Patents by Inventor Karen M. Goeders

Karen M. Goeders 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).

  • Surface for directional fluid transport including against external pressure
    Patent number: 10927853
    Abstract: A capillary structure for passive, directional fluid transport, includes a capillary having a forward direction and a backward direction extending in an x-y plane and a depth extending in a z-direction, the capillary including first and second capillary units each having a diverging section having a backward end, a forward end, and a width in the y-direction, wherein the width increases from the backward end to the forward end, wherein the backward end of the second capillary unit diverging section is connected to the forward end of the first capillary unit diverging section to form a transition section having a step decrease in width from the forward end of the first capillary unit diverging section to the backward end of the second capillary unit diverging section, and wherein the depth in the transition section is less than the depth in each diverging section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Karen M. Goeders, Marsha R. Forthofer, Wing-Chak Ng
  • SURFACE FOR DIRECTIONAL FLUID TRANSPORT INCLUDING AGAINST EXTERNAL PRESSURE
    Publication number: 20200096009
    Abstract: A capillary structure for passive, directional fluid transport, includes a capillary having a forward direction and a backward direction extending in an x-y plane and a depth extending in a z-direction, the capillary including first and second capillary units each having a diverging section having a backward end, a forward end, and a width in the y-direction, wherein the width increases from the backward end to the forward end, wherein the backward end of the second capillary unit diverging section is connected to the forward end of the first capillary unit diverging section to form a transition section having a step decrease in width from the forward end of the first capillary unit diverging section to the backward end of the second capillary unit diverging section, and wherein the depth in the transition section is less than the depth in each diverging section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Karen M. Goeders, Marsha R., Forthofer, Wing-Chak Ng