Patents by Inventor Brent Merrik Thompson

Brent Merrik Thompson 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).

  • Patent number: 11746473
    Abstract: The present invention provides mufti-layered tissue webs, and tissue product comprising the same, comprising long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers selectively deposited in one or more outer layers of the multi-layered web. Surprisingly disposing long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers in one or more outer layers, even in relatively modest amounts, may improve certain product properties, such as durability, without negatively affecting softness. In certain instances, both the softness and durability may be improved by selectively incorporating long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers in one or more of the outer layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Stephen Michael Lindsay, Brent Merrik Thompson, Richard Louis Underhill
  • Publication number: 20220290378
    Abstract: The present invention provides mufti-layered tissue webs, and tissue product comprising the same, comprising long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers selectively deposited in one or more outer layers of the multi-layered web. Surprisingly disposing long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers in one or more outer layers, even in relatively modest amounts, may improve certain product properties, such as durability, without negatively affecting softness. In certain instances, both the softness and durability may be improved by selectively incorporating long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers in one or more of the outer layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Stephen Michael Lindsay, Brent Merrik Thompson, Richard Louis Underhill
  • Patent number: 11384484
    Abstract: The present invention provides multi-layered tissue webs, and tissue product comprising the same, comprising long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers selectively deposited in one or more outer layers of the multi-layered web. Surprisingly disposing long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers in one or more outer layers, even in relatively modest amounts, may improve certain product properties, such as durability, without negatively affecting softness. In certain instances, both the softness and durability may be improved by selectively incorporating long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers in one or more of the outer layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Stephen Michael Lindsay, Brent Merrik Thompson, Richard Louis Underhill
  • Publication number: 20210340710
    Abstract: The present invention provides multi-layered tissue webs, and tissue product comprising the same, comprising long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers selectively deposited in one or more outer layers of the multi-layered web. Surprisingly disposing long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers in one or more outer layers, even in relatively modest amounts, may improve certain product properties, such as durability, without negatively affecting softness. In certain instances, both the softness and durability may be improved by selectively incorporating long, high-coarseness wood pulp fibers in one or more of the outer layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Stephen Michael Lindsay, Brent Merrik Thompson, Richard Louis Underhill
  • Publication number: 20200157329
    Abstract: A sustainable thermoplastic composition made by forming a mixture of virgin polypropylene and post-industrial-recycled material (PIR). The PIR may include a thermoplastic, elastomeric-polymer and a spunbond component. The mixture is melt-blended in an extruder. Extruded materials made from the mixture demonstrate little variance in the results of the IZOD Impact Test of materials containing 30 to 70 percent PIR, and a material containing 100 percent virgin polypropylene. In addition, the extruded materials containing 30 to 70 percent PIR demonstrate a substantially constant strain at yield, that strain at yield being substantially equal to that demonstrated by a material containing 100 percent virgin polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Brent Merrik Thompson, James Hongxue Wang, Gregory James Wideman
  • Patent number: 10557024
    Abstract: A sustainable thermoplastic composition made by forming a mixture of virgin polypropylene and post-industrial-recycled material (PIR). The PIR may include a thermoplastic, elastomeric-polymer and a spunbond component. The mixture is melt-blended in an extruder. Extruded materials made from the mixture demonstrate little variance in the results of the IZOD Impact Test of materials containing 30 to 70 percent PIR, and a material containing 100 percent virgin polypropylene. In addition, the extruded materials containing 30 to 70 percent PIR demonstrate a substantially constant strain at yield, that strain at yield being substantially equal to that demonstrated by a material containing 100 percent virgin polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Merrik Thompson, James Hongxue Wang, Gregory James Wideman
  • Publication number: 20150037557
    Abstract: Sustainable film compositions and articles including recycled elastomer. The compositions comprise one or more virgin polymers. Optionally, the films may also include one or more compatibilizers having compatibility with the polymers and a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) such as a block copolymer with a hard block and a soft block. Multi- or mono-layer films are possible. The films are useful for packaging films or component films for consumer products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: James Hongxue Wang, Brent Merrik Thompson, Gregory James Wideman
  • Publication number: 20150037524
    Abstract: A sustainable thermoplastic composition made by forming a mixture of virgin polypropylene and post-industrial-recycled material (PIR). The PIR may include a thermoplastic, elastomeric-polymer and a spunbond component. The mixture is melt-blended in an extruder. Extruded materials made from the mixture demonstrate little variance in the results of the IZOD Impact Test of materials containing 30 to 70 percent PIR, and a material containing 100 percent virgin polypropylene. In addition, the extruded materials containing 30 to 70 percent PIR demonstrate a substantially constant strain at yield, that strain at yield being substantially equal to that demonstrated by a material containing 100 percent virgin polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Merrik Thompson, James Hongxue Wang, Gregory James Wideman