Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Swanberg

Daniel L. Swanberg 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).

  • Intermittently bonded nonwoven disposable surgical laminates
    Patent number: 6638605
    Abstract: Disposable surgical drapes and gowns exhibiting desirable softness, foldability, absorbency and breathability characteristics incorporate cluster bonded nonwoven laminates. Film layers and nonwoven web layers are secured together by spaced apart unbounded adhesive clusters. Each adhesive cluster includes a perimeterless grouping of discrete spaced apart adhesive droplets. A method and modified apparatus for making the cluster bonded laminates is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Ankuda, Jr., Eric S. Thompson, Joe Miller, Daniel L. Swanberg