Patents by Inventor Greg Joseph DeGrave

Greg Joseph DeGrave 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 manufacturing bridged absorbent structures
    Patent number: 10842685
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an absorbent web includes moving a foraminous member in a machine direction. The foraminous member has at least one masking plate with a partitioned area including at least one partition defining a plurality of segments. The method further includes drawing air through the foraminous member and depositing fibrous material onto the foraminous member to form an absorbent web. The absorbent web has a bridged area with a reduced basis weight corresponding to the partitioned area of the masking plate. The bridged area has vertical interfaces separating web segments and fibrous material at least partly bridging the vertical interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Greg Joseph DeGrave, Michael Barth Venturino, Michael John Niemeyer
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BRIDGED ABSORBENT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20200170844
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an absorbent web includes moving a foraminous member in a machine direction. The foraminous member has at least one masking plate with a partitioned area including at least one partition defining a plurality of segments. The method further includes drawing air through the foraminous member and depositing fibrous material onto the foraminous member to form an absorbent web. The absorbent web has a bridged area with a reduced basis weight corresponding to the partitioned area of the masking plate. The bridged area has vertical interfaces separating web segments and fibrous material at least partly bridging the vertical interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Greg Joseph DeGrave, Michael Barth Venturino, Michael John Niemeyer
  • Method of manufacturing bridged absorbent structures
    Patent number: 10588784
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an absorbent web includes moving a foraminous member in a machine direction. The foraminous member has at least one masking plate with a partitioned area including at least one partition defining a plurality of segments. The method further includes drawing air through the foraminous member and depositing fibrous material onto the foraminous member to form an absorbent web. The absorbent web has a bridged area with a reduced basis weight corresponding to the partitioned area of the masking plate. The bridged area has vertical interfaces separating web segments and fibrous material at least partly bridging the vertical interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Greg Joseph DeGrave, Michael Barth Venturino, Michael John Niemeyer
  • Bridged absorbent structure
    Patent number: 10231883
    Abstract: An absorbent structure includes a first area of fibrous absorbent material and a second area of fibrous absorbent material. The first area has a greater basis weight than the second area. The second area includes a plurality of segments separated by vertical interfaces. Each of the vertical interfaces has a width less than 1 cm. Bridging of fibrous absorbent material extends across the vertical interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Joseph DeGrave, Michael Barth Venturino, Michael John Niemeyer
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BRIDGED ABSORBENT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20180185201
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an absorbent web includes moving a foraminous member in a machine direction. The foraminous member has at least one masking plate with a partitioned area including at least one partition defining a plurality of segments. The method further includes drawing air through the foraminous member and depositing fibrous material onto the foraminous member to form an absorbent web. The absorbent web has a bridged area with a reduced basis weight corresponding to the partitioned area of the masking plate. The bridged area has vertical interfaces separating web segments and fibrous material at least partly bridging the vertical interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Greg Joseph DeGrave, Michael Barth Venturino, Michael John Niemeyer
  • BRIDGED ABSORBENT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170312137
    Abstract: An absorbent structure includes a first area of fibrous absorbent material and a second area of fibrous absorbent material. The first area has a greater basis weight than the second area. The second area includes a plurality of segments separated by vertical interfaces. Each of the vertical interfaces has a width less than 1 cm. Bridging of fibrous absorbent material extends across the vertical interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Greg Joseph DeGrave, Michael Barth Venturino, Michael John Niemeyer