Patents by Inventor Kenneth S. Horwege

Kenneth S. Horwege 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).

  • Patent number: 5881386
    Abstract: A two layer flexible article includes a first layer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and a second layer of polyester polyurethane which incorporates a texturizing agent. The article preferably is a glove formed by the method of dipping a hand shaped form into a first bath containing a PVC plastisol and a second bath containing a polyester polyurethane emulsion incorporating a texturizing agent and a slip agent. In a finished glove of the present invention the PVC layer forms the outside or patient contacting surface and the polyester polyurethane with the texturizing agent and the slip agent incorporated therein forms the inner user contacting surface. Gloves of the present invention are substantially donnable without the need for donning powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Maxxim Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Horwege, Donna L. Reuck, Mark E. Vande Pol