Patents by Inventor Patrick Robert Lord
Patrick Robert Lord 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).
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Patent number: 11554054Abstract: An absorbent article with a fastening system with reduced waste and method of manufacturing such an absorbent article is disclosed. The method of manufacturing an absorbent article can include cutting a first web of ear tab material to provide a first ear tab that is registered and cutting a second web of ear tab material to provide a second ear tab that is registered. The method can also include providing a web of ear panel material, coupling the first and second ear tabs to the web of ear panel material, cutting the web of ear panel material to provide first and second ear panels to form first and second ears, and coupling the first and second ears to the absorbent assembly to form at least a portion of the fastening system for the absorbent article. The first and second ears can be configured to be different from one another.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Jason Gene Csida, Rebecca Suzanne Walter, Patrick Robert Lord, Kyle Mark Barriger, Eric-John Raoul Gilgenbach
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Publication number: 20200297546Abstract: An absorbent article with a fastening system with reduced waste and method of manufacturing such an absorbent article is disclosed. The method of manufacturing an absorbent article can include cutting a first web of ear tab material to provide a first ear tab that is registered and cutting a second web of ear tab material to provide a second ear tab that is registered. The method can also include providing a web of ear panel material, coupling the first and second ear tabs to the web of ear panel material, cutting the web of ear panel material to provide first and second ear panels to form first and second ears, and coupling the first and second ears to the absorbent assembly to form at least a portion of the fastening system for the absorbent article. The first and second ears can be configured to be different from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Jason Gene Csida, Rebecca Suzanne Walter, Patrick Robert Lord, Kyle Mark Barriger, Eric-John Raoul Gilgenbach
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Patent number: 10709615Abstract: An absorbent article with a fastening system with reduced waste and method of manufacturing such an absorbent article is disclosed. The method of manufacturing an absorbent article can include cutting a first web of ear tab material to provide a first ear tab that is registered and cutting a second web of ear tab material to provide a second ear tab that is registered. The method can also include providing a web of ear panel material, coupling the first and second ear tabs to the web of ear panel material, cutting the web of ear panel material to provide first and second ear panels to form first and second ears, and coupling the first and second ears to the absorbent assembly to form at least a portion of the fastening system for the absorbent article. The first and second ears can be configured to be different from one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Jason Gene Csida, Rebecca Suzanne Walter, Patrick Robert Lord, Kyle Mark Barriger, Eric-John Raoul Gilgenbach
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Patent number: 9849043Abstract: An absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly including longitudinally opposite ends, transversely opposite sides, a front waist region, a back waist region. The absorbent article also includes a pair of ears extending transversely outward from the opposite sides of the absorbent assembly in the back waist region, each of the ears comprising a loop fastening component. The absorbent article also includes a nonwoven shield coupled to the garment-facing surface of the outer cover and a hook material patch, wherein the hook material patch is disposed between the outer cover and the shield such that at least a portion of the plurality of hooks is accessible through an aperture, and such that at least a portion of the base layer edges is covered by the shield.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas Paul Barnes, Patrick Robert Lord, Bonnie Lynn VandenPlas, Himanshi Arunkumar Patel
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Publication number: 20170027775Abstract: An absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly including longitudinally opposite ends, transversely opposite sides, a front waist region, a back waist region. The absorbent article also includes a pair of ears extending transversely outward from the opposite sides of the absorbent assembly in the back waist region, each of the ears comprising a loop fastening component. The absorbent article also includes a nonwoven shield coupled to the garment-facing surface of the outer cover and a hook material patch, wherein the hook material patch is disposed between the outer cover and the shield such that at least a portion of the plurality of hooks is accessible through an aperture, and such that at least a portion of the base layer edges is covered by the shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Nickolas Paul Barnes, Patrick Robert Lord, Bonnie Lynn VandenPlas, Himanshi Arunkumar Patel
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Publication number: 20160354257Abstract: An absorbent article with a fastening system with reduced waste and method of manufacturing such an absorbent article is disclosed. The method of manufacturing an absorbent article can include cutting a first web of ear tab material to provide a first ear tab that is registered and cutting a second web of ear tab material to provide a second ear tab that is registered. The method can also include providing a web of ear panel material, coupling the first and second ear tabs to the web of ear panel material, cutting the web of ear panel material to provide first and second ear panels to form first and second ears, and coupling the first and second ears to the absorbent assembly to form at least a portion of the fastening system for the absorbent article. The first and second ears can be configured to be different from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Jason Gene Csida, Rebecca Suzanne Walter, Patrick Robert Lord, Kyle Mark Barriger, Eric-John Raoul Gilgenbach
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Patent number: 8496638Abstract: Absorbent articles with carefully controlled stretch properties are disclosed. In particular, the absorbent articles have a waistband that encompasses a pair of opposing side panels and a waist region of the article. The side panels are attached to longitudinal edges of a chassis and are configured to extend around a person's waist. The side panels are attached to fastening devices for fastening the absorbent article to a wearer. In accordance with the present invention, the side panels and the waist region are both elastic. In order to improve fit and comfort, the stretch properties of the side panels are matched with the stretch properties of the waist region. For example, elongation of the side panels can be matched to elongation of the waist region or, alternatively, displacement of the side panels can be matched to the displacement of the waist region for a given range of forces.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Robert Lord, Adrienne Nicole Hengels, Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet, Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke, Daniel Lee Ellingson
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Patent number: 6276032Abstract: An article (10), has a first article portion (12), a second article portion (14), and a fastener (36). The fastener secures the first article portion to the second article portion and includes at least one first fastener component (70), which is attached to the first portion of the article. A cooperating, second fastener component (72) is mechanically interengageable with the first fastener component (70) and is attached to the second portion of the article (14). The first fastener component (70) includes a plurality of engagement members (56) having a first quantity of engageable stalk members (94).Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Brian Keith Nortman, Andrew Edsel Huntoon, Andrew Mark Long, Patrick Robert Lord, Gordon Allen Shaw, Sang Van Tran, Paula Kay Zoromski
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Patent number: 6210389Abstract: An article (10) has a lengthwise longitudinal direction (26), a lateral cross-direction (24), a first article portion (12), a second article portion (14), and a fastener (36) for securing the first article portion (12) to the second article portion (14). The fastener (36) includes at least one first fastener component (70) attached to a lateral side section (86) of the first article portion (12), and a cooperating, second fastener component (72) attached to the second article portion (14). The first fastener component includes an engagement substrate (56) having an appointed lift region (54), and a plurality of engagement members (40), such as the representatively shown hook members, which are operably attached to extend away from the engagement substrate. The lift region (54) is disposed along at least a longitudinally extending, outboard edge of the engagement substrate (56), and the lift region contains a plurality of engagement members which have been substantially deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1998Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Mark Long, Patrick Robert Lord, Brian Keith Nortman, Paula Kay Zoromski, Richard John Schmidt, Mari-Pat Yvonne Von Feldt
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Patent number: 6142986Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a diaper (10) has a first waistband portion (12), a second waistband portion (14) and an intermediate portion (16) which interconnects the first and second waistband portions. The article includes a backsheet layer (30) and a liquid permeable topsheet layer (28) and absorbent body structure (32) is sandwiched between the backsheet and topsheet layers. A primary fastening system is configured for holding the article on a wearer. The primary fastening system includes at least one laterally extending fastener tab (36) which is operably attached to the first waistband portion (12), and a fastener landing zone or member (50) which is disposed on an appointed surface of the second waistband portion (14). The fastener tab (36) has a factory-bond section (52) and a user-bond section (54), and the user-bond section has a first primary mechanical fastener component (70) disposed on an appointed mating surface (56) of the user-bond section (54).Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1998Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Wordwide, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Robert Lord, David Andrae Justmann
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Patent number: 6102901Abstract: An absorbent article (10) has a first waistband portion (12), a second waistband portion (14) and an intermediate portion (16) interconnecting the front and back waistband portions. The article (10) comprises a backsheet layer (30), a liquid permeable topsheet layer (28) and an absorbent structure (32) which is sandwiched between the backsheet and topsheet layers. A fastening system is configured to operably connect the first waistband portion (12) to the second waistband portion (14) to hold the article on a wearer. The fastening system includes at least one fastener tab (36) attached to extend laterally at a side edge region (86) of the first waistband portion (12), and an articulated landing member (50) attached to the second waistband portion (14). The fastener tab (36) includes an extending layer member which has a predetermined clasping contour (60) formed therein, and the landing member has a moveable section (52) which is pivotably attached to the second waistband portion (14) of the article (10).Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1998Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Robert Lord, David Andrae Justmann