Patents by Inventor Eric T. Hsu

Eric T. Hsu 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).

  • Method of attaching a composite elastic material to an article
    Patent number: 4883549
    Abstract: A method for attaching a composite elastic material to a gatherable article including the steps of stretching a composite elastic material; compressing said stretched composite elastic material to temporarily inhibit recovery of the composite elastic material; and attaching said temporarily inhibited composite elastic material to a gatherable article at least at two locations. Additionally, the temperature of the temporarily inhibited composite elastic material may be increased to facilitate recovery of the composite elastic material to within about 80 percent of its pre-stretched dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Johnathan E. Frost, Eric T. Hsu, David M. Jackson, Thomas G. Olsen, Robert L. Popp