Patents by Inventor Walter Andrew Mattingly

Walter Andrew Mattingly 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).

  • Absorbent article having a functional and partially encircling waistband
    Patent number: 9089454
    Abstract: Absorbent articles are disclosed having extended waistbands. More particularly, the absorbent articles include a back waistband and/or a front waistband that encircle a portion of the circumference of the waist opening. The absorbent article includes a front portion attached to a back portion by a pair of stretchable side areas. Each of the side areas are made from at least two panels that are connected together along a vertical attachment area. In accordance with the present disclosure, a waistband is incorporated into the article that extends over the entire front portion or the entire back portion and terminates at opposite ends on opposing side areas. Each end of the waistband, however, terminates prior to the vertical attachment areas leaving a gap in between. The presence of the gap has been found to provide various benefits and advantages including improved stretch properties for donning the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Andrew Mattingly, Sherry A. VanDyke, Michael Donald Sperl, Lisa L. Bushman, Robert Lee Popp, Valerie V. Finch, Thomas E. Williamson
  • Absorbent Article Having A Functional and Partially Encircling Waistband
    Publication number: 20090157034
    Abstract: Absorbent articles are disclosed having extended waistbands. More particularly, the absorbent articles include a back waistband and/or a front waistband that encircle a portion of the circumference of the waist opening. The absorbent article includes a front portion attached to a back portion by a pair of stretchable side areas. Each of the side areas are made from at least two panels that are connected together along a vertical attachment area. In accordance with the present disclosure, a waistband is incorporated into the article that extends over the entire front portion or the entire back portion and terminates at opposite ends on opposing side areas. Each end of the waistband, however, terminates prior to the vertical attachment areas leaving a gap in between. The presence of the gap has been found to provide various benefits and advantages including improved stretch properties for donning the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Andrew Mattingly, Sherry A. VanDyke, Michael Donald Sperl, Lisa L. Bushman, Robert Lee Popp, Valerie V. Finch, Thomas E. Williamson