Patents by Inventor Nicole E. Cieslak

Nicole E. Cieslak 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).

  • Treated apertures
    Patent number: 9237973
    Abstract: A personal care article comprising a nonwoven fluid permeable topsheet having a body-facing surface and an opposing backside surface, a fluid impermeable backsheet and at least one intermediate layer disposed therebetween, wherein said fluid permeable topsheet comprises apertured holes wherein at least 10% of the aperture holes are treated with a hydrophilic treatment agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank P. Abuto, Marsha R. Forthofer, Nicole E. Cieslak, Donald E. Waldroup
  • Treated Apertures
    Publication number: 20130197462
    Abstract: A personal care article comprising a nonwoven fluid permeable topsheet having a body-facing surface and an opposing backside surface, a fluid impermeable backsheet and at least one intermediate layer disposed therebetween, wherein said fluid permeable topsheet comprises apertured holes wherein at least 10% of the aperture holes are treated with a hydrophilic treatment agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Frank P. Abuto, Marsha R. Forthofer, Nicole E. Cieslak, Donald E. Waldroup