Patents by Inventor Eric Hartl

Eric Hartl 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: 12110637
    Abstract: Dispersible adhesively bonded wet tissue laminates comprising two or more adhesively bonded tissue plies. The first and second tissue plies may be adhesively bonded to one another discrete bond points by adhesive, such as a triggerable adhesive binder. The first and second tissue plies may differ in respect to at least one of basis weight, sheet bulk, tensile strength or fiber composition. The adhesively bonded wet tissue laminates are generally strong enough to withstand use, such as having a geometric mean wet tensile strength (GMWT) greater than about 200 g/in, but disperse quickly in water, such as having a Slosh Time less than about 60 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Zwick, Nicholas S. Wolter, Eric Hartl, Stephen J. Ratajczak, Daniel M. Piette, Robert S. Monson
  • Publication number: 20230366155
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispersible adhesively bonded wet tissue laminate and more particularly a dispersible wet wipe comprising two or more adhesively bonded tissue plies. Generally, the wet tissue laminate comprises first, and second tissue plies adhesively bonded to one another by an adhesive, particularly a triggerable binder, that binds the plies together at discrete bond points. The first and second tissue plies may differ in respect to at least one of basis weight, sheet bulk, tensile strength or fiber composition. The laminates are generally strong enough to withstand use, such as having a geometric mean wet tensile strength (GMWT) greater than about 200 g/in, but disperse quickly in water, such as having a Slosh Time less than about 60 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Zwick, Nicholas S. Wolter, Eric Hartl, Stephen J. Ratajczak, Daniel M. Piette, Robert S. Monson