Patents by Inventor Susan Marie Vanage

Susan Marie Vanage 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).

  • Ultra resilient three-dimensional nonwoven fiber material and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 5906879
    Abstract: A 3-dimension thermoformed bicomponent fiber nonwoven material comprising a lofty bicomponent material layer forming a plurality of peaks separated from one another by channels and having a basis weight in the range of about 0.5 to 7.0 ounces per square yard. The bicomponent material layer comprises a structural component and a heat activatable adhesive component suitable for thermoforming. Also disclosed are various configurations of this material suitable for use in absorbent personal care articles such as sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, incontinent-care pads and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Edsel Huntoon, Mary Garvie Weber, Gordon Allen Shaw, Marshall Kenneth Bryant, Mark George Everson, Gerald Lewis Clark, Wanda Walton Jackson, Susan Marie Vanage, Mark Charles Jacobs, Pamela Jean Mayberry, James Arthur Davis, Douglas Bryan Cole, Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz, Ann Louise McCormack, Richard Daniel Pike, Leslie Warren Collier, IV, Frank Andrew Rosch, III, Scott Richard Lange