Patents by Inventor Guy S. Zimmerman, Jr.

Guy S. Zimmerman, Jr. 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).

  • Process for forming apertured nonwoven fabric prepared from melt blown microfibers
    Patent number: 5369858
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric comprising at least one layer of textile fibers or net of polymeric filaments and at least one web of melt blown microfibers, bonded together by hydroentangling. The nonwoven fabric may be apertured by hydroentangling or may have areas of higher density and areas of lower density. The fabric has a favorable combination of softness, dryness, tensile strength and hand. Several processes are provided for producing the nonwoven fabric of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Fiberweb North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gilmore, David Newkirk, Jared Austin, Guy S. Zimmerman, Jr., Milo Johnston