Patents by Inventor Jim D. Lorenz

Jim D. Lorenz 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).

  • Tissue products containing a flexible binder
    Patent number: 6893537
    Abstract: A tissue product that has a relatively low level of lint and slough is provided. For example, the tissue product contains a flexible binder copolymer that is at least formed from an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric constituent and an unsaturated polysiloxane monomeric constituent. In one particular embodiment, the unsaturated polysiloxane monomeric constituent includes at least one unsaturated polysiloxane monomer having the following formula: wherein, R1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group that has free radical polymerizability; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are the same or different and can be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an aryl group, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl or aryl group, an ethoxy group, and a propoxy group; m is an integer from 4 to 15,000; and n is an integer from 0 to 15,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Shannon, David A. Moline, Jim D. Lorenz, Lisa A. Flugge
  • Tissue products containing a flexible binder
    Publication number: 20030077314
    Abstract: A tissue product that has a relatively low level of lint and slough is provided. For example, the tissue product contains a flexible binder copolymer that is at least formed from an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric constituent and an unsaturated polysiloxane monomeric constituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Shannon, David A. Moline, Jim D. Lorenz, Lisa A. Flugge