Patents by Inventor John W. Fowler

John W. Fowler 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 pad for applying active agents
    Patent number: 5605749
    Abstract: The present invention provides an topically appliable active agent impregnated nonwoven pad, and the pad is fabricated from a nonwoven web that contains crimped conjugate fibers of spunbond fibers or staple fibers, wherein the nonwoven web is characterized as having autogenous interfiber bonds at the crossover contact points of its fibers throughout the web. The invention additionally provides a method of cleaning or buffing a solid surface with the nonwoven web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Pike, John W. Fowler
  • Sheet material dispenser
    Patent number: D482221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Phelps, Donald R. Scuvotti, John W. Fowler, Darrell R. Johnson, David W. Kapiloff, David Nevins, Andrew Clement, Louis Javier Collazo, David Scott Rowley