Patents by Inventor Joseph Andrew Mlinar
Joseph Andrew Mlinar 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).
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Patent number: 9549859Abstract: A pant-like garment having an elastomeric film laminate front panel and back panel. A front leg elastic member disposed adjacent the front panel leg edge. A back leg elastic member disposed adjacent the back panel leg edge. The absorbent garment having a leg elastic covering panel which extends between and interconnects the front panel to the back panel such that the front leg elastic member is sandwiched between the leg elastic covering panel and the front panel and such that the back leg elastic member is sandwiched between the leg elastic covering panel and the back panel. The length of the leg elastic covering panel is less than the garment length. An absorbent composite is attached to the leg elastic covering panel and a pair of side seams connects the front region to the back region to define a waist opening and a pair of leg openings.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Todd W. Wilkes, Lacey L. Poole, Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Marlene R. Dins, Russell Evan Thorson, Brian K. Rhodes
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Patent number: 9259364Abstract: A package of folded absorbent pants includes a housing portion with a front wall having a transparent window region. A plurality of absorbent pants are disposed within the housing portion. At least one of the pants is a display pant having a first folded configuration and being positioned within the housing portion to be at least partially visible through the transparent window region. A portion of the pants have a second folded configuration and are aligned in facing relation to define a first stack. The display pant is positioned within the housing portion such that the longitudinal direction of the display pant is aligned in a first direction and the first stack longitudinal direction is aligned in a second direction that is different than the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Patrick James Mickle, Sara Elaine Welch, Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Timothy John Kettenhofen, Erica Faye Creighton
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Publication number: 20150164711Abstract: A package of folded absorbent pants includes a housing portion with a front wall having a transparent window region. A plurality of absorbent pants are disposed within the housing portion. At least one of the pants is a display pant having a first folded configuration and being positioned within the housing portion to be at least partially visible through the transparent window region. A portion of the pants have a second folded configuration and are aligned in facing relation to define a first stack. The display pant is positioned within the housing portion such that the longitudinal direction of the display pant is aligned in a first direction and the first stack longitudinal direction is aligned in a second direction that is different than the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Patrick James Mickle, Sara Elaine Welch, Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Timothy John Kettenhofen, Erica Faye Creighton
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Publication number: 20140088542Abstract: A pant-like garment having an elastomeric film laminate front panel and back panel. A front leg elastic member disposed adjacent the front panel leg edge. A back leg elastic member disposed adjacent the back panel leg edge. The absorbent garment having a leg elastic covering panel which extends between and interconnects the front panel to the back panel such that the front leg elastic member is sandwiched between the leg elastic covering panel and the front panel and such that the back leg elastic member is sandwiched between the leg elastic covering panel and the back panel. The length of the leg elastic covering panel is less than the garment length. An absorbent composite is attached to the leg elastic covering panel and a pair of side seams connects the front region to the back region to define a waist opening and a pair of leg openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Todd W. Wilkes, Lacey L. Poole, Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Marlene R. Dins, Russell Evan Thorson, Brian K. Rhodes
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Publication number: 20130289512Abstract: A disposable garment having a fin seam, wherein the fin seam has a Height no greater than 6 millimeters and a Rigidity no greater than 0.6 gram-force/%-compression as measured by the Test Method. In particular embodiments, the garment is a pant-like garment having two outwardly extending side fin seams, each having a Height no greater than 6 millimeters and a Rigidity no greater than 0.6 gram-force/%-compression as measured by the Test Method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Brian Keith Rhodes, Lacey Leigh Poole, Marlene Ruth Dins, Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Paul Douglas Beuther, Marie Elizabeth Boll, Paulin Pawar
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Patent number: 8043274Abstract: A disposable incontinent underwear product can comprise areas having different stretch characteristics and thereby fit persons of varying body shape in a more comfortable and/or visually appealing manner. Additionally, in some embodiments, the different areas of stretch can aid in positioning absorbent components, such as an absorbent insert or core that is included in the undergarment to absorb body exudates. For example, a garment may feature at vertical stretch in an area above the crotch and below the waist while featuring horizontal stretch at the hip areas at its front and back sides. As another example, a garment may feature horizontal stretch across the front of the garment and vertical stretch across the back of the garment in areas above the crotch and below the waist. In some embodiments, the crotch also features horizontal, vertical, or biaxial stretch.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Wendy L. Hamilton, Julie A. Paveletzke, Mary F. Kutchenriter
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Publication number: 20090149827Abstract: A disposable incontinent underwear product can comprise areas having different stretch characteristics and thereby fit persons of varying body shape in a more comfortable and/or visually appealing manner. Additionally, in some embodiments, the different areas of stretch can aid in positioning absorbent components, such as an absorbent insert or core that is included in the undergarment to absorb body exudates. For example, a garment may feature at vertical stretch in an area above the crotch and below the waist while featuring horizontal stretch at the hip areas at its front and back sides. As another example, a garment may feature horizontal stretch across the front of the garment and vertical stretch across the back of the garment in areas above the crotch and below the waist. In some embodiments, the crotch also features horizontal, vertical, or biaxial stretch.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Wendy L. Hamilton, Julie A. Paveletzke, Mary F. Kutchenriter
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Patent number: 6991696Abstract: A method of forming a disposable, refastenable absorbent article is disclosed. The method includes directing a first material parallel to and spaced apart from a second material. A pair of lines of perforations is formed across the width of the first material. A pair of attachment members is then secured to the first material such that each bridges across one of the pair of lines of perforations. An absorbent assembly is secured across the first and second materials to form a subassembly. The subassembly is then folded and the first and second materials are bonded together by first and second seam lines. The first and second materials are then separated at locations outward from each of the first and second seam lines to form a disposable, refastenable absorbent article.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth John Wagner, Joseph Andrew Mlinar
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Publication number: 20040182502Abstract: A method of forming a disposable, refastenable absorbent article is disclosed. The method includes directing a first material parallel to and spaced apart from a second material. A pair of lines of perforations is formed across the width of the first material. A pair of attachment members is then secured to the first material such that each bridges across one of the pair of lines of perforations. An absorbent assembly is secured across the first and second materials to form a subassembly. The subassembly is then folded and the first and second materials are bonded together by first and second seam lines. The first and second materials are then separated at locations outward from each of the first and second seam lines to form a disposable, refastenable absorbent article.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth John Wagner, Joseph Andrew Mlinar
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Publication number: 20040182213Abstract: A rotary die cutter for forming a non-linear line of perforations in a strip of material is disclosed. The rotary die cutter includes a rotatable anvil roll and a rotatable knife roll. The knife roll has a peripheral surface with at least one knife formed thereon. The knife has a non-linear configuration. The knife extends across at least about half of the width of the knife roll and has a plurality of land areas each separated by a notch. The knife roll is coaxially aligned with the anvil roll to form a nip therebetween through which the strip of material can pass. For each rotation of the die cutter, the knife will pass through the strip of material and be brought into direct contact with the anvil roll and form a non-linear line of perforations in the strip of material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth John Wagner, Joseph Andrew Mlinar