Patents by Inventor David Wayne Primm

David Wayne Primm 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).

  • Apertured film covers with localized wettability and method for making the same
    Patent number: 6410823
    Abstract: A film cover for use in absorbent materials such as feminine care products, surgical drapes, fenestration reinforcement, absorbent pads and the like including a polymeric film having a top planar surface and a bottom planar surface and forming a plurality of apertures, at least a portion of which have an aperture region having a higher wettability than a portion of the top planar surface of the polymeric film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Allen Daley, Mark Bruce Majors, Ali Yahiaoui, Arthur Edward Garavaglia, Michael David Powers, David Wayne Primm, Tamara Lee Mace, Nancy Donaldson Kollin, Gregory Alan Zelazoski, Jon Edward Tinsley, Jaime Braverman
  • Multilayer cover system and method for producing same
    Patent number: 6168849
    Abstract: A multilayer material suitable for use as a cover or topsheet for personal care absorbent articles such as diapers, sanitary pads, adult incontinence garments, training pants and the like having a top layer and a bottom, where the top layer forms a plurality of apertures and contacts the bottom layer in land areas disposed between the apertures. The bottom layer has a permeability substantially equivalent to, or higher than, the top layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Braverman, Michael Allen Daley, Arthur Edward Garavaglia, Rebecca Griffin, Tamara Lee Mace, David Wayne Primm, Eugenio Go Varona, Ali Yahiaoui