Patents by Inventor Matthew Edmund Higgins

Matthew Edmund Higgins 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).

  • Tissue sheets containing multiple polysiloxanes and having regions of varying hydrophobicity
    Patent number: 7811948
    Abstract: Hydrophilic polysiloxanes and hydrophobic polysiloxanes are used in combination to provide tissues, such as facial and bath tissues, with an optimal combination of absorbency and softness. At least one of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic polysiloxanes is applied to the outer surface of the tissue product in a zoned pattern such that the absorbent rate of the tissue varies across the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Matthew Edmund Higgins
  • Paper wiping products treated with a polysiloxane composition
    Publication number: 20040163785
    Abstract: A tissue web and/or tissue product comprises a polysiloxane composition. The tissue web and/or tissue product has a post-aged AGAT value of about 60% or more of a pre-aged AGAT value after aging the tissue web and/or tissue product at about 25° C. for about 28 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Matthew Edmund Higgins, Bozena Nogaj, Mary Philip, Darnell Clarence Radtke