Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Quantrille

Thomas Edward Quantrille 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).

  • Undirectionally cold stretched nonwoven webs of multipolymer fibers for stretch fabrics and disposable absorbent articles containing them
    Patent number: 6849324
    Abstract: A nonwoven web of multipolymer fibers is described that is unidirectionally stretched and permanently elongated at ambient conditions and exhibits a substantial increase in tensile strength in the stretch direction. The ratio of tensile strength of the web in the direction of fiber orientation to the tensile strength in the other direction is at least about 10:1. The ratio of elongation at peak load in a direction transverse to the direction of fiber orientation is at least about 6:1. The multipolymer fibers normally are a blend of polyethylene and a polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer, one of which is a dominant phase and one of which is a dispersed phase. A third component having elastomeric properties that is at least partially miscible with one or both of the other components is included in some blends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry DeWayne Meece, Thomas Edward Quantrille
  • Undirectionally cold stretched nonwoven webs of multipolymer fibers for stretch fabrics and disposable absorbent articles containing them
    Publication number: 20020039637
    Abstract: A nonwoven web of multipolymer fibers is described that is unidirectionally stretched and permanently elongated at ambient conditions and exhibits a substantial increase in tensile strength in the stretch direction. The ratio of tensile strength of the web in the direction of fiber orientation to the tensile strength in the other direction is at least about 10:1. The ratio of elongation at peak load in a direction transverse to the direction of fiber orientation is at least about 6:1. The multipolymer fibers normally are a blend of polyethylene and a polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer, one of which is a dominant phase and one of which is a dispersed phase. A third component having elastomeric properties that is at least partially miscible with one or both of the other components is included in some blends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Barry DeWayne Meece, Thomas Edward Quantrille
  • Elastic composite fabric from unidirectionally cold stretched nonwoven webs of multipolymer fibers
    Publication number: 20020022424
    Abstract: A nonwoven web of multipolymer fibers is described that is unidirectionally stretched and permanently elongated at ambient conditions and exhibits a substantial increase in tensile strength in the stretch direction. The ratio of tensile strength of the web in the direction of fiber orientation to the tensile strength in the other direction is at least about 10:1. The ratio of elongation at peak load in a direction transverse to the direction of fiber orientation is at least about 6:1. The multipolymer fibers normally are a blend of polyethylene and a polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer, one of which is a dominant phase and one of which is a dispersed phase. A third component having elastomeric properties that is at least partially miscible with one or both of the other components is included in some blends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry DeWayne Meece, Thomas Edward Quantrille
  • UNIDIRECTIONALLY COLD STRETCHED NONWOVEN WEBS OF MULTIPOLYMER FIBERS FOR STRETCH FABRICS AND DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES CONTAINING THEM
    Publication number: 20010008675
    Abstract: A nonwoven web of multipolymer fibers is described that is unidirectionally stretched and permanently elongated at ambient conditions and exhibits a substantial increase in tensile strength in the stretch direction. The ratio of tensile strength of the web in the direction of fiber orientation to the tensile strength in the other direction is at least about 10:1. The ratio of elongation at peak load in a direction transverse to the direction of fiber orientation is at least about 6:1. The multipolymer fibers normally are a blend of polyethylene and a polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer, one of which is a dominant phase and one of which is a dispersed phase. A third component having elastomeric properties that is at least partially miscible with one or both of the other components is included in some blends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Inventors: BARRY DEWAYNE MEECE, THOMAS EDWARD QUANTRILLE