Patents by Inventor Glenda J. Rhodes

Glenda J. Rhodes 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).

  • Nonwoven Composite Including an Apertured Elastic Film and Method of Making
    Publication number: 20120148796
    Abstract: An elastic nonwoven composite that contains an elastic film laminated to one or more nonwoven web materials is provided. The composite is formed by passing an extrusion-coated film/nonwoven laminate through a nip to create apertures through both the film and the nonwoven. The apertures are of a size sufficient to provide a desired level of texture, softness, hand feel, and/or aesthetic appeal to the composite without having a significant adverse effect on its elastic properties. Apertures are accomplished in the present invention by selectively controlling certain parameters of the lamination process, such as film content, element pattern, degree of film tension, temperature and pressure conditions, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Howard M. Welch, Glenda J. Rhodes, Lei Huang, Matthew B. Lake, Wing-Chak Ng, Akwokwo H. Redhead, Jose Augusto Vidal de Siqueira, Oomman P. Thomas
  • NONWOVEN COMPOSITE INCLUDING AN APERTURED ELASTIC FILM AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20110160687
    Abstract: An elastic nonwoven composite that contains an elastic film laminated to one or more nonwoven web materials is provided. The composite is formed by passing an extrusion-coated film/nonwoven laminate through a nip to create apertures through both the film and the nonwoven. The apertures are of a size sufficient to provide a desired level of texture, softness, hand feel, and/or aesthetic appeal to the composite without having a significant adverse effect on its elastic properties. Apertures are accomplished in the present invention by selectively controlling certain parameters of the lamination process, such as film content, element pattern, degree of film tension, temperature and pressure conditions, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Howard M. Welch, Glenda J. Rhodes, Lei Huang, Matthew B. Lake, Wing-Chak Ng, Akwokwo H. Redhead, Jose Augusto Vidal de Siqueira, Oomman P. Thomas