Patents by Inventor Terry R. Cleveland

Terry R. Cleveland 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).

  • Method for making a hydraulically entangled composite fabric
    Patent number: 6550115
    Abstract: The present invention desirably provides a fabric including a synthetic fiber structure first zone, a synthetic fiber structure second zone, and a short fiber third zone. The first zone may include a spunbond web layer and a meltblown web layer. The synthetic fiber structure second zone may be positioned proximate to the synthetic fiber structure first zone and the short fiber third zone may be positioned substantially between the first and second zones. Desirably, the first and second zones are entwined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Skoog, Fred R. Radwanski, Terry R. Cleveland, Frances W. Mayfield, Lawrence M. Brown
  • Fabric
    Patent number: 6177370
    Abstract: The present invention desirably provides a fabric including a synthetic fiber structure first zone, a synthetic fiber structure second zone, and a short fiber third zone. The first zone may include a spunbond web layer and a meltblown web layer. The synthetic fiber structure second zone may be positioned proximate to the synthetic fiber structure first zone and the short fiber third zone may be positioned substantially between the first and second zones. Desirably, the first and second zones are entwined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Skoog, Fred R. Radwanski, Terry R. Cleveland, Frances W. Mayfield, Lawrence M. Brown
  • Liquid saturation process, apparatus and article thereof
    Patent number: 5578124
    Abstract: Disclosed is a continuous process of non-compressively and uniformly applying a liquid saturant throughout a permeable sheet. The process includes the steps of: 1) providing a continuously advancing permeable sheet having a first surface and a second surface, 2) depositing a substantially laminar flowing curtain of a liquid saturant generally across and onto the first surface of the continuously advancing permeable sheet, 3) applying a vacuum to the second surface of the continuously advancing permeable sheet, and 4) drawing a substantial portion of the liquid saturant through the permeable sheet to generate a substantially uniform distribution of liquid saturant throughout the permeable sheet. The process may also include the step of drying the liquid saturated permeable sheet. The dry bulk of the liquid saturant treated permeable sheet may be within about 15 percent of the dry bulk of an identical untreated permeable sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Terry R. Cleveland, Cherie H. Everhart, Fred R. Radwanski, Henry Skoog
  • Liquid saturation process
    Patent number: 5486381
    Abstract: Disclosed is a continuous process of non-compressively and uniformly applying a liquid saturant throughout a permeable sheet. The process includes the steps of: 1) providing a continuously advancing permeable sheet having a first surface and a second surface, 2) depositing a substantially laminar flowing curtain of a liquid saturant generally across and onto the first surface of the continuously advancing permeable sheet, 3) applying a vacuum to the second surface of the continuously advancing permeable sheet, and 4) drawing a substantial portion of the liquid saturant through the permeable sheet to generate a substantially uniform distribution of liquid saturant throughout the permeable sheet. The process may also include the step of drying the liquid saturated permeable sheet. The dry bulk of the liquid saturant treated permeable sheet may be within about 15 percent of the dry bulk of an identical untreated permeable sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Terry R. Cleveland, Cherie H. Everhart, Fred R. Radwanski, Henry Skoog