Patents by Inventor Karen Marie Arnold

Karen Marie Arnold 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).

  • Disposable diaper having a humidity transfer region, Breathable zone panel and separation layer
    Patent number: 6316687
    Abstract: A distinctive absorbent garment article generally delimits a front waistband section, a rear waistband section and an intermediate section which interconnects the front and rear waistband sections. The article has a substantially fluid-impermeable backsheet layer, a liquid permeable topsheet layer, positioned in facing relation with the backsheet layer, and an absorbent body located between the backsheet layer and topsheet layer. The absorbent body includes a distinctive humidity transfer region which is advantageously configured to exhibit relatively low moisture retention. A vapor permeable panel is connected to the backsheet layer at one or more waistband sections of the article, and is arranged in an overlying registry with the humidity transfer region of the absorbent body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: James Arthur Davis, Karen Marie Arnold, Mary Beth Eckhardt, Rebecca Jean Kuepper, Pamela Jean Mayberry, Michael Tod Morman, Thomas Walter Odorzynski, MaryAnn Zunker