Patents by Inventor Daniel Scott Westbrook

Daniel Scott Westbrook 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).

  • Environmentally-friendly tissue
    Patent number: 7871493
    Abstract: A method of making an environmentally-friendly tissue sheet for conversion into a single-ply roll product, such as bath tissue or paper towels, is disclosed. The method utilizes numerous process aspects that are determined to minimize energy consumption, which is about 100 grams CO2 equivalent emissions or less per 38 square feet of tissue, while at the same time producing a tissue roll product having desirable roll bulk, firmness and absorbency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alan Hermans, David Vincent Spitzley, Daniel Scott Westbrook
  • Environmentally-friendly tissue
    Publication number: 20090321027
    Abstract: A method of making an environmentally-friendly tissue sheet for conversion into a single-ply roll product, such as bath tissue or paper towels, is disclosed. The method utilizes numerous process aspects that are determined to minimize energy consumption, which is about 100 grams CO2 equivalent emissions or less per 38 square feet of tissue, while at the same time producing a tissue roll product having desirable roll bulk, firmness and absorbency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Alan Hermans, David Vincent Spitzley, Daniel Scott Westbrook