Patents by Inventor Duane Zacharias

Duane Zacharias 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).

  • Disposable absorbent article having tactile properties similar to cloth underwear
    Publication number: 20060161129
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article is disclosed having a unitary structure with a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. The unitary structure includes a front region, a back region and a crotch region positioned between the front and back regions. The front and back regions having an interior surface and an exterior surface. A portion of at least one of the front and back regions has tactile properties similar to cloth underwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Duane Zacharias, Patsy Krautkramer, Garry Woltman, Thomas Kremer
  • Disposable absorbent article visually appearing similar to cloth underwear
    Publication number: 20060161130
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article is disclosed having a unitary structure with a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. The unitary structure includes a front region, a back region and a crotch region positioned between the front and back regions. The front and back regions have an interior surface and an exterior surface. A portion of at least one of the front and back regions has a visual appearance with a Shadow Index value of less than about 5 and/or a Gray-Level Percent Relative Standard Deviation value of less than about 70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Duane Zacharias, Patsy Krautkramer, Gary Woltman, David Biggs
  • Ion sensitive, water-dispersible fabrics, a method of making same and items using same
    Patent number: 6835678
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to ion-sensitive, water-dispersible fabric. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymer formulations and their applicability as binder compositions for disposable items. The present invention is further directed to disposable items, such as wet-wipes comprising ion-sensitive, water-dispersible binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David Martin Jackson, Frederick John Lang, Kenneth Yin Wang, Duane Zacharias
  • Ion-sensitive, water-dispersible fabrics, a method of making same and items using same
    Publication number: 20020081930
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to ion-sensitive, water-dispersible fabric. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymer formulations and their applicability as binder compositions for disposable items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David Martin Jackson, Frederick John Lang, Kenneth Yin Wang, Duane Zacharias