Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Alberts

Joseph R. Alberts 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 and apparatus for assembly of garments
    Patent number: 6585840
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for making a three-dimensional garment. The process is carried out by loading an insert onto an expandable/retractable process loop fixture. A waist elastic member can be bonded to a waist area of the insert. A garment shell can be applied over the insert and the waist elastic member. A waist area of the garment shell can be attached to the waist elastic member and to the waist area of the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald L. Rabe, Joseph R. Alberts, Joseph Daniel Coenen, Edward A. Drezdzon, II, Thomas David Ehlert, Donald Merlin Fries, Richard M. Konetzke, James Frederick Roth, Robert Eugene Vogt
  • Process and apparatus for assembly of garments
    Publication number: 20020084017
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for making a three-dimensional garment. The process is carried out by loading an insert onto an expandable/retractable process loop fixture. A waist elastic member can be bonded to a waist area of the insert. A garment shell can be applied over the insert and the waist elastic member. A waist area of the garment shell can be attached to the waist elastic member and to the waist area of the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Gerald L. Rabe, Joseph R. Alberts, Joseph Daniel Coenen, Edward A. Drezdzon, Thomas David Ehlert, Donald Merlin Fries, Sharon Fries, Richard M. Konetzke, James Frederick Roth, Robert Eugene Vogt