Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Judy Garot
  • Packaging two different substrates
    Patent number: 7559434
    Abstract: A co-packaged product and containers for co-packaging two different substrates is disclosed. The co-packaged product comprises a first substrate wound into a roll having an interior space, and a second substrate is located within at least a portion of the interior space. In one embodiment, a paper towel roll has a wet wipe container located within the core of the paper towel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Fraser Masting
  • Soft tissue hydrophilic tissue products containing polysiloxane and having unique absorbent properties
    Patent number: 7186318
    Abstract: The present invention is a polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet having a polydialkylsiloxane content of about 0.4% or greater by weight of dry pulp fibers. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet may also have a wet out time after aging 20 days at about 130° F. of about 10 seconds or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kou-Chang Liu, Amber Marie Fortune, Thomas Gerard Shannon
  • Embossing and laminating irregular bonding patterns
    Patent number: 6589634
    Abstract: Webs can be embossed and laminated using irregular bonding patterns with the pin-on-pin embossing process. Different patterns are provided onto each web and the webs are joined in a bonding nip to form a laminate. The bonding pattern formed in the bonding nip is irregular. The irregularity of the bonding pattern reduces vibrations within the machinery and allows increased machine speed. The irregularity of the pattern can be determined using the Self-Similarity Count or the Energy Suppression Factor method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter T. Schultz, William J. Raynor, Jr., James Jay Tanner, David G. Biggs, Bernhardt E. Kressner, Mark D. Perkins
  • Modified vinyl polymers containing amphiphilic hydrocarbon moieties
    Patent number: 6472487
    Abstract: Synthetic polymers having moieties capable of covalent or hydrogen bonding to cellulose and one or more amphiphilic moieties are disclosed. These polymers are capable of providing two distinct properties to paper products, such as tissues, which properties heretofore have been imparted through the use of at least two different molecules. The backbone of these synthetic polymers is based on modified vinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamides and polyacrylic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
  • Method of applying permanent wet strength agents to impart temporary wet strength in absorbent tissue structures
    Patent number: 5993602
    Abstract: Permanent wet strength agents are applied to the surface of the Yankee dryer along with the creping adhesive formulation and thereafter transferred to the tissue web as the tissue web is being adhered to the Yankee. When a sufficient amount of permanent wet strength agent is applied, improved temporary wet strength is attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Smith, James Martin Kaun, Victor Robert Gentile