Patents by Inventor Kevin T. Hodgson

Kevin T. Hodgson 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).

  • Binder coated discontinuous fibers with adhered particulate materials
    Patent number: 5432000
    Abstract: A fiber product comprises dry discontinuous fibers having a starch binder on at least a portion of the fiber surfaces, at least about seventy percent of the starch binder coated fibers being unbonded to one another, solid particles are adhered to the fibers by the binder without the binder entirely coating the particles. The fibers may be air laid into a web or formed into an absorbent structure. Superabsorbent particles are a specific example of the particles which may be adhered to the fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Company
    Inventors: Richard H. Young, Sr., Amar N. Neogi, Michael R. Hansen, Kevin T. Hodgson, Donald D. Halabisky, David G. Marsh, Christel Brunnenkant, David W. Park, Paul G. Gaddis, William C. Johnston, Jr.