Patents by Inventor Charles R. Fallen

Charles R. Fallen 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).

  • Fastening system for disposable diaper with disposability feature
    Patent number: 5403302
    Abstract: There is disclosed a disposable diaper in which the waistband is closed by a mechanical fastener. A second fastener means is included and positioned on the article to enable rolling or folding the garment after use and thereby secure it in a neat bundle for disposal. In the disclosed embodiments, the mechanical fastener is comprised of hook tabs at the rear waistband which engage a patch of loop material adhesively bonded on the front waistband. The second fastener means of the disclosed embodiments utilizes the tabs which engage a compatible component on the garment placed in the same half portion with the tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas H. Roessler, Bruce M. Siebers, Robert L. Popp, Charles R. Fallen
  • Fastening system for disposable diaper with disposability feature
    Patent number: 5176671
    Abstract: There is disclosed a disposable diaper in which the waistband is closed by a mechanical fastener. A second fastener means is included and positioned on the article to enable rolling or folding the garment after use and thereby secure it in a neat bundle for disposal. In the disclosed embodiments, the mechanical fastener is comprised of hook tabs at the rear waistband which engage a patch of loop material adhesively bonded on the front waistband. The second fastener means of the disclosed embodiments utilizes the tabs which engage a compatible component on the garment placed in the same half portion with the tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas H. Roessler, Bruce M. Siebers, Robert L. Popp, Charles R. Fallen