Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Kinnear

Christopher M. Kinnear 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: 6719744
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive closure tape tab (10,50) form of an elastic laminate (15) of an elastic film (16) having on at least a first major side an expandable fibrous layer (17) of non-woven thermoplastic polymer fibers. On the second major side of the plastic film are attached, a first (30) and a second (20) non-elastic adhesive tape. Each adhesive tape is formed of a fibrous layer (21) of non-woven thermoplastic polymer fibers having on one major surface an adhesive layer (22). The first (30) and second (20) non-elastic adhesive tape are attached opposite to each other to the second major side of the elastic laminate (15) by an adhesive layer (22) and extending beyond the elastic laminate (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Christopher M. Kinnear, Stuart L. Eynon
  • Publication number: 20030032359
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive closure tape tab (10,50) comprising an elastic laminate (15) comprising an elastic film (16) having on at least a first major side an expandable fibrous layer (17) of non-woven thermoplastic polymer fibers and on the second major side, a first (30) and a second (20) non-elastic adhesive tape each comprising a fibrous layer (21) of non-woven thermoplastic polymer fibers having on one major surface an adhesive layer (22), said first (30) and second (20) non-elastic adhesive tape being attached opposite to each other to said second major side of said elastic laminate (15) by said adhesive layer (22) and said first (30) and second (20) non-elastic adhesive tape extending beyond said elastic laminate (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Christopher M. Kinnear, Stuart L. Eynon