and the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: James Arthur Davis, Wanda Walton Jackson, Jark C. Lau, K. Y. Wang, Susan Carol Paul, Rebecca Willey Griffin, Roland Columbus Smith, David Craige Strack, Eugenio Go Varona, Marlene Rebecca Waugaman, Tamara Lee Mace